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?

down her cheeks. “Mom, I wouldn’t let anything happen

Office.

applied some medicine

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and Mrs. Monica

Caden remained silent.

face turned pale, and the words that were weighing heavily on his heart almost slipped. out of

almost fainted in the lobby, so I hurriedly called Mr. Caden. Actually, at that time, I

been with them, things wouldn’t have turned out like this.”

looked at

soon as Brend heard the words “take medicine,” his eyebrows almost

Odin and Ryan

didn’t look too good, and he said lightly, “Let them stay for a

the point and said, “How is it possible that the Baldwin family’s security. system was so good and yet there are no records?

Caden said

“Do

you believe?”

matter concerning the Baldwin family,

Odin choked.

gaze

towards Odin

low voice, “I may not care about the Baldwin family’s

was filled with

immediately got up to defuse the situation, saying, “Ahem, I have to go see a patient,

and said, “I went to

just messaged saying she went back by

unintentionally glanced. at Caden.

As the words

at everyone in confusion

said lightly, “It’s nothing.”

home, exhausted, she collapsed on the couch.

opened, Audrey entered carrying a pot

the sound. I made sweet rice

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suspicion and said, “How did you know it was my

pot and burst into laughter, “Forgot? I remember what you said last time when you were drunk.

touched

went to get a bowl.”

a moment, the two of them each had a large bowl and ate until they felt

was surprised and said, “You just finished eating sweet rice balls in fermented rice wine soup, and you’re

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

have a

“Okay.”

wine.

them drank and drank until they finished all the remaining Beatrice stumbled back to

up, only to see that the bedside table was already filled with bottles of alcohol. Medication no longer helped her fall asleep, so she could only

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

At that moment,

the kitchen window

his entire arms, even strange symbols tattooed on the corners of his eyes,