When Love Turns to Ashes

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The lobby was spacious, but the air around Caden felt frozen, suffocating everyone present.

He remained silent.

But everyone knew he was furious.

He took out a cigarette and lit it between his fingers.

A cloud of white smoke veiled his face. Through the hazy mist, he stared at Beatrice with an inscrutable expression.

"Get out."

Immediately, Xander also waved his hand in displeasure.

Monica helped Beatrice to her feet.

Beatrice pulled her hand away and stood tall in the center of the lobby, her voice steady and resolute."Since my presence here is such an inconvenience, I'll move out right away. Sir, thank you for all these years of care."

If she was leaving, she would leave with dignity and decisiveness.

She would no longer tiptoe through life, living in fear as she had in her previous life.

With those words, Beatrice turned and walked away.

The eyes following her back were sharp and filled with menace.

The moment she stepped out, the nausea and dizziness from doses of birth control surged over her.

She hadn't walked far before she collapsed.

When Beatrice became conscious, Monica was sitting by her bedside, her eyes slightly red

Seeing her awake, Monica delivered a light slap to her cheek-not hard, more like a tickle.

"Are you trying to scare me to death? How could you take those pills so carelessly?"

"Mom, it's useless. If I don't take them, I'll never be able to leave that place," Beatrice said weakly

"You're a poor kid! I told you before to socialize with rich young men. you could have lived a stable life," Monica advised.

"Like you?"

What kind of stable life was that?

Monica wanted to say something but stopped herself.

If you had married vell,

Just then, the door opened, and Ryan walked in with some food.

"Beatrice, you are awake. Here is

meal. your

It will settle your stomach." Beatrice was about to thank him when she noticed a cut on Ryan's ear, as if something sharp had struck him.

have

had always looked down on their branch of

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woman with a child from a previous

trouble. I'll be leaving soon, Beatrice

say that,"

you still need medication. Go fetch

at once and

down beside Beatrice and sighed softly."Do you really have to go,

and Mom. I'm old enough to take

now."

"It's

there on your own. There will be plenty of expenses. The password is your birthday. Be careful, and call me or your mom if you need anything." "Thank you, Ryan," Beatrice

at her, then suddenly muttered, "Caden was acting

you mean?"

Caden rushed out, picked you up, and

grip on

didn't want you dying there.

"I see."

she knew. Beatrice gave a

events of last night felt like a

medication and resting for a while,

avoided Monica on her

be in

the mansion, the maids averted their eyes, as though contact

portico, gazing at the darkening

day was finally coming to

The Baldwin's mansion was a sprawling garden-style mansion in the best part of Chicago.

bus routes, and very few

a fast pace, it would take Beatrice twenty minutes to reach the nearest

streetlights, a car horn sounded

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moved to the

pulled up alongside

Lindsey, please get

down, revealing a familiar

Caden's assistant,

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moment, her gaze flicking to the back seat. A hand adorned

on a knee-a gesture

Caden.

get involved with him again. She shook her

bag and kept

of the car and

please get in the car. This is for your own good. Mr. Caden said walking away with your luggage like this would be bad for everyone. If you refuse, I'll have to use my own methods." Beatrice tightened her grip

knew

him, and she had

challenged him, the outcome

drained from her body, leaving her

chance at life. She wouldn't risk angering Caden

nodded and moved

Keith guided her into the

she caught the scent of

she glanced at Caden. His tall frame leaned against the seat, eyes