Kate's sobbing sounded in the living room, her voice breaking as she lamented, "It hurts so much," while Claude gently tried to soothe her.

Gabrielle stormed in right then, her anger boiling at the sight of Claude bringing Kate home. She lashed out, yanking me down the stairs as she declared, "In my lifetime, I'll only accept Claire as part of this family!" Claude said, "Mom, do you know how cruel Claire is? She pushed Kate down the stairs. How could someone like that ever be part of our family? If you're choosing her, I'm taking Kate and leaving."

I patted Gabrielle on the back, trying to calm her down. She was battling lung cancer and didn't have much time left, yet there she was, still worrying about me.

"Claude, let's not fight. We're family. I'll leave," Kate said, her face buried in her hands as she sobbed, attempting to flee.

"Shut up. You're not my family. In the Hart family, Claire is my only daughter-in-law." Gabrielle's response was fierce.

However, Claude grabbed Kate, who was trying to leave, and said, "The one who should leave isn't you, Kate. It's Claire. After all, her beloved Richard will get out of jail soon."

He gave me a scornful look.

Gabrielle turned around, her gaze filled with disbelief, but I thought, 'If there is a chance to escape this mess, maybe it is best to admit it.'

I said calmly, "Gabrielle, let me divorce Claude."

I finally voiced my decision, which surprised everyone, whose faces showed nothing but shock. A slight glimmer of relief appeared in Kate's eyes.

hand and walked away from the Hart family,

when I thought I was ready to move on and finalize the divorce, the doctor delivered shocking news. "You're five weeks pregnant and have been bleeding heavily. You might need to take it easy for

in my hands, my body trembling uncontrollably. I was pregnant. And it had to happen right after I'd decided to divorce. My future child would

was playing new tricks and might even drag me to the hospital

her impending death to influence my decision, and Claude called to find out where I was, eventually bringing me back to the Hart family. But was effectively

and Kate

I want

bakery? I'll get it

stomach churn, and I threw up in the

vomit, Kate came to check on me. "Claire, are you

lazy, cold voice followed, "Don't bother with her. She's just putting on an

vision. Returning there was the ultimate

coldly, "I'm going on a business trip tomorrow. You and Kate are to stay here. Take good care of Kate. I won't hesitate to kick you out if

because I had nowhere else to go. Once Richard was

about how poorly Claude treated me. I knew she loved Claude

get married, we'll treat you like a younger sister. You can stay here. After all, Claude owes

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