Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Melissa’s slap struck with the force of years of resentment, shattering Charles’s fragile health in an instant.

He crumpled to the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably, as though the very breath of death hovered around him.

In that moment, Charles couldn’t help but think of all the countless bowls of medicine he’d swallowed over the years. All of it, completely in vain.

Melissa stood over him, her eyes void of warmth, filled only with disgust and indifference.

“Charles. I gave you life. When I gave birth to you, the pain was far worse than anything you’re feeling now. Even if we signed that severance agreement. I’m still your mother because the blood flowing in your veins is mine.”

Charles felt a chill wash over him, his eyes vacant, staring at Melissa’s face. The tears in his eyes blurred his vision, the moisture dampening his lashes as his gaze dropped downward.

His pale lips quivered slightly, but the words wouldn’t come. He could only hear the sound of a child’s heart–wrenching sobs. He turned his head slightly, seeing Yvonne standing beside Melissa, trying to shield him from her approach.

Melissa, growing impatient, shoved Yvonne aside with ease.

Tell Kelvin when he gets back. If he dares marry that home–wrecker and bring this bastard into the Adler family, don’t blame me for making a scene

Although Melissa had remarried, she couldn’t stand the thought of Kelvin having anyone else after she left him. She didn’t love him, but her possessiveness was fierce.

Charles didn’t understand this kind of mentality, but in that moment, he refused to bow to her will.

He opened his mouth, his voice barely a whisper.

Melissa leaned in, her brow furrowing as she tried to make sense of his words.

“It’s impossible. My dad really likes her. He’ll bring her into the Adler family…”

With every word Charles spoke, Melissa’s anger flared higher, her fury barely contained. It was obvious to her what he was doing

“You’re doing this on purpose, siding with this bastard just to defy me,” she hissed, her voice low and venomous, just like the cold expression she wore before slapping Charles.

Yvonne, having gotten back to her feet, rushed over upon hearing Charles’s words. She reached him just in time to hear his

confession

“She’s not a bastard. She’s my dad’s daughter. He really likes her.”

to know exactly how to break Melissa. He did it on purpose, fueling her rage. He even briefly

eyes turned red with fury. She reached out, as though about to

hesitate: She threw herself between them, gripping Melissa’s extended arm with both hands, her voice breaking with

vision blurred as tears continued

Chapter 69

not my

gaze narrowing in disbelief as she looked at the sobbing child.

in sobs, words struggling to get past her tears.

took me in…”

to shift in Melissa’s expression. The sharp edges of her anger

instant

the pale figure on the floor, her voice tinged with uncertainty. “Is what she’s saying true?”

a sharp pain pierced through his chest, his heart aching in rhythm

the first time in his life, Charles felt a deep, bitter disgust toward

After a brief moment of thought, her

If you’d just said you were an orphan, none of this

through the tense air. A flicker of doubt crossed her face.

gaze back to Yvonne.

you. You should have

crying, whispered a broken apology, her hands clasped together in

finally opened his eyes, his gaze hollow, his

her back as she trembled beside him, the bear ears

fear.

hurt her like this? She had already lost

you happy now?” Charles’s voice was weak, a hoarse rasp, as his body struggled to

her brow in irritation, her lips curling with a sneer. “What are

could barely contain her sarcasm at

words she’d wanted to say. Her expression hardened, and

twisted in pain, his eyes clouded with the ashes of despair.

murmured, his voice utterly exhausted.

by his indifference, felt her anger flare again, but she

last cold glance at the chaos in the room, then turned and walked away

child here. She would call Kelvin and make sure nothing

gwent too

far

door slammed shut with a heavy thud. Yvonne wiped her tear–streaked

stared at the blood, her body

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