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erything
the end, it failed. The baby Elara Everett
ips, anguished cries erupted from the fa
, Eleanor Everett, shrieked, "My gr
swarmed it. A chorus of dramatic sobs and hushed reassura
ess spread thr
, his fingers gripping the rail, his face etched with a con
Elara's gurney into
dy drained from the long operation. People bustled past her, their focus ent
on, where the house staff regarded her with cold s
Arthur Finch and swept it viciously against Genevieve's calv
wing a thin line of blood. Genevieve wince
t a scornf
lth and your medical skills-plus that rare Rh-negative blood type of yours. You're not family. You're a tool, a
Ivy spat at
tt family, Genevieve had learned her place. She was u
her with either cold d
tanding to argue. All she could do w
aged badly, forcing Genevieve to donate her own blood mid-opera
rely close
orce yanked her
adboard, her head striking th
aw who it was, they stung with tears. "Julian, you'
thing? Days ago, you told me her check-up was perfect. That every indicator was exc
d to meet his gaze with red-rimmed eye
ion. Three years ago, when Genevieve married Julian, Ela
rapies to nurse Elara back to health. And she had succeeded. Elara h
years, with only one scare early i
sults. Every vital sign was excellent. Then, without war
with unbearable abdominal pain. By the time she had rushed
ring everything she had into t
cience w
d nothing to thaw the ice
t so? Then tell me- why did Elara wake up cr
furrowed. "What?
ntil his face was inches from hers, his expres
want to hear another
een fragile; the pregnancy
er body so damaged, she would
cus and Elara's one dream. And in his eyes
fury. Her last command before he left the hospi
the hospital room, the
see who-shoved he
t keep her balance. She crashed to her
rge of fury and disbelief shot through her. She whipped her head around
fr
n... y
. The light should have softened him, but it only seemed to deepen th
n at her with complete revulsion, his gaze so flat and empt
nt, Geneviev
lara's health, hoping her sacrifice might finally m
m her seat beside the bed. "A vicious woman like you sho
acup to the floor. Shards of porcelain flew, on
her's arms, her cries so wrenching she
evieve
der, her eyes met Genevieve's. They glinted with malicious triumph,
tal heartbeat stopped. Just give me some time. I'll investigate this and find the truth." She strug
u
. Covering her face, her shoulders shaking with unb
e... how can
d. Do you really think I would
cine. I told you it was bitter, I begged y
ed look toward Eleanor, her lip trembling
d on the table. "What e
enevieve also said that if I didn't
th down her cheek. "But I did as you told me, Genevi
e and done anything t
been childhood sweethearts since we were little; som
e Genevieve watched her steal glanc
h its peak, her knuckles wh
ve caught the faint, cruel smirk that crossed her lips before she feig
ammed down onto G
The blow landed with full forc
hed against the sharp edge of an armchair. The impact split her skin, a
blood blurred
g for Elara," Eleanor declared, her voice ringing with authority. "You will ensure nothin
ther blow. A fresh wave of
e trained in medicine since I was a child. I will not give up my career for anyone. I did everything I could
gain, this time striking Genevieve's should
own family... What a vicious wom
en her mouth, Julian's ice-cold voice cut through the room from behind her. "Either
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