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

causing you trouble. I'll

that,"

gently patted her shoulder."The doctor said you still

at once and

beside Beatrice and sighed softly."Do

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

now."

"It's

band card under her pillow."Don't refuse it. You're a young woman out 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

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

mean?"

rushed out, picked you up, and carried you away. If it hadn't been for Xander,

Beatrice tightened her grip on the

said he just didn't want you dying there. Bad for

"I see."

Caden she knew.

last night felt

resting for a while, Beatrice got

avoided Monica on her

she'd be

the mansion, the maids averted their eyes, as though

portico, gazing at the darkening

was finally coming to

garden-style mansion in the best part of Chicago. To

routes, and

take Beatrice twenty minutes

under the streetlights, a car

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pulled up

please get

window rolled down,

Caden's assistant,

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

on a knee-a gesture

Caden.

involved with him again. She

bag and kept

of the

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

knew

and she had experienced it firsthand

him, the outcome was

body, leaving her cold

for this second chance at life. She wouldn't

nodded and moved toward the

guided her into

the scent of alcohol lingering in the

against the seat, eyes half-closed. Most of