Melissa received a slap on her face, yet she displayed neither anger nor sadness.

Merry had subjected her to countless beatings since childhood. When Melissa was young, Ryan would actually secretly apply medicine to her wounds, but as they grew older, he turned into one of the individuals causing her harm.

There was no room for sentiments in this tumultuous history.

Merry raised her voice, stating, “Do you believe sleeping with a wealthy man makes you noble? Melissa, you're just like your mom, a cheap whore!"

Merry commenced searching through Melissa's belongings but discovered minimal money in her luggage-just tens of thousands of dollars.

The most valuable items included a set of skincare products and a handful of insignificant pieces of jewelry. Even if these were sold, their combined worth wouldn't exceed $100, 000.

Merry's frustration grew evident. "You acquired only these just by sleeping with that man?"

Merry extracted the most unassuming hand cream, discarding it in the trash can.

"It's worthless."

Merry, seemingly mad, aggressively tugged at Melissa's hair, attempting to forcefully collide her head with the wall.

Over the course of two decades, this woman deserved punishment in Merry's eyes.

Melissa had grown accustomed to enduring it for a significant period of time.

However, this time, Merry didn't achieve her desired outcome. Melissa forcefully pushed Merry away, exhibiting a more intense reaction. In a fit of frenzy, Melissa seized Merry's hair and forcefully slammed her head against the wall, all the while crying in a hoarse voice.

“What's my fault?

Could I choose my birth? What's the harm in falling in love with someone? He's a thousand times better than you all."

Despite Marcus' intense disdain for Melissa, he ultimately refrained from causing her harm.

Tears welled up in Melissa's eyes.

Merry became disoriented due to the impact, with blood staining her forehead. Gradually, she sank to her knees.

Melissa paid no heed to Merry.

Trembling, she crouched down, retrieved the discarded hand cream from the trash, and meticulously wiped it with her clothes.