Chapter 726:

Instead of answering, Cara veiled the spite in her look and ignored Jake’s questions. She moved toward Elma, gently caressing her face with a chilling touch.

Elma flinched, unease gnawing at her. The coldness of Cara’s hand was too much—like the chilling brush of a serpent’s skin against hers.

Terror took hold of Elma as she shifted her frightened eyes between Cara and Jake.

With a slight smile, Cara finally addressed Jake, her voice calm yet eerie. “Is it odd for a mother to visit her daughter? She’s been here for so many days. I’ve missed her.”

A wave of frustration washed over Jake instantly. Dispensing with pretenses, his voice dripped with sarcasm. “If you had genuinely cared for her, you wouldn’t have treated her this poorly, and she wouldn’t have been admitted for medical treatment.”

expression of wounded innocence. “Are you implying I’ve been bad to Elma? Jake, didn’t

then adopted a gentler demeanor. He grasped Cara’s hand, leading her

suddenly said, “Can you guess why

her words. Could it be that Clayton had betrayed him by exposing their charade to Cara? But that seemed unlikely. If Clayton had disclosed anything to Cara, he would have been implicating himself as well. Furthermore, given Cara’s tendency to make a scene, she would have

chill in his gaze, managing a strained embrace. “I’m sorry, Cara. I was deeply concerned about Elma and felt compelled to check on her. I kept it to myself because it was freezing outside. I didn’t want you catching a cold, so I didn’t ask you to come,” he murmured with a

She inhaled deeply, cherishing the scent of him, wishing she

Cara was painfully aware of the truth. It was all a facade. Jake’s tenderness was just a

with Jake, adamant about having the wedding

the dispute between Jake and Clayton. However, after listening to the entire recording, she

the Morgan family and never return, indifferent to the consequences that would follow. After all, even if he stayed with the Morgan family, Cara would

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