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.

a lifeline was not enough to sustain

trying to claw her way out of the mire, striving to start afresh,

become indistinguishable, and she no longer wished

was

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

to Lysander; he assumed a few words of

he hadn't anticipated Mila's resolute

hit

Mila composed herself, preparing to persuade Conrad further, the clear chime of

two-story, open-plan design, she could easily see the entrance from her vantage point on the

casually swept across the

door open for Giselle, who was holding

three of them settled by a window on

appearances, naturally caught the attention of other

commotion below, and as his gaze fell

That little rascal!

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