The CEO's orphan child

ny to save money for university. After she finished work, she would go home and make dinner while helping the kids with their homework.

st 5 years. When her father was still alive the only time anyone could bully her was when he was at work. He loved

e littlest thing that anyone did and finding any excuse to beat her up. It was never just a push or pinch, he would treat her like a punching bag, and no one ever came to her rescue. Sometimes she would have bruises all over, a busted lip, black eye and no one in the family would say anything a

match her at all. She had a feeling Valerie was being abused at home, so she made a report with the principal. He rejected the report say

s and he understood Suzana's hatred for Valerie. He had always turned a blind eye to it. This was not the first time a teacher had rep

ways took it out on her. She held on to the hope of going to university soon and moving out with the money she had saved working for her mother's cleaning company. The abuse she recently endured has made her already frail figure weaker because she worked nonstop without eating or sleeping enough. She managed to hang on until the end of

exams, and now that she was finished with school she would get better. Although the doctor was reluctant, he understood that many students at this time of the year would be admitted for similar issues so he decided not to report it as abuse. She

e home to help with the chores, she held back tears and stood up weakly. She slow-cooked a one-pot dinner while she did the laundry, making sure to take breaks when she was too dizzy. She went back to the kitchen to check on dinner when she heard Jack yelling upstairs, but she could not make out the words he was saying. She decided to avoid any interaction with him since she had just come back from the hospital. No matter how she always tried to avoid trouble it always found her. Jack continued screaming all the way down the stairs about a missing shirt. The moment he saw Valerie he was reminded of the humiliation he felt yesterday when his classm