"Just you? A eunuch like you?" Rupert tossed the pistol between them, his face

unreadable. "Out of respect for your old man, I'll give you one shot. Pick it up."

Warren wiped blood from his mouth. "Don't you dare bring up my dad! You killed

him! You think I don't have it in me?"

"Oh? Who told you that? Your mom? That fake, selfish woman?"

"You don't get to talk about my mom!"

Before the words were out, Warren lunged for the gun. In a flash, Rupert yanked

off his scarf, looped it around Warren's neck, and yanked hard. Warren's feet left

the ground and he slammed onto the floor.

Rupert tightened the scarf, inch by inch.

Warren's face turned crimson as he gasped, "I touched her, you know. She's got

my mark-and a few other men's, too... Hahaha... ugh..."

The laughter made Sylvia look up. The sight before her slammed into her mind

like a falling iron lock.

All the buried, ugly memories from her past came rushing back.

The man by her hospital bed-his face finally clear. It was Rupert.

"You've been a mom once, and you didn't even know you were pregnant."

"You're... not happy?" Sylvia asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

His dark eyes flickered as he squeezed her hand. "Sylvia, I'm tired. Let's go."

He paused, searching her face. "Okay?"

"Okay."

then, so much that even when he suddenly

chose to believe him.

a group of men

in this very house, covered

out, he dropped to his knees

a man-one of those

him.

the scarf

after that day.

Of course.

She spent months in

over and over, without

day, she tried

she woke up, she remembered nothing of

happened.

the best. No one was to ever

people or that night.

string of numbers? It was

into that cold, distant routine

was in trouble, she even blamed Rupert and

looked at her

complicated, pained gaze, but

he did. He sent

mother far,

in this

day Warren left, the sky was clear blue. He gave

back

finally realized how

of

Tristan stood before Rupert.

and

If you don't claim

goes public.

will never

like her

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