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?

tears rolled down her cheeks. “Mom, I wouldn’t let

Office.

applied some medicine to Caden’s

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that Beatrice and Mrs. Monica Baldwin embezzled three million?”

Caden remained silent.

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

was chatting with Angie for too long and forgot to take my medication. I almost fainted in

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

looked at Caden guiltily.

eyebrows

and Ryan

and he said lightly, “Let them stay for a while, mother and daughter.”

and said, “How is it possible that the Baldwin family’s security. system was so good and yet there are no records? Moreover, how could they just sell

Caden

“Do

you believe?”

a matter concerning the Baldwin family, Caden said, hist

Odin choked.

gaze

towards Odin

to meddle in the affairs of the Baldwin family But soon, he spoke in a low voice, “I may not care about

office was filled with

defuse the situation, saying, “Ahem, I have to go see a patient, so I won’t keep you

turned around and said, “I went

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

unintentionally glanced.

As the words

looked at everyone in confusion and asked, “What were

lightly, “It’s nothing.”

exhausted, she collapsed on the couch. Just then, Audrey came knocking

the door opened, Audrey entered carrying a

back when I heard the sound. I made sweet rice wine soup dumplings for you.

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your favorite?

Audrey with suspicion and said, “How did you know

you said last time when you were drunk. It’s a good thing I still remember.”

and touched her stomach,

went to get

large bowl and ate until they felt warm all over. Beatrice got up and took the leftover wine.

rice balls in fermented rice wine soup, and

“Have a drink to help you sleep. I’m a bit tired today and want to go

let’s have

“Okay.”

wine.

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

see that the bedside table was already filled with bottles of alcohol. Medication no longer helped her fall

passed, but in a dazed state, she felt someone moving her body With half–opened eyes,

At that moment,

was reflected in the kitchen

tattooed on the