Chapter 4

Julian narrowed his eyes and raised one hand, lightly patting my face.

"Don't talk to me about sponsorship. All my achievements are due to my excellent abilities."

"Besides, your sponsorship of me, Williams, was earned for me by Georgina."

"Georgina is my true benefactor. You're just a piece of trash who was used."

I opened my mouth wide, a cry coming from my throat. I raised my head and tried to headbutt Julian.

"You pair of adulterers! I want you dead!"

"Dead? Do you have the ability to make us die?"

The burly men grabbed both my arms halfway and yanked hard, restraining me in a spread-eagle position. I couldn't move.

"Ding dong." The doorbell rang.

Julian opened the door and led in a small, thin girl.

Julian pointed at me and whispered in the girl's ear.

"He's your father's killer."

The girl raised her head. In her eyes was hatred so intense it was almost liquid.

"Williams, you killed my father. I want you dead!"

She aimed the knife tip at my chest.

"Thunk!" The blade entered half an inch into my chest over my heart, then stopped.

Excruciating pain shot through me. My face went pale. "Parker, I'm a victim too. Our real enemy is Julian."

"If you kill me, you'll go to prison too. Don't throw away your life for this. Julian is lying to you!"

"Once I investigate everything, I'll compensate you however you want, okay?"

Julian reached out and gripped the girl's trembling arm, gently pushing forward. The blade sank another half inch.

Julian stared at my agonized expression and whispered teasingly in the girl's ear.

"Don't be afraid, Parker. I'm a top lawyer."

"I'll tell the judge in court that you didn't commit intentional murder—it was self-defense."

"Don't forget, you used to have a happy family. You got into the university of your dreams. You should have had a bright future. It was Williams who destroyed all your happiness!"

I said urgently, "Parker, after the incident, I transferred all the money from selling my house to you. I never wanted to harm you."

Parker gritted her teeth and roared, "You liar! You never gave me any money!"

My whole body shook. I looked at Julian, who stood there smiling silently.

Back then, as my defense attorney, he'd been the one who prepared the compensation process for me.

Parker's reaction made me suddenly realize that Julian had embezzled the money from selling my house.

This house—he'd bought it.

He'd transferred everything from his left hand to his right hand, turning everything that was mine into Julian's!

Julian stroked Parker's hair and laughed heartily.

Parker cried out and gripped the knife in her right hand tightly, thrusting it hard into my chest.

But after a long moment, no sharp pain came from my chest.

I opened my eyes. Julian had collapsed on the floor, a blood-soaked knife stuck in his thigh.

"Julian!"

Georgina cried out and threw herself on Julian, pressing her hands over the wound that was gushing blood.

Julian lay on the floor, cursing in pain.

Georgina stood up furiously, grabbed Parker by the hair, and slapped her again and again.

"You little bitch! Without my husband's charity, you orphan would have frozen to death this winter! How dare you bite the hand that feeds you!"

Parker spat out blood and spat.

"You pair of silly dogs, you really think you can fool me?"

"What charity? That was the money my father died to get for me in the first place."

"I'm not here to kill Williams. I'm here to kill you, Julian!"

Parker turned her head and looked at me with complex emotions.

"Williams, it's my father who wronged you."