Chapter 10

Outside the window, the wind howled. Yvette's pale, slender hand rested on her abdomen. Her gaze was vacant.

Claude had just told her that the doctor had discovered she was pregnant.

Yvette felt sullen; she had conceived the baby at a bad time.

Viola studied Yvette's gaze, which was hollow and devoid of any will to live. She made a tough decision right then and there. "Yvette."

It took a while for Yvette to come to her senses. She turned her head toward Viola and responded, "Yes, Viola?"

With reddened eyes, Viola gently brushed the stray hairs away from Yvette's temples with her hand, which was marked with signs of aging.

"Yvette, I don't have children and have always treated you as my own daughter. I wish, above all else, for you to have a healthy life. Being wealthy and affluent isn't really that important.

"How can I live on if my only daughter yearns for death?"

Yvette's eyes widened at the sight of Viola grabbing a fruit knife.

"I took care of you until you were ten years old, and then! couldn't be with you anymore. This is all my fault. I'll atone for my mistake to Mr. Snyder now!" Viola exclaimed and began to cut her wrist with the knife.

Yvette was shocked at the scene unfolding before her. She

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but she couldn't even get up. She could only cry

Don't..."

However, Viola didn't stop.

she saw the bright red slashes on Viola's wrist.

wanted to

her or Xavier anything! From now on, you must live well for those who love you-for me, and

and live well for herself

on, Yara was no longer her mother, and Terrence was no longer her brother.

Yvette into firming her resolution this way, but she wanted

to. Yet, since Yara was Yvette's mother and had brought the latter into the world, Yvette had

of twisted mother

Yvette

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fled to a foreign

she had long repaid what she owed Yara. From then on, they were square. The more pressing matter at the moment was her pregnancy. She didn't want

Xavier disliked her. If he found out, he wouldn't want to

in the hospital,

intending to settle matters with

countryside.

Yvette left the hospital, Archibald Shaw, Tristan's grandfather, took Tristan

happened to catch a glimpse

she had gone missing!" Tristan muttered under his

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