Chapter 243

The atmosphere was suffocating, almost as if the air itself had been sucked out of the room.

Claire's laughter, raw and desperate, was a sound torn from the depths of her soul. Each note carried the weight of her anguish and sorrow, resonating with a profound sense of heartbreak.

Standing silently beside her, Sean's usually sharp and insightful eyes were now clouded with a mix of emotions. He opened his mouth, struggling to find words of comfort, but his throat felt dry, and any attempt at consolation seemed futile against the harsh reality before them.

Jeffry, too, couldn't bear to watch any longer and averted his gaze.

Gradually, Claire's laughter faded into a long, weary sigh, as if she was trying to release all the grievances, pain, and resentment she'd held for over two decades.

"Adah, didn't you always say I was a harbinger of misfortune?" Claire murmured to herself. "But it seems like the true misfortune was your beloved husband."

about the daughter her beloved husband had abandoned, the kidney he had arranged to be removed and transplanted into his mistress, and that the cherished daughter she had raised was, in truth, Nathan

the heartbreak on Adah's face when the truth finally came to light. A strange sense of

from her cheeks, her gaze returning to the stack of papers in her hands, which felt as heavy as

and relentless effort. She never imagined that Nathan was nothing but a gold digger, a man who had married into the

his affair with the mistress and their illegitimate daughter, Vanessa. But the documents revealed the stark truth: Nathan had always been a

the only daughter of the prestigious Jones family, was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, showered with love and admiration from the start. Nathan, on the other hand, had clawed his way out of poverty,

on Adah, the heiress who could change his destiny.

his daughter marry such a man. However, blinded by love, Adah's judgment faltered. Still in college, she found herself pregnant with Nathan's child and determined to be with him at

Nathan would join the Jones family. Nathan outwardly accepted, but inside, he felt humiliated, burying

to subtle manipulations to drive a wedge between Adah and her

all looked down on him. His frustration

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