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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stop Viola, but she couldn't even get

Don't..."

However, Viola didn't stop.

Yvette's face when she saw the bright red slashes on Viola's wrist. "I won't do anything foolish anymore! Viola,

wanted to hear, the latter finally stopped. Her eyes

daughter to Madam Yara. You no longer owe her or Xavier anything! From

words and live well for herself and

no longer her brother. Her only family was Viola and the baby she

her resolution this way, but she

to. Yet, since Yara was Yvette's mother

of twisted mother

her hospital stay, Yvette learned from

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to a foreign

they were square. The more pressing matter at the moment was her pregnancy. She didn't want Xavier to know about the baby. After all, the baby

much Xavier disliked her. If he

the hospital,

to head back first, intending to settle matters with Xavier before joining her

countryside.

left the hospital, Archibald Shaw, Tristan's grandfather, took Tristan to the hospital. He wanted Tristan to learn how

was when Tristan happened to catch a glimpse of Yvette and Claude

gone missing!" Tristan muttered under

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