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."

she found out about the daughter her beloved husband had abandoned, the kidney he had

when the truth finally came to light. A

the tears from her cheeks, her gaze returning to the stack of papers in her hands, which felt as heavy as a mountain. Her eyes skimmed over the words, and her face, already pale from crying, turned an ashen shade, like leaves left to

through Nathan's extraordinary talent and relentless effort. She never imagined that Nathan was nothing but a gold digger, a man who had married into the family

the mistress and their illegitimate daughter, Vanessa. But

with love and admiration from the start. Nathan, on the other hand, had clawed his way

the heiress who could change his destiny.

saw through Nathan's façade. He refused to let his daughter marry such a man. However, blinded by love, Adah's judgment faltered. Still in college,

agreeing to the marriage on the condition that Nathan would join the Jones family. Nathan outwardly accepted, but inside, he felt humiliated, burying

Nathan seethed with anger but was powerless to change it, resorting to subtle manipulations to drive a wedge between Adah and her father. Adah, seeing her father repeatedly belittle

agreed, but inside, he resented every member of the Jones family. To him, they all looked down on him. His frustration and bitterness festered, and he yearned for recognition and

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