Chapter 279 Stop Being Unreasonable

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When the time comes, Elizabeth will plead on our behalf for the child’s sake, and this whole thing will blow over. The Brooks family won’t just survive, we’ll thrive, rising to even greater heights. And what can Caroline possibly do? An orphan with no support, thinking she can take on the entire looks family? Ridiculous.

“Of course, Mr. Ellison, Samantha nodded eagerly. “Ellabeth will be overjoyed to see you!”

“Yes, she talks about you nonstop. You’re all she ever thinks about.”

Just like that, Matthew and Samantha left the Ellison residence unscathed.

Caroline remained seated on the couch, unmoving, silent. A deep sense of helplessness rose within her.

From the moment she learned Elizabeth was pregnant, she knew everything had changed.

That was David’s child. His firstborn. A golden shield that would secure the Brooks family’s wealth and power for a lifetime.

It didn’t matter that they had sold her off on her wedding night.

It didn’t matter that Elizabeth had schemed against her bullying her at every turn.

None of it mattered anymore. Every sin the Brooks family had committed could now be erased in the presence of this child.

Because a mother’s worth was tied to her child’s.

hand instinctively moved to her own abdomen.

situation, different

had dismissed, a nameless shadow with an

be the precious heir of the Ellison family,

quiet. Bright lights cast stark shadows, making Caroline’s

finally broke the stillness. “It’s late. You should go

“Are you going to see Elizabeth now?”

“Yes.”

wouldn’t change his mind. But hearing him confirm it still felt like a knife twisting in

am I

thinking, even for a second, that David might consider her feelings, that he might

had overestimated her worth.

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who said

the one who promised they’d build a life together.

was the one who assured her he would handle things

Everything he had

meant nothing now.

Caroline summoned the last of her courage. “What if I

Hould he stay?

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