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 been

always looked down on their branch of

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with a child from

for causing you trouble. I'll

that,"

said you still need medication. Go fetch

up at once

and sighed softly."Do you really have to

staying will only bring trouble to you and

now."

"It's

You're a young woman out there on your own. There will be plenty of expenses. The password

at her, then suddenly muttered, "Caden was acting strangely today. Really out

mean?"

Caden rushed out, picked you up, and carried you

grip on the blanket

want you dying there. Bad for their

"I see."

Caden she knew. Beatrice gave a

last night felt like a

and resting for a while, Beatrice got up

avoided Monica on her

be in tears

averted their eyes, as

portico,

day was finally coming to an

a sprawling garden-style mansion in the best part of Chicago. To avoid interference, the family had long since bought up the entire piece of land.

subway, no bus routes, and

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

a car horn

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moved to

pulled up alongside

please get in the

window rolled down,

Caden's assistant,

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froze for a moment, her gaze flicking to the back seat.

on a knee-a gesture

Caden.

with him again. She shook her head. "Thanks, but

her bag and kept

got out of

luggage like this would be bad for everyone. If you refuse, I'll have to use my own methods." Beatrice tightened her grip on her bag and glanced at the

she knew Caden

Chicago preceded him, and she had experienced

she challenged him,

heat drained from her body, leaving her cold

had worked too hard for this second chance at life. She wouldn't risk angering Caden

nodded and moved toward the

Keith guided her into

she caught the scent of alcohol

glanced at Caden. His tall frame leaned against the seat, eyes half-closed. Most of his face