Chapter 717

Lilian Helt was the daughter of Byron, the thirty-third patriarch of the Helt family of Dartan.

She was also Jack's ex-wife.

Throughout Genevieve's four-year stay in Dartan, Jack never wanted her to find out about the Helt family and Lilian. She had never even seen a photograph of the latter.

With skin so fair it looked snow-white, Lilian was more beautiful than Genevieve had imagined.

The purity of her ancient family's blood granted her the right to haughtily look down on the rest of the world, with her ethereal loveliness out of reach for most mortal men.

Though Genevieve was confidently aware of her own beauty, she nevertheless felt insecure standing before Lilian.

clad in a long, white dress, the absence of a carpet over her lap revealed a glint of

faltered, though she quickly retracted her gaze. However, Lilian's sharp

of cold, black prosthetic legs. “Though I survived my self-induced car accident, my legs had been so mangled that they had to be amputated. I only wear my prosthetics to feel less empty

and said nothing. Instead, she turned to the bar for some cups and brewed some coffee. She placed one

the steam rose steadily from the cups as the

before looking at Genevieve. “You seem very shocked to see my prosthetics.

did you crash on purpose?” Genevieve asked, taking advantage of the

before answering, “My father suspected back then that Jack was colluding with other families to make a move against Helt Corporation. He planned to murder Jack for it but I had been married to him for two years then, besides having a baby in my belly. I trusted him. I told my father that Jack was one of us and that he wouldn't conspire

not even blink once. Appearing entirely devoid of life, even Lilian's tone was mechanical

I would kill myself and my child to pay for my transgressions against my family if Jack was

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