CHAPTER 78

In the blood....

Simon, who had been watching silently all along, said nothing. His expression remained stern, offering no comfort to her growing panic.

I smirked, enjoying the sight of her unraveling before me. “Aww, it seems your husbands didn’t think you needed to know about this, did they? That’s just sad,” I teased, shaking my head in mock pity.

Veronica’s face paled as she looked back at me. “Tell me what’s going on!” she demanded, her voice shaky but still filled with desperation.

I took a step closer, leaning in as I spoke softly but clearly. “The so-called ‘unfortunate little things’ you referred to are Lucas and Simon’s children—*both* of them.”

For a moment, Veronica looked as though she couldn’t breathe. She turned to Simon, who was still standing frozen by the door, his expression nonchalant.

“Is this true?” she repeated, her voice barely above a whisper now, trembling with shock and betrayal.

Simon still didn't say anything, but I was already growing very tired of the dr