Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 253

I kept hoping for a miracle, praying that Richard would make it back to us alive.

It seemed like the threats to my life had subsided, so why not let bygones be bygones? Our children, in both lives, didn't make it, a sign that Max and I were never meant to be, our bond too frail, our fate too flimsy. I couldn't bear the thought of him sacrificing his destined fortune for me again in this lifetime.

"I can't agree to this."

Max's eyes brimmed with tears in an instant. Touching his cheek, I teased, "No wonder Claude thinks you're hopeless when in love."

I kept my tone light, fully aware that sorrow wouldn't help us now. Inside, I was utterly bereft.

"Claire, I don't agree."

"You know I won't change my mind once it's made up."

No sooner had I spoken than Max stood up, "As you wish."

He left without looking back, leaving me to wonder if he had always intended to leave or if my words had driven him away.

mentioned you had a miscarriage. He asked me to look

she knew her place by

Max's orders to care for

ginger wine chicken from the outskirts, could you prepare some for

with the dish, "Mr. Hilton had us prepare this

and here

him getting hurt because of my

vendetta against Hannah had endangered Richard and resulted in the loss of Max's child

bringing bad luck

I witnessed the ebb and flow

their own

the center's reputation.

fair price, and another for the poor, funded

orphanage girls, lacking in education, I founded a medical

passed in

reclaimed the Hilton

Max for you, loyal to a fault. Even when Claude sought to usurp him, Max chose to nurture him, knowing Claude could never outmaneuver him. Max's strategic depth was