Chapter 257

Jeffry: (000)

Ms. Linwood, that's not fair.

I've never even had a girlfriend, you can't just ruin my reputation like this.

All the strength seemed to drain from Vincent in an instant. It was as if he'd been dropped naked into a frozen wasteland, the cold seeping from his heart and spreading through every inch of his body.

His lips parted, but not a single coherent word escaped. He just stared at Claire, bloodshot eyes wild, as though he could burn a hole through her with sheer fury.

"You... you... you shameless woman!" The words finally forced their way out from between clenched teeth, heavy with resentment and disbelief.

He spiraled into a fit of hysterical accusations.

"Don't you know a woman's best asset is her virtue? You're not even married, and you're carrying some bastard's child—aren't you afraid his family will use that kid to control you? You'll never know a moment's peace!"

"Claire, you've disappointed me beyond words. You're so reckless- even if you get rid of the baby, I'd never take you back. Your womb once carried another man's child. You're not good enough for me, and you'll never be worthy to be the mother of my children!"

"You disgust me-make me sick to my stomach!" he spat, his face twisting into a mask of revulsion.

gaze with a chilling calm,

so backward. If I didn't know you had a college degree, I'd swear you'd never set foot

sense of right and wrong, I never would've anonymously sponsored you.

slap, his eyes going

mean you sponsored me?" His voice climbed in panic, the desperate volume failing to hide the tremor that

icy, her stare unflinching as she spoke, each word

your college

a bomb, setting

pride, refusing to

luxury stuff you flaunted in college-every bit of it was bought with the money I earned. I juggled jobs, won

did you do? You used that money to dress yourself up, pretended to

and envy. He'd always thought he'd earned it with his own charm

it's not true, you're lying, you're

back then! How could

wouldn't care about a few hundred dollars. You were nothing in the Linwood family—they never gave you a dime. How could you have helped

things were for her in the Linwood

she'd suffered their indifference and cruelty, he'd brushed it off with

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