Justin's heart clenched painfully, as if a blunt knife with thorns ground his heart into a bloody pulp.

Upon hearing this, Gregory, usually cold as stone, subtly furrowed his brows.

"Ms. Thompson was afraid that you and Young Master Justin would worry, so she begged me to keep this a secret for her. I considered your fragile state at the time, afraid of causing you further distress, and also weighed the repercussions of revealing Ms. Thompson's infertility, which could potentially ruin her prospects in the Salvador family."

"And just because of that, you decided to listen to her? Were you out of your mind?! How old was she back then? She was just a young girl back then. What could she possibly know?!" Nigel lamented with a heavy heart.

"It's all my fault, Old Master and Young Master Justin. Please punish me as you see fit. I'll accept any punishment..."

Bella...

Why were you so naive?!

Before Matt could finish his sentence, Justin left them behind and sprinted out of the villa.

"Young Master Justin?!"

debt Justin owes and my shortfall to Anna. I'm afraid I may never fully repay it with my old age, so let Justin spend the rest of his life making amends

The camera flashes crackled relentlessly, exposing Zoe's pale and terrified face, piercing even more

infertility in public like

through bribery, or

privacy to ruin her relationship with Mr.

bloodthirsty sharks catching the scent of prey, swiftly

were all aimed at her. The rain drenched her, and the crowd jostled

as a member of the Hoffman

even so, she felt

a few hours ago, she was the proud heiress of a wealthy family. Now, she had become nothing

dream of becoming the wife of a CEO was

her with any public relations assistance or legal representation. He left her to fend for

have helped her by deploying

why were so many reporters still

Why?!

never find out how things came to

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