When Love Turns to Ashes

Chapter 245 Killing to Silence

Her body started trembling, and she couldn’t control her sobbing.

It seemed as if every breath carried deep pain and despair.

Odin patted her back and said, “Beatrice, don’t worry, I will investigate it thoroughly.”

Beatrice was very grateful to him, but this was Chicago, where the Baldwin family practically ruled the roost.

Even though the Soder family had a lot of influence in Boston, their reach did not extend to this place.

Moreover, considering Xander’s words had reached this point, how could he not take every precaution?

She propped up her body, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at Ryan and Odin.

“Ryan, Mr. Soder, could you let me and my mom

mom have some time alone?”

The two of them exchanged a glance, nodded, and quietly left the ward.

scar оп her index

index finger.

Beatrice

lifted Monica’s hand and

and touched

That was when she was a child, someone called her a bastard, and Monica rolled up her sleeves. and started fighting with the person.

The opponent, unable to win the fight, bit Monica’s hand.

Monica’s finger was almost bitten off, but she managed to restrain herself and warn the other

person.

“No father! She was also my daughter! My daughter!”

Finally, the police arrived and Monica managed to save her finger.

Afterwards, Monica held Beatrice and comforted her in return.

Monica had no family, and she was abandoned by her parents, who favored boys over girls, and left in the care of her elderly grandmother.

After her grandmother passed away, she relied on her determination to get into a third–tier university in Chicago.

Because she was young and easily deceived,

But she never said she regretted it.

She often said, “Beatrice, you are my family.”

she gave birth to Beatrice.

Although Monica had her flaws, being a bit vain, greedy, and timid, she was the best and only family member for Beatrice.

Why didn’t she care about Monica?

and tears rolled down her cheeks. “Mom, I wouldn’t let anything happen to

Office.

some medicine

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you really believe that Beatrice and Mrs. Monica Baldwin embezzled

Caden remained silent.

heavily on his heart almost slipped. out of his mouth: Please

my fault. I was chatting with Angie for too long and forgot to take my medication. I almost fainted in the lobby, so I hurriedly called Mr. Caden. Actually, at that

Beatrice and my sister–in–law. If I had been with them, things wouldn’t have turned

looked at Caden guiltily.

the words “take medicine,” his eyebrows almost furrowed together, and he finally sighed and fell

Odin and Ryan walked

too good, and he said lightly, “Let them stay for a while,

point and said, “How is it possible that the Baldwin family’s security. system was so good and yet

broken,” Caden

“Do

you believe?”

the Baldwin

Odin choked.

gaze

towards Odin

authority to meddle in the affairs of the Baldwin family But soon, he spoke in a low voice, “I may not care about the Baldwin family’s affairs, but I do care about Beatrice’s matters, her last name is Lindsey.”

was filled with tension.

up to defuse the situation, saying, “Ahem, I have to go see

and said, “I went to

Beatrice just messaged saying she went back by herself. She wants

unintentionally glanced. at Caden.

As the words

at everyone in confusion and asked, “What were you talking

lightly,

Beatrice returned home, exhausted, she collapsed on the couch. Just then,

Audrey entered carrying a

when I heard the sound. I made

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your

suspicion and said, “How did you know

burst into laughter, “Forgot? I remember what you said last time when you were drunk. It’s

think much and touched her stomach, indeed feeling

to get a

of them each had a large bowl and ate until

rice balls in fermented rice wine soup, and you’re

the wine while smiling faintly, “Have a drink to help you sleep. I’m a bit tired today and want to

have a drink.”

“Okay.”

wine.

them drank and drank until they finished all

collapsed onto the bed and glanced up, only to see that the bedside table was already filled with bottles of alcohol. Medication no longer helped her fall asleep,

dazed state, she felt someone moving her body With half–opened eyes, she realized that she

At that moment,

the kitchen

foreign man, with tattoos covering his entire arms, even strange symbols tattooed on the corners of his eyes, was definitely