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

down on their branch of the family,

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a woman with

causing you trouble. I'll be

say that," Monica

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

got up at once

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

bring trouble to you and Mom. I'm old enough to take care of

now."

"It's

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

muttered, "Caden was acting strangely

you mean?"

after you fainted, Caden rushed out, picked you up, and carried you away. If it hadn't been for Xander, you'd still be

tightened her grip on the blanket in

want

"I see."

sounded like the Caden she knew. Beatrice gave a

night felt like

medication and resting for a while, Beatrice got up and packed a

avoided Monica

she'd be in

stepped out of the mansion, the maids averted their eyes, as though contact

stood under the portico, gazing at the darkening

was finally coming

wind was brisk and chilling. Beatrice gripped the strap of her bag tighter and quickened her steps. The Baldwin's mansion was a sprawling garden-style mansion in the best part

bus routes, and very few

take Beatrice twenty minutes to

under the streetlights, a car horn

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moved

the car pulled up

get in

down, revealing

was Caden's

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flicking to the back seat. A hand adorned

tapped on a knee-a gesture of

Caden.

had no desire to get involved with him again. She shook her head.

bag

out of the car and blocked her

your own good. Mr. Caden said walking away with your luggage like this would be bad

knew

Chicago preceded him, and she

she challenged him,

drained from her body, leaving her cold and

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

and moved toward

Keith guided her into the

the scent of alcohol lingering in the

His tall frame leaned against the