Chapter 1698:

Desperation contorted his features as he made one final plea. “If you don’t believe me, I’ll get down on my knees and plead with you.” True to his word, Shaun’s knees buckled, and his imposing frame crumpled to the ground.

Tracy’s face hardened into marble as she yanked him upright and struck him across the face with a resounding crack.

Shaun’s fingers found his stinging cheek, his mind reeling as he gripped her shoulders with desperate intensity. “You don’t believe me, do you? You won’t even let me beg for you. You must not believe me.”

Something snapped in Tracy as she struck him again, harder this time. Twin marks blazed crimson across Shaun’s handsome features. The sharp sting of those slaps finally pierced through his frenzy, bringing clarity.

His eyes, rimmed with red, sought hers as he fought against the bitter truth. “What do I have to do for you to leave with me?”

Tracy crossed her arms, her demeanor as cold as winter frost. “I won’t leave. I’ve said it before—I want to bring down the Ruiz family. I won’t stop until they’re gone.”

help you. I can find a way to bring them down. I can do these things. You don’t have to do it yourself, especially relying on your pregnancy!” His gaze dropped to her belly, eyes swimming

before her. Gone was his commanding presence, replaced by something fragile and lost. A soft, knowing smile

carried the weight

Tracy’s hands cradled his face

𝔐𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔲𝔭𝔡𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔰 𝔦𝔫 𝔤𝔞𝔩𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔰.𝔠𝔬𝔪

you care so much, why not help me achieve my goal? Don’t you want me to go with you? If

everything is settled, we can sit down and talk about

a scent he found both comforting and familiar. It evoked a profound sense of longing as he breathed it in, remembering times past when she

eyes,

I’ll help you. But afterwards, you must come

soft chuckle,

“You’re being unusually kind today. It

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