Chapter 70

"Joshua, it's actually not hard to figure out what happened before your mom jumped. Those guys took her away, and then I played her a recording of the bank rejecting your loan application. "Oh, and I also told her about Edson's suicide. I said you were the prime suspect and that Sophia has humiliated you and made you a cuckold all these years because she believes you're a murderer. "And, of course, I let her know about your cancer. I even showed her your diagnosis video. "I only meant to pile on the bad news to scare her, make her anxious and panicked. But who knew her mental state was so fragile? She chose to end it all." Gripping Edison's collar with my left hand, I slammed my right fist into his face. "Edison, you bastard!" I pinned him to the couch, raining punches down on him. Each blow was harder than the last. Edison's mocking smile only fueled my rage, making me hit even harder. At first, he was too stunned to react. But as soon as he regained his senses, he raised his