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Once alone, I sat beside Matriarch Evelyn's bed and reached for her hand. Her skin felt

paper-thin beneath my fingers, the blue veins visible through the translucent surface.

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I leaned over, pressing my face against her wrinkled hand. "Grandmother," I whispered, using

the term of endearment I never dared speak when she was conscious, "my Lily is dead."

The words broke something inside me. Tears burst forth, hot and unstoppable. Even now, I couldn't truly accept that Lily was gone. Every time I mentioned her name, thought of her face, or saw anything that reminded me of her, my heart ached as if cut by a knife.

Lily was a piece of my soul, my daughter whom I had raised and cherished like the most

precious treasure. After finally finding a compatible kidney donor and seeing hope that she

would overcome her illness to grow up healthy and happy, she was killed by Victoria.

How could I not be in pain? How could I not hate?

"It was Victoria Frost who killed her," I continued, my voice breaking. "She deliberately stole

Lily's kidney donor on the day of her operation, causing Lily to die on the operating table."

I clutched Matriarch Evelyn's hand tighter. "And I clearly know the murderer is Victoria, but I

have no evidence and can't do anything about her."

The words

out of me now,

that Lily is

tried

him to avenge her, but he refused to

"He doesn't care for Lily. He favors Emma, and he wholeheartedly protects Victoria

directly and make her pay myself to avenge Lily, but Ethan... arranged bodyguards for her, and

to her."

acid. "Victoria is truly vicious. She killed Lily,

dog blood with talismans and poured

completely then, my body shaking with sobs. "Grandmother, I hate

make her pay dearly

unleashed, my emotions were impossible to contain. I

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control myself. Unable to avenge

the one

notice Matriarch Evelyn's fingers moving. I was so immersed in sorrow that I remained unaware until a gentle hand landed

quickly raised my head to

The matriarch had awakened.

blank. I stared at her, tears

reached me.

She slowly raised her hand

that moment, I realized she had truly awakened. Setting aside my own grief, I forgot

tears streaming down my face. "Matriarch Stone

Bennett arrived promptly. He gave Matriarch

indeed awakened with all

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