Chapter 94

By the end of their conversation, his tone had taken on a sharp edge.

Mila found herself momentarily at a loss for words.

This marriage had reached such a point, and despite not having wronged anyone, she found it most difficult to explain things to her kind-hearted and understanding mother-in-law.

Years ago, in a torrential downpour, she had shown up at the Montgomery family's doorstep, unexpectedly pregnant.

It was her mother-in-law who ushered her inside, tending to her injuries, offering warm water and healing soup, providing her with the comfort and warmth she desperately needed. She even had Lysander dragged home from his all-night escapade, made to kneel in the rain, agreeing to the marriage under the pressure of family obligations.

But, but...

Tears welled up in Mila's eyes as she swallowed the lump in her throat and struggled to keep her voice steady. "I didn't want this. It was him who forced me back then. I never intended for any of this," she said, her voice tinged with desperation.

She wanted to explain how she had no choice.

That unexpected event turned several young lives upside down. She, being the most powerless and uncontrollable piece in the game, clung desperately to the only lifeline she could grasp.

was not enough to sustain

out of the mire, striving to start afresh,

rights and wrongs had become indistinguishable, and she

was it

silent. He had no desire to meddle in the younger generation's affairs, but he couldn't bear to see Felicity

devoted to Lysander; he assumed a few words

hadn't anticipated Mila's resolute

conversation hit an

persuade Conrad further, the clear chime of

the café's two-story, open-plan design, she could easily see the entrance from

swept across the

holding Adrian's hand, ushering them in with the

three of them settled by a window

with striking appearances, naturally caught the

and

That little rascal!

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