Patrick scolded her. "Even if you love me, I felt like a fool during our twenty years together. After one woman betrayed me, another betrayer took her place. I wouldn’t even be surprised if you had a hand behind all those terrible rumors about Astrid!"Belle should have been outraged and declared he
Patrick let out a soft sigh, "Compared to your mother, Belle falls short in every way. It was only my moment of weakness... and her pregnancy that led to our marriage."The blow from Astrid was devastating and changed his outlook on life. He never expected someone who loved him so deeply to betray h
Meanwhile, Ella was having a terrible day. First, her idol showed up, but she missed the chance to see him. Then, she missed the time to pick up her mom and got scolded. Lastly, her beloved godmother, who usually adored her, became a different person after going out last night - the latter had been
Belle noticed something off about Astrid's reaction and accusingly said, "Can't you see? Since you showed up, Patrick's been acting differently. Didn't you promise never to come back? What's your agenda? Are you trying to mess up our family? You're shameless!"Judy couldn't tolerate it anymore and w
Lucius shot one last glare at George. In the end, it was the daughter he had abandoned who stood up for him.George touched his head, feeling the tension as Lucius's gaze remained sharp and penetrating, as if ready to fire at him and riddle his body with a bullet hole. He wondered what he had done t
Lucius scowled unhappily. Violet moved in and kissed him on the lips to make him a promise. "I will marry you in a year."Her kiss made his heart melt, so he compromised. “And we'll have a few more children." Violet blushed and nodded, agreeing with a quiet ‘okay'She noticed Patrick had also arriv
Instinctively, Violet held the coat close and turned to him, asking, "Why aren't you asking me why I asked to come here?""Well, I'm sure you have your reasons for coming," he said, his smile softening his expression.Feeling nervous about the meeting tomorrow, Violet leaned against his arm for comf
Astrid hurried after Violet but halted midway. She leaned against the wall, her fingers clenched tightly."What's wrong, Ms. Spencer?" A staff member noticed her distress and approached. "Are you sick? You look awful.""It's nothing," Astrid assured, waving off the concern.Returning inside, she too