Chapter 109

When Martha learned that carlisle had brought Shirley and by back, she chour to tan a blind eye, saying nothing. Had it not been for his overstepping, she would never have potten involved in this again.

But in the end, it had come to this.

Martha lowered her gaze, her entire demeanor seeming to age decades instantly. “I never knew you held such resentment and hatred toward me. Fine, then. This is the good son 1 talked with my own hands.”

She stood up, her eyes clouded with red as tears threatened to spill.

Without sparing Carlisle another glance, she uttered in utter disappointment, “If you can’t let her go, I won’t interfere anymore. I’m old now. Do as you wish.”

With that, Martha ascended the stairs, never once looking back at the ungrateful Carlisle.

Seeing the disappointment on her face, a flicker o of regret crassed Carlisle’s features. He parted his lips, wanting to say something to fix things, but the words wouldn’t come out

In the end

wasn’t until

that Shirley dared

arms. “Thank you for standing up for me. I heard

I did

vanished the moment

blame. If it hadn’t been for their pressure, he wouldn’t have broken his promise to

treating Shirley better now, he was only atoning for

his heart disappeared. He gently patted Shirley’s back, offering reassurance.

will always be your

That

leaned into him, her response soft and sweet, but her eyes

the Zachman family wasn’t the same, either Martha no longer had the power to control him.

Carlisle protected Shirley, Martha was no longer

still bear children, she would have given Carlisle a son, and then, she wouldn’t need to rely on Ivy to win over Wren

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