Chapter 564:

Adding to Lise’s unease, she knew that Carrie wasn’t sitting idly by. Camille and Daxton were working in the background, sniffing out the truth about her involvement in Carrie’s child’s death. Kristopher, too, had grown distant, and his loyalty felt increasingly uncertain.

But Billie—Billie was different. Between the memory of an unborn grandchild and the reality of a long-lost daughter standing before her, Lise was confident Billie would choose her every time.

At Bayview Villa, Kristopher hovered nearby as Carrie and Camille ate dinner, but neither woman spoke much.

Camille excused herself shortly after the meal, leaving Carrie and Kristopher alone. Without a word, Carrie retreated to her bedroom, shutting the door firmly behind her.

The quiet of the room offered little solace. Since her engagements had all been canceled due to the pregnancy and wedding, she decided to take out her laptop and start working on a script.

entered the room silently, his presence behind her unmistakable. “You should take it easy,”

fingers paused on the keyboard, but she didn’t turn to face him. Her voice was cold, her

her shoulder. Her words froze him in place. Slowly, he dropped his arm back to

fixed on the screen, her silence cutting

You can sleep alone.” He

her phone, typing a message to the private investigator: “Can you find

messages from Carrie on his phone. The glow from the screen illuminated his sharp features, his black silk loungewear adding

feet away, broke the silence. “Garcia, perhaps it wasn’t wise to involve Lise in getting rid of the child. This chain reaction has forced us to fabricate a fake

send before switching off the screen. His tone remained collected as he continued, “My goal was never to harm the child. If circumstances had allowed, I would have protected it. Bloodlines have never meant much to me—blood is simply a tool to bind heirs. What

was simply the means to an end. I wanted Carrie to see Kristopher’s blind devotion to her. Carrie, for all her brilliance, is far too soft-hearted. Kristopher has hurt her repeatedly, and yet she clings to him. Only by enduring enough pain will she find the

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