old-hearted words, I struggled to my fee

eature he had ever seen, and a magma of physical and mental pain poured over me. For the safety of the baby in my b

anging my head, I covered my swollen cheek and limped away. No sooner had I made it to the gate and was about to hail a tax

ll inside, but I couldn't take another of his stony gaze, so I padded outside the ward like a shady thief. Sure enough, I noticed m

ed orphan who has a slightly pretty face. She should have stayed away fro

ful, not at all like someone w

t, or Marianne wouldn't

therwise it should have been me who spent the night with Vincent. The thought of

ned. My face blanched, and

from the bottom of my heart when I recalled the accusat

was supposed to go according to plan: Vincent would drink the aphrodisiac potion and sleep with you, then we would call his parents

the truth,

first been brought into the Evans family by Joyce, I had also fantasized about assimilating myself into the family and becoming o

their family, their words still cut deeper than a knife. The pain rose from a place I didn't even kn

could you be dumb enough to have co

ce up the sex. It's not like I wanted to go to the wrong room and sleep with someone else." Maria

ay he was all nervous about you just now. Just say the word and

to make that pheasant his mate. We all know that he hasn't even bothered to a

in a fit of rage. But before I could say it, he told me he had an emergency meeting and left." At the end, Marian

as fake. It was just an act to force Vincent to leave

de me sick to my

cent loved? A woman as

give up, Sophia

e people were not your family. Your family was

e here and drove you over the edge again, and that you lost control of your emotions and att

m which there was no return. I laughed at myself, and no longer retaining any concerns, pushed the door and str

ement. The three people in the ward were stunned. Marianne's expression was no longer as gentle

e you still here

e final piece of your plan. With me being here, your plan is now

etty eyes. "Wait, were y

n that you're the one behind everything! You make me so, so sick. First you failed to frame me, and

f*cking show you hell!" Amanda stretche

and flicked it aside. "Fool me once, shame on me

to any illusions about f

's face twist

hould you let an orphan get under your

Marianne-as though every drop of her revu

ooked at Marianne's bandaged wrist, "what

bothering me for years ha

emed to find my question unbelievable. She hissed through her gritted teeth, "You

fell into

ued with hatred: "I hate seeing you thinking you're so f*cking better than

r. I said, "I will not leave Vincent. I am the mate hi

spine-chilling smile. Her fingers touched her gauze-wrapped wrist lightly, as if it m

t was a constant reminder of what Vincent had done when my lower abdomen was sore.

rd, almost fe

on, illuminating Vincent, who was sitting on the sofa, and his extremely beautiful pale blue eyes.

anne that you went