Chapter 186

I no longer eavesdropped after that. This new revelation was enough to leave me stunned for days. At last, all my suspicions had been answered. But I didn't anticipate this.

I knew lan; he was a slender and cheerful man. He gave off a boy-next-door vibe. It was unfortunate that he died knowing his wife was having an affair with his best friend.

I understood then why Chris was so devastated and in pain when lan died... He was the reason for his passing.

It also explained why after lan's death, his parents treated Jewel badly and even refused to accept her baby. They were probably convinced the baby wasn't lan's. There wasn't much hatred within me when I found out Chris cheated on me, but that had now changed. He was a pathetic jerk who had ended a life-his best friend's.

Sensing my inner turmoil, Lisa led me to her office to rest. I sat on the chair and said nothing for a long

time.

Although lan and I were not the closest, I could empathize and feel the suffocation he experienced as he took his last breath of despair.

Lisa, too,

that to her, and he deserves the consequences. As

she has no problem ending lan's bloodline just to marry into the Gildon family! She's evil to the core!" Lisa ranted at

"Liz,

if she doesn't change her mind. On top of that..." Lisa paused and continued, "Jewel has set her heart on marrying Chris. She won't keep the baby. Even if she does, the child will

quote, "Nobody has the right to dictate someone else's

that Jewel's baby was lans last bit of legacy. If the baby ceased to exist,

that moment, I felt helpless and horrible-something I'd never experienced when I

let Jewel abort the baby." Lisa similarly understood the

this child.

eyes. "Let's hope

you ask Lisa for a favor and tell her not to go through with

he

emotional blackmail against you. Now, she's aborting it to marry you. Whether the baby gets to live isn't

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