The Legend of Cinderella's Counterattack

How could she be here?! I stared in astonishment at my stepmother standing at the door, the bouquet of lilies in her hand glaring. Fear raced through me like an electric current, and I instinctively clenched Lu Yuxuan's hand, my fingertips icy cold. He sensed my uneasiness and wrapped my hand tightly around mine, his gaze fixed firmly on my stepmother, who was not far away.

"What are you doing here?" Lawrence Lu's tone was cold, without any courtesy.

My stepmother didn't care about his attitude and still maintained that hypocritical smile, as if there had never been any rift between us. "Lolo just woke up, and as a mother, it's my duty to come and see her." As she said this, she tried to walk around Lawrence Lu and come to my side.

“Stop!” Lawrence Lu shouted, blocking her way. “Who allowed you to get close to Luo Luo?”

"You..." The stepmother's face changed, and then she returned to her pitiful look, "Yuxuan, I know you still blame me, but I really care about Luo Luo..."

“Care?” Lawrence Lu sneered, “If you really care about her, you won’t leave her alone at home and let her be kidnapped!”

The stepmother was about to argue when she heard footsteps outside the door and two policemen walked in. "Ms. Lin, you are suspected of being involved in a kidnapping case. Please come with us."

When I heard the word "kidnapping case", I suddenly understood something. It turned out that she was behind all this! Anger surged from the bottom of my heart. I struggled to get out of bed, but Lawrence Lu held me down tightly.

"Why are you arresting me? I am Lolo's mother, how could I harm her!" The stepmother was still struggling in vain, but was forcibly taken away by the police.

As she was being led out of the ward, she suddenly turned around, staring coldly at Lu Yuxuan and me, and said word by word, "Do you think this is over? Just wait and see, the best is yet to come!" Her words weighed heavily on my heart like a huge rock, lingering. After my stepmother was taken away, the ward returned to calm, but Lu Yuxuan and I both knew it was only the calm before the storm. The police began investigating my stepmother, and Lu Yuxuan mobilized his connections, hoping to uncover the truth.

A few days later, Officer Zhang, who was in charge of the investigation, reported back: "Ms. Lin is indeed backed by a massive organization. They're using various tactics to manipulate the stock market and reap exorbitant profits. And Ms. Lin is precisely their pawn within the Lu Group."

"Chess piece?" I looked at Officer Zhang in disbelief. "Why would she do this? Is it just for money?"

"She's addicted to gambling and has accumulated a massive debt, forcing her to obey the orders of that organization." Officer Zhang sighed. "Furthermore, we've discovered that she's been secretly transferring a significant amount of your assets over the years."

I suddenly felt dizzy. It turned out that I had been kept in the dark and deceived by the people closest to me for so many years!

"Don't worry, I've asked my lawyer to sue her, and I'll make her pay the price!" Lawrence Lu hugged me in his arms with a firm tone.

"Also," he continued, "I've found some clues about that organization. They have a close relationship with our company's biggest competitor, Shengshi Group."

As he spoke, he handed me a document containing emails between my stepmother and the assistant to the president of Shengshi Group. The content was shocking. Not only did they join forces to suppress the Lu Group, they even conspired to kidnap me to threaten Lawrence Lu.

My eyes widened in disbelief. My stepmother was so vicious! Anger and sorrow washed over me like a wave. I clenched my fists so tightly that my nails almost dug into my flesh. Lawrence Lu hugged me tighter. His embrace was warm and safe, which calmed me down a little.

"This evidence is sufficient to prosecute her," Officer Zhang said. "We will bring her to justice as soon as possible."

Over the next few days, the police interrogated the stepmother several times. Initially, she denied everything and refused to admit her guilt. But as more and more evidence emerged, her defenses finally broke.

She confessed everything, including how she was controlled by the organization, how they used me for their own benefit, and how they planned the kidnapping. She even revealed the leader of the organization and their more evil activities hidden behind the scenes.

Listening to her confession, my heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. I once trusted her so much and treated her as my own biological mother, but she has been using me and deceiving me all this time!

"She is such a devil!" I said gritting my teeth, wishing I could tear her into pieces.

“Don’t be sad, Lolo,” Lawrence Lu gently stroked my hair, “Everything she did will be punished accordingly.”

We decided to make our stepmother's crimes public and let her face legal consequences. We also wanted to take this opportunity to expose the true face of that mysterious organization.

"We must let everyone know that their crimes will never be forgiven!" Lu Yuxuan's eyes were firm and sharp, like a sword unsheathed, determined to slash the darkness. We contacted all major media outlets and prepared to hold a press conference to expose the crimes of my stepmother and that mysterious organization. Just as everything was ready, Officer Zhang suddenly called.

"Mr. Lu, this is bad. Ms. Lin... has escaped from prison!"

"What?!" I screamed, and the phone almost slipped from my hands.

Lawrence Lu also stood up suddenly, his brows furrowed, “What’s going on? How could she escape?”

"We're still investigating the details," Officer Zhang said, his tone filled with anxiety and uneasiness. "But what's certain is that someone colluded with her to help her escape."

My heart sank again, a chill running through my head. Who had rescued my stepmother? Was it that mysterious organization? Why had they done this? Were they trying to silence her?

A series of questions swirled in my mind, making me feel dizzy. Lawrence Lu supported me, his eyes full of worry and anger.

"Don't be afraid, Luo Luo, I will find her and won't let her get away with it!"

However, his words did not reassure me; instead, they heightened my fear. My stepmother's disappearance was like a ticking time bomb, and I didn't know when it would explode, shattering us to pieces...