Chapter 970

A thought flickered through her mind, unraveling the month-long mystery that had been gnawing at her. It was the scent. Something was off with the perfume. Chloe, already piecing the puzzle together in her head, managed to maintain her cool, only showing a brief moment of shock before regaining her composure.

"Maddie."

Maddie had stopped by twice before, both times with Grant in tow.

"Is Maddie flying solo this time? Where's my buddy?"

Maddie replied, "Your friend's up on the rooftop waiting for you."

Chloe furrowed her brow, as if Maddie's words didn't quite register.

Maddie cast a casual glance around the room, eventually hovering near the crib. Her long nails gently tapped the baby's soft cheek as she remarked, "You've got it all-cool and open-minded parents, four talented and doting brothers, a husband who adores you like no one else, and now this cute little one. It's enough to make anyone green with envy, to the point of wanting to smash it all to bits."

an undercurrent of hostility in Maddie's tone. She decided to cut

make me miscarry, Maddie? How could you be so

around gracefully, her tassels swaying with her movement. Her face, usually marked by a bored expression, was now animated

"You figured it out?"

hadn't been

of

knitted Chloe's brows together in confusion. For a moment, she couldn't

perfume. The placenta abrupted-it was your doing. The perfume had something in it to trigger strong uterine contractions.

as Chloe spoke, her mind buzzed with questions. Sure, Maddie had a thing for Connor, which could explain her motive. But it didn't

on

the baby might not have survived. So, in a way, Maddie's decision saved her baby's life. Didn't that just contradict everything? Or had Maddie

want your child born, do you think we'd be having

"Remember, I was the one who

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