But she couldn't do that. In this family, she could only be a pushover to be bullied.

"You're a slut, all you do is seduce men and fool around with them! And you dare to question us?" The older sister, Luo Yiting, was arrogant and domineering. She was used to being spoiled in this family and was simply lawless.

Poor Luo Xiaoyi. Her biological mother died early, and her father was very harsh to her, as if she wasn't his biological daughter. Before her death, her mother told her to be patient with the family, not to show her sharpness, not to reveal her true nature, and to hide herself deeply in order to protect herself and her younger brother. So, she endured it without making a scene.

She simply replied, "Hasn't Dad come back yet?"

Looking at her lukewarm demeanor, Luo Yiting was furious. Who was she looking down on? "You shameless wretch, you know how to care about your father? Isn't it all because of you that your father is suffering?"

Just then, Luo Haitian returned dejectedly. She felt a surge of joy. "Dad, you're back. Are you alright now?"

Luo Haitian, furious, glared at her, "You still know I'm your father? You're my daughter, why won't you pay off my debts? And you even let me get arrested by the police! Is there any daughter in the world as heartless and ungrateful as you? If it weren't for your sister, would I be out here today?" As he spoke, Luo Haitian raised his hand to hit her.

She felt a pang of sadness. All the good things were done by her sister, and no one in the family believed her.

Luo Xiaoyi looked directly into her father's eyes with a pained expression. "Dad, I will find a way to pay off your debts." Her heart was bleeding. It was one thing for her sister and stepmother to bully her, but this was her own father! How could he be so heartless!

Upon hearing that she wanted to help him pay off his debts, Luo Haitian finally lowered his raised hand. His eyes were so cold and ruthless, "You'd better keep your word, or I won't let you off the hook!"

Luo Xiaoyi's heart felt as if it had been torn apart in an instant, bleeding profusely... Did this sound like something a father would say? What had she done wrong? Why was fate treating her like this?

She let out a long sigh and said softly, "Dad, you should get some rest. I'm going to wash up and get ready for bed." She just wanted to escape this oppressive, suffocating atmosphere as soon as possible. For so many years, she had been hiding like this, but ironically, she could never truly escape her fate.

She had just turned her head when she heard her father's deep, cold voice, "What are you sleeping for? Pack your things and move to your mother's cousin's house tomorrow. This villa is no longer ours."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiaoyi slowly turned her head, her dark eyes glistening with tears, as if her father's cruel actions had shattered her only hope. "Dad, what are you saying? You mortgaged the only villa that Mom left us? But if my brother comes back, how will he find us?"

Her heart ached so much she could hardly breathe. She had been poisoned and rendered mute, and her younger brother had been poisoned to the point of being both mute and insane, running away from home and never heard from again. But she firmly believed that her brother would come.

Luo Haitian looked impatient. He waved his hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense. If you don't want to walk, go sleep on the main road. It'll save me the trouble of seeing you!" With that, he turned around and started packing his things.