Chapter 41

Vincent noticed the wound on her forehead, his eyes filled with concern. "You're hurt," he said gently.

Claire simply stared at the ground, her silence speaking volumes.

"Who did this to you? Tell me, and I'll make sure they pay," Vincent's eyes narrowed, a dangerous glint flashing across them.

Yet his concern sounded almost laughable to Claire.

He was the one who once promised to protect her.

But he was also the one who sent her to prison.

Five years ago, she had desperately hoped he would stand by her as her defense lawyer.

Instead, he sat across from her in court, representing Vanessa, listing every piece of damning evidence against her with a cold, detached demeanor. Each word was like a dagger, pinning her to the pillar of shame, robbing her of her freedom, her dignity, her education, and her future...

She had trusted him once, only to be betrayed in the worst way possible.

her her life;

she feared most, then Vincent was the one she

shared more than a decade together, a bond formed over countless years. How could he

Vanessa. Despite having known the Linwood family for a similar length of time, they were willing to sacrifice their own blood

icy silence, Vincent's face twisted with

you still blaming

Please forgive me, okay? I promise I'll never let you

interest in

shouldn't have borne, she had

undo the damage

never fully heal; she was permanently deaf in her left ear; the kidney

facts lay bare before

but Vincent gripped

finally lifted her eyes to meet his, her gaze

chest, suffocating him. In

cold and

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