CEO's Revengeful Queen novel Chapter 16

"Which stepmother would be nice to their stepdaughter? Besides, Hunk is not a good person. He was just an odd-job man for the Powell's at that time. Hunk wouldn't be at his position now if not for Miss Powell. According to his illegitimate daughter's age, he had been with that mistress even during Miss Powell's pregnancy!"

"In my opinion, maybe Hunk and that mistress had something to do with the death of Miss Powell. Otherwise, how could Miss Powell pass on at such a young age? 

Annetta dug her fingernails into her palm as she listened to the discussions around her. She could only control the anger she felt towards the White family when she had clenched her fists so tightly that it drew blood from her palm.

If her mother's death was really related to those scums, she would definitely make them pay! As the saying goes, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

But now it was Grandpa’s 60th birthday, and she didn’t want to affect him. “Grandpa, I’m fine,” she told him. “I have grown up. In the future, I will protect not only myself, but you too, Grandpa."

Lorin's eyes filled with tears upon hearing his beloved granddaughter say such things for the first time. 

He patted Annetta's hand and nodded, "That's good to hear. Our Annetta has really grown up."

"Yeah, she has indeed grown up. She even knows how to seduce men now!" 

A familiar and harsh voice came from outside the door.  Annetta knew, without looking up, that it was Hunk who had spoken. He had brought her stepmother, Cicely, and stepsister, Carla, along with him. 

This also proved her theory that these scums had aggravated her grandfather's heart attack in her previous life. 

Since the days Hunk had been the Powells' odd-job man, Lorin had known that Hunk was not a good person. He had never approved of Hunk dating his daughter, Flavia Powell, Annetta’s mother. However, Hunk was too good at coaxing Flavia with flowery words, and Lorin had no choice but to agree to their relationship. Later, after he married Flavia, he always went to Lorin for help and advice and never dared to stand on his own two feet.