Chapter 1164: history is written by the victors
Everyone knows the narrative of how Zoren’s mother, Naylani, tried to take his life. They say it was out of jealousy because Naylani wanted all of her husband’s attention, love, and affection. For a woman like Naylani, who had come from a humble background, people called her a woman who won the lottery.
Enzo Pierson was not only an enigmatic businessman who charmed everyone with his charismatic personality, but he was also born with a big heart. The wealth he grew up with and the infighting for power and control never affected who he was. Instead, he used that as fuel to not be like his family. Despite having all eligible women from the upper echelons showing interest, he fell in love with a woman from a small town during one of his trips.
They said it was love at first sight.
Naylani, after all, was indeed a stunning woman. Besides her background, she was intelligent, delightful, and naturally elegant. No one had imagined she had something twisted hiding behind that beautiful shell. Only when she was arrested for stabbing her son and leaving him in the attic to burn him alive did everyone find out she was not just the Cinderella everyone thought she was.
She was the witch — insane. She deserved to be in a psychiatric ward.
But what everyone didn’t know was that the narrative was completely twisted. Because, at the end of the day, history is written by the victors, and the histories of the losing parties belong to the shrinking circle of those who were there.
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[Flashback — a continuation of Zoren’s flashback from Chapter 1094: *You Made Me Sick.*]
"You... you are the reason this has all failed. I will kill you — I will kill you!"
BOOM!
Naylani froze upon hearing a loud explosion somewhere downstairs. If the explosion was heard in the attic, she knew it was big enough. Just as she was trying to figure out what it was, she heard quiet laughter beneath her.
Slowly, her eyes fell on the little boy, lying on the floor. His little mouth stretched into a twisted smile, his eyes squinting as he said,