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.

must have

their branch of the family, deeming Ryan foolish and

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with a child from a

trouble.

that,"

her shoulder."The doctor said you still need medication. Go fetch

at once

beside Beatrice and sighed

will only bring trouble to you and Mom. I'm old

now."

"It's

of expenses. The password is your birthday. Be careful, and call me or your mom if

then suddenly muttered, "Caden

mean?" Beatrice asked,

and carried

tightened her grip on the blanket in

Caden said he just didn't want you dying there.

"I see."

Caden she knew. Beatrice gave

of last night felt

resting for a while, Beatrice

avoided Monica on her

she'd be

the maids averted their eyes, as though contact with

under the portico,

finally coming

bag tighter and quickened her steps. The Baldwin's mansion was a sprawling garden-style mansion

bus routes, and very

pace, it would take Beatrice twenty minutes to reach

under the streetlights, a car

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she moved to

pulled

Lindsey, please get

window rolled down, revealing a

Caden's assistant,

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gaze flicking to the back seat.

a

Caden.

to get involved with him again. She shook her head. "Thanks, but no. Safe

her bag and

swiftly got out of the car and blocked her

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 on her bag and glanced at the darkened car window.

she knew Caden was

and she had experienced it

him,

body, leaving

second chance at life. She

and moved

guided her

caught the scent of

His tall frame leaned against the seat,