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.

Hilton mentioned you had a miscarriage. He asked

Max, yet she knew her place by his side was the best she could

she followed Max's orders

the outskirts, could you

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

always so considerate, and here I was, pushing

of him getting hurt because

in

I was bringing bad

Evergreen Health Center, I witnessed the ebb and flow of patients,

their own

the center's reputation.

the wealthy, charged a fair price, and another for the poor, funded by the

the orphanage girls, lacking in education, I founded a medical school, offering them nursing knowledge

months passed in

I learned that Max had reclaimed the Hilton Group, grooming Claude

Claude sought to usurp him, Max chose to nurture him, knowing Claude could never outmaneuver him. Max's strategic depth