In the courtyard, Edith's face was as pale as sheet, watched over by two bodyguards.

Upon seeing Remington emerge, Edith immediately broke free from the bodyguards and rushed forward, dropping to her knees with a thud. She opened her mouth, hoping to plead for mercy, but Remington was concerned she might wake Lizetta, who was sleeping upstairs.

With a glance from him, the bodyguard covered Edith's mouth and dragged her away.

"Mmmph."

Tears and snot streamed down Edith's face as she was filled with regret and fear. She knew if she couldn't seize this opportunity to plead for herself, what awaited her would be severe punishment.

But Remington obviously didn't give her that chance. Edith watched helplessly as the man got into his car, which then sped away.

Despair filled Edith's eyes as the two bodyguards dragged her out of Oakridge Heights.

"Get lost, you traitor," one of the bodyguards sneered.

terrified. She got up

cold laugh, "You better go home and see for

had meddled with Remington's wife and baby, and

because her husband and son had fallen into gambling addiction, owing a large sum of

probably gone. Having offended Remington,

the bodyguards left, she swayed and sat

an hour later, at Riverbend

foyer with a grim face. Hanna, sitting on the couch with

stoic bodyguards, both Ray's men. Highly skilled

the hospital and watched over her closely, which

her anger surged. She grabbed the ashtray from the table and

"Remington!"

behind him, sending porcelain shards scattering across

her to have a simple amniocentesis test. What's the big deal? Why treat me like this, as if I'm some sort

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