Chapter 12

Chapter 12 Two Lives for the Price of One

“What do you want to do, then?”

She raised her chin arrogantly, trying to put up a brave front like she did at Luminance Club. “My father is dead! We are divorced! Edgar Royden, what else do you want from me?!”

“Gary was responsible for my parents’ death years ago. Now that he is dead, he has only made up for the loss of two lives with the price of one.” Edgar’s deep voice sounded like he was giving her the death penalty!

He tightened his grip on her chin, so strong that she could feel cracking in her jaws, but she would not say a word.

In this moment, hatred and resentment filled every corner of Edgar’s eyes, and Jean seemed to have understood something.

The loss of two lives for the price of one.

After all, she still owed him a life.

“In that case, shall I pay with my life to even out the debt?” She pursed her lips firmly and forced herself not to tear. Her expression was so heart-rending, even Edgar was starting to be moved.

Perhaps anger had overflown her brain, or it could be that Jean had lost all hopes in life after everything she had been through.

Behind Edgar, a van came zooming toward the pair. Everything happened so quickly that nobody saw the van coming.

all he could hear was a loud thud

with a sharp squeak of the tires. The driver quickly hopped off the vehicle only to be greeted by a woman lying in a

Somebody, help!” The

999 but was shoved aside by what felt like an

lifted

never imagined the woman to be much

Hudges, to the

she could smell

with his long and slender fingers as he repeated in his deep and

see her dad’s figure, standing in a

Jean

in at the same time and finally let go of Edgar’s suit, leaving behind a patch of wrinkled, bloody spot.

Jean slowly gained consciousness, and

and tried to remove the catheter from the back of her hand but was promptly stopped by the nurse who came in just

were in a car

pale as a ghost, could not believe what she had just heard,

over a month into pregnancy! But

say anything else, “Miss Eyer… I am sorry for your loss.

ward heavy-hearted, leaving Jean alone in the room as she

Baby…

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