Chapter 200

"Remember when we learned the difference between a miscarriage and a hysterectomy?"

Yvonne Smith's perfectly styled curls clung to her forehead with cold sweat, and an involuntary whimper escaped her throat like a wounded animal. Her manicured nails scraped across the tablecloth, producing a sound like tearing silk.

Meanwhile, Sean cradled Claire in his arms and headed toward the side door. Droplets of blood dotted the black marble floor, each footstep echoing in the tense silence.

His thick lashes cast shadows over his eyes as he looked down, then suddenly turned to Aberdeen, whose face was ashen with rage. "May I borrow Grandmother's silk shawl?"

Aberdeen, seeing her beloved granddaughter-in-law treated so poorly, felt her heart ache. She immediately removed the shawl from her shoulders and handed it to Sean. "With me here, no one who has harmed Claire will get away with it."

"Yes," Sean replied.

He took the crimson silk, intricately embroidered, and wrapped it around Claire from head to toe, securing it tightly. The vibrant fabric contrasted starkly with her pale ankle, visible beneath the hem.

In the ensuing silence, Sean carried Claire straight out of the ballroom. The doors slowly closed, the last ray of light narrowing upon Yvonne Smith's contorted face.

A persistent buzzing filled her ears, and she paled further as the realization dawned on her that she might have misunderstood something crucial, a mistake that could cost her dearly.

turned to Lucas Foster, her voice trembling and shrill. "Lucas, that

Foster's expression darkened. He frowned, "What nonsense are

"How is it nonsense? I saw the photos your mother sent you, and you said as long

have children,

my fault I can't conceive?

"Enough!"

table, cutting Yvonne

with anger as she said, "I sent the photos

words were like thunder, leaving Yvonne Smith stunned and the women who had assisted her

It was over.

Completely over.

was the real power behind Foster & Co. And those who crossed him never met a good

the meaning behind Sean's warning to consider the value

ballroom erupted

women who had assisted Yvonne turned

let them leave, but she

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