Chapter 1159:

Linsey lowered her eyes and murmured, “Joanne’s hatred has been festering ever since she found out Alicia married Jeffery. She’s been spiraling… and today, she finally snapped.”

She paused, her gaze distant, a flicker of conflict in her eyes. “Loving someone isn’t wrong. But Joanne never once chose the right path. Even knowing Alicia and Jeffery truly loved each other, she confronted Alicia with nothing but spite.”

Dolores let out a weary sigh. “Maybe… maybe years of unreturned love twisted into something darker. Obsession.”

Linsey let the thought linger but refused to justify Joanne’s cruelty. “It’s a relief they’re still alive. If something had happened… even Joanne’s death wouldn’t have atoned for what she did.”

To Linsey, anyone who could lift a hand against a pregnant woman—no matter how heartbroken or desperate—had crossed a line far beyond redemption.

Before long, the door opened, and Dustin entered, arms loaded with a large bag of food. Behind him, his subordinates trailed in carrying several bags brimming with daily necessities.

in surprise. “Why did you bring

table and replied matter-of-factly, “They’ll be

aback. “Didn’t peg you for the thoughtful type.

have to make sure they’re

women’s eyes

as Dustin reached into the bag to offer each a dish, a sudden cough broke the silence. It came

pale, twisted in pain as the cough strained his

side, bent over him, and gently stroked his hair. “Jeffery, can you hear me? Are

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his eyes snapped open—wide, wild, and

if struggling to remember where he

cracked and

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