Suddenly, I lost all desire to explain myself. In his eyes, an explanation would only turn into me admitting my mistakes.Nicholas sounded somewhat hurt as he said, "Ariana, do you know what the cruelest thing about you is?"I glanced at him calmly without an ounce of emotion. If I could truly be fu
I had heard such cruel words often and had slowly grown immune to them. I clenched my hands tightly into fists and forced myself to calm down. "Although you aren't my biological mother, I've treated you like my own mother for four years—"Before I could finish speaking, Frances interrupted me and s
I was exhausted, so I decided to close my eyes and rest. But in my mind, there seemed to be the scent of blood lingering in the air.It felt like there was an air of bloodthirstiness coming from someone. Just from a slight sniff, I knew I had to get away. I massaged my temples painfully as Yasmine's
There was already a fine layer of sweat on my skin after I got dressed. When I walked past the mirror, I was shocked by my pained and pale expression.I quickly calmed myself down. I knew I couldn't show up in front of these people who hated me and let them see me in such a state. That would be no d
When I arrived at the hospital, Claudia was lying in bed fiddling with her phone. She looked much healthier compared to Nicholas' pale complexion yesterday.I straightened my posture and called out to her solemnly. "Claudia!"She had been focused on her phone and immediately sat up in fright when sh
I took a photo of Claudia as she was being brought away by the police and sent it to Yasmine.I had asked her to report the progress of the case in real time under the name of Jay Caldwell & Co. I wanted an explanation for myself as well as for the people following up on my case.All of the women wh
"Oh, my God!" Jasmine shyly pressed the document toward her chest, only to find it inappropriate, and quickly hid it behind her. "Mrs. Hawk, please don't misunderstand."It was clear to me that she was just trying to deny the obvious. I pretended not to care as I entered Nicholas' ward with my back
Jasmine quickly stumbled out of the room, but I felt as if my whole body had been electrified.Nicholas held onto me with such ease and familiarity. He was able to do so effortlessly as we had embraced each other like that countless times. Our position felt intimate.I had lost myself in his gentlen