Chapter 16 1288 Vouchers Chapter 16 " Josie ! " Edward hugged Josephine tightly , tears streaming down his face . After Josephine went abroad , he was always worried about her , sending her money every month on time . It wasn't until he discovered that Josephine's account hadn't been touched that he learned she had secretly joined a medical aid project in a war Zone . Back then , what he thought about most every day was whether Josephine was doing well in the war zone , and if she was in any danger . Later , he found out that Nathaniel had abducted Josephine and brought her back to New York . The villa was heavily guarded all around ; after several failed attempts to break in , he gritted his teeth and set the place on fire ! Fortunately , Josephine was rescued . " Josie , it's my fault ! I shouldn't have wronged you or let you suffer so much ... " Edward sobbed uncontrollably , his voice full of regret . Back then , he thought Josephine was living recklessly and even accused her of being jealous of Dorothy . It was only later that he realized Josephine had been a victim from beginning to end . She had been toyed with by Nathaniel and Dorothy together ; not only was her reputation ruined , but she had almost lost her life ! 15300 Chapter 16 240 Voorhees He was filled with remorse and secretly vowed to make Nathaniel and Dorothy pay a heavy price for what they had done , and to seek justice for Josephine . After the father and daughter cried together for a while , Josephine suddenly thought of something and said worriedly , " Nathaniel is ruthless . Now that you've taken me away , he won't let you off ... " After spending time with him , she had come to realize deeply that Nathaniel was a madman ! His obsessive cruelty had long surpassed the boundaries of normal people . Unexpectedly , Kathryn comforted her , " Don't worry , Josie . Your father already made backup plans . During this time , he was not only trying to rescue you , but also working on bringing down the Gordon Group . Now , the whole story has been exposed online , and Nathaniel is about to be finished ! " That night , the love and hatred between the Reynolds family and the Gordon family swept across social media like a storm . When netizens learned about the vile things Nathaniel and Dorothy had done to Josephine , their outrage was instantly ignited . They began to attack the two in droves , and the Gordon Group's stock quickly plummeted to rock bottom . Unable to withstand the pressure , Nathaniel's old illness relapsed , and he was immediately hospitalized . He drifted between lucidity and confusion , but one thing remained unchanged : he kept murmuring Josephine's name . That day , he woke from a deep sleep and vaguely saw Josephine standing by his bed . Like a drowning man , he grabbed her hand tightly . 15.31 Chapter 16 " Josephine , you're here ! You finally came ... " " Look carefully , I'm not Josephine ! " As soon as the woman spoke , Nathaniel snapped back to reality . The person standing by the bed was not Josephine , but Dorothy ! After several months apart , Dorothy seemed like a completely different person . Her skin was dull , her cheeks sunken , her hair messy and draped over her shoulders , making her look as if she had aged ten years . " Nathaniel , you've ruined me ! " Dorothy gritted her teeth , her eyes full of hatred . " Do you know that from the moment you broke off the engagement , my life was completely destroyed by you ! " After she and her mother were driven out of the Reynolds family , they fell victim to an overseas scam and lost everything . Her mother couldn't accept going from a wealthy wife to a cast - off woman , so she desperately turned to gambling , ending up with a mountain of high - interest debt . With nowhere else to turn , Dorothy could only try to borrow money from her former classmates . But when those people found out she had fallen on hard times , they locked her up and abused her for three days and nights ! While tormenting her , they cursed her for being the daughter of a mistress . In a single night , Dorothy fell from heaven into hell and completely broke down . The thing she thought about most every day was dying together with 15 31 3 Chapter 16 Nathaniel . Finally , today , she managed to sneak into the hospital . " Nathaniel , die with me ! " 11 " Didn't you love me so much ? Let's keep loving each other in hell , shall We ? " As soon as Dorothy finished speaking , she suddenly pulled a knife from behind her back . Nathaniel reacted quickly and blocked her . The two stumbled and fought their way to the window . Dorothy reached out to push Nathaniel , but he dodged to the side . Unable to stop herself , she tumbled straight out ! With a loud " bang , " Dorothy crashed onto the hard ground below and died instantly .