Chapter 940

Just then, footsteps echoed down the corridor.

Turning, Thomas saw Carter, pale-faced, appear at the end of the hall.

Catching sight of Thomas, Carter asked, “How’s Sharon?”

Thomas replied, “I’m not sure. I only just arrived.”

Without another word, Carter knocked and stepped into the ward.

Inside, Wendy was slumped over Sharon’s bedside, sobbing.

“Sharon, it’s all my fault. I dragged you into this… If I hadn’t spoken so recklessly, Jamie wouldn’t have held a grudge against you. Your hands wouldn’t have been ruined…” 1

Her tears streamed down her face.

Ever since regaining consciousness, Wendy had drowned in guilt.

Sharon, who had only woken moments earlier, whispered weakly, “Wendy, this has nothing to do with what you said. Even if you had kept silent, once the truth about Victoria being an illegitimate child came out, he would have blamed me regardless. 1

“What matters is that you’re safe. Otherwise… I’d regret it for the rest of my life.”

Wendy had been implicated

total madness-he hadn’t truly defiled Wendy. And thanks to Julliard’s men arriving


only made

the side, Julliard’s expression faltered. A trace of regret flickered across his eyes, swiftly buried beneath a deepening hatred

caught Jamie, he would make sure Jamie lived a

the silence. “I’ve already contacted Uriah. He’ll arrive in

mention of Uriah, Sharon’s

of quiet, she said, “The one who kidnapped me was Jamie, not Lex. Lex never laid a hand on me. Don’t tell Uriah about Lex being there. It will only

now, she was mindful of Uriah,

lip. Compared to Jamie’s cruelty, Lex’s past misdeeds were little more

a knock

with Thomas following close

the bed, both hands swathed in

for only a second before

to her side, his voice hoarse. “I’m sorry, Sharon. I


isn’t your fault. I provoked someone far beyond what

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one could shield her forever. Her own strength had fallen

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