The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 82

“Enough!”

Gloria’s words made images of Leilani’s cold, desolate gaze flash incessantly in Milford’s mind. He roared, the emotions he had suppressed for so long finally erupting.

Gloria froze, clearly not expecting such a strong reaction.

Milford took a deep breath, his eyes cold and determined. “Mom, I don’t want to be pushed around by you all anymore.”

Gloria’s expression changed slightly. “What... what do you mean?”

“I mean about who truly caused Yvonne to fall...” Milford continued, “Mom, did you really not notice anything? Or are you turning a blind eye just like I did?”

Before Leilani went to prison, she was shy and introverted. Because she and Yvonne had a good relationship, she often visited the Sherwood family. Both Milford and Gloria had a good impression of Leilani, a shy but polite child.

That was until Leilani’s eighteenth birthday. Yvonne was pushed down the stairs and lay in a pool of blood. Milford remembered it clearly. On the day of the accident, Leilani’s shock and confusion were so obvious.

But the Sherwood family’s anger needed a target. So, even without the crucial surveillance footage as evidence, Leilani was made the scapegoat based solely on the Sloan family’s testimony. Both he and Gloria had firmly believed in that ‘truth.’

It wasn’t until Yvonne mentioned her fragmented memories—that she didn’t see Leilani when she fell—that he realized how terribly wrong they had been. Although he didn’t know who the real culprit was, what Leilani said must be true. She wasn’t the one who did it.

Faced with Milford’s questioning, Gloria clearly looked guilty. Back then, she knew it was illogical to convict Leilani based solely on the Sloan family’s testimony without physical evidence. But even without evidence, her precious daughter had been hurt. Someone from the Sloan family had to pay the price. Besides, wasn’t it because Yvonne went to Leilani’s birthday party that the accident happened?

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