"Damn it!" Waylen cursed beneath his breath. "I never expected that Weldon would be so desperate."

At this point, Marcus pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Waylen. When Waylen looked through it, he couldn't help but gasp.

After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, "You know, back then when the Smith family was beginning to decline, Weldon decided to sacrifice Vanessa. He should have reasoned that this day would come. After all, he was so cruel to the poor girl."

The man they had chosen for Vanessa had a family history of mental illness.

As a result, the two children both became the victims of the marriage.