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.

then Helen walked in and said, "Mr. Hilton mentioned you had a miscarriage. He asked me to look

knew her place by his

she followed Max's orders to

the outskirts, could you prepare

the dish, "Mr. Hilton

so considerate, and here I was, pushing

him getting hurt because

resulted in the loss of Max's child due to overwhelming

I was bringing bad luck everywhere

Center, I witnessed the ebb and flow

their own ailments,

the center's reputation.

established a dual system: one for the wealthy, charged a fair price, and another for the poor, funded by the profits derived

education, I founded a medical school, offering

passed in such

reclaimed the Hilton Group, grooming Claude as

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