e. She had always been a nobody in

she feelin

she had lost her appetite, felt lethargic, and was always on the ve

dn't dare go to the hospital. The Yorks' influence was pervasive in Los Angeles. If she was indeed pre

the pregnancy test and headed to the neare

t Elizabeth had feared. She was i

r of the public restroom. The thought of Samuel's tenderness toward Ce

as to Celia, the crueler

oday. She could only call Tomas and tell him that the school had arranged f

odbye,

lizabeth looked up at the sky, trying to h

ly, "Elizabeth, you

is the last time you

on, you will

e, at the Yo

walked in

elia, her voice melodious. Her youthful face broke

hanged Samuel's expression to a colder one.

orced a laugh. "Yes, after all, she is the Yorks

uel's eyes, but Celia wasn't scared

e divorced now, and soon

red, respectfully greeting

a nodded

York would like to see

t Celia next to him.

se follow me. Madam ha

Thank

olite smile, leaving

only was she beautiful, but she was also so poli

s friend Nelson Edwards came in. Nelson exclaimed, as if he'd disc

"W

Your

ade Samuel crush his phone. His voic

oks like she was about to travel a long distance. I had someone che

childhood, never leaving their grand estate. As soon as she became an adul

on't you g

l's fury through the phone,

to know anything about Elizabeth. The woman

d given her had arrived. At leas

reading at his desk. Samuel didn't want to

st page, Tomas waved Sam

"Gra

e person Samuel respec

road for further studies. Ha

's her ow

softly. "Sam, y

Re

e than to kill Elizabeth. How

uld never

ally left. He hoped that this time Elizabeth

never gave you a choice. Th

hope flashed in S

Four

l think you made the right choi

mas handed the book he had just finished

udge a book

affairs, and I won't in the future. But there's one th

deep black

r studies. Sam, you can't possibly

ime for Elizabeth. Once the four years we

was a g

dpa, why bother? It's onl

or eighteen years or even a lifetime, Samuel would

were the executioners who