Second Chance At Love by Iris Mignon

Chapter 21

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Jason clutched his grandma tightly, unable to break away to assess her condition. Seeing Eve so emotional, he could not shake the fear that something dire had occurred to his grandma. He urged, “Take a breath. Tell me exactly what happened.”

Eve cried in tears. “Mrs. Wilson isn’t breathing.”

Jason stumbled backward, nearly falling if his bodyguards had not quickly reached out to steady him.

At the same time. Ada was rescued from the water. Hearing that Alison had stopped breathing, she could not help but sneer with sinister

satisfaction.

She thought, “I was worried Alison wouldn’t drown, so I intentionally adjusted my position to ensure her head hit the stone. I was certain she couldn’t survive such a heavy blow. Thank goodness, she’s finally dead. One less obstacle in my path.”

Ada blurted out. “Sophia, you are cruel! Mrs. Wilson had done so much for you. This was the only time she didn’t let you get your way, and you killed her? Couldn’t you have talked to her like an adult?”

Sophia used all her strength to stand up when she heard Eve exclaiming that Alison was not breathing. She lamented inwardly, ‘It was all my fault. Alison’d still be alive if she hadn’t been poking around in Ada’s business behind the scenes.

Making her way toward Jason, she sought to draw closer to Alison, who lay

his

was the culprit behind his grandma’s

in misery, “Jason, my belly hurts so much! The baby… Our baby…” With that,

the ground.

out to support Ada, suggesting, “Mr. Wilson, we need to send Mrs.

an eye on Sophia. Ensure she stays kneeling here. No one is to help her up without my permission.” Then, he carried Alison

down. Soon, a sharp pain shot through her knees as they collided with the

her back down. She surrendered after a few futile attempts,

in a hurry to the emergency room. Once she was sure Jason was out of earshot, she bent over and approached Sophia, whispering, “I can’t tell you how

Sophia seized the opportunity, raising her hand to

heavy as Sophia was in great pain and lacked the strength

after she received a slap from Sophia. She raised her hand, ready to slap

said in a hushed tone, “Hey, wait, if Mr. Wilson hears about Sophia slapping you,

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reluctantly lowered her arm. Holding her pain

knelt on the icy floor, sensing the cold gradually seeping into her body. The bone chilling cold was like a potent poison, noursing through her limbs and bones, mercilessly draining