unched in the code with ease, and the door opened. She closed the door behind her and paused to look aro

. A dim source of light appeared as a soft glow filtered through the half-open door. She moved stealthily toward the room, ta

lt hot tears fill her eyes. The room that once held cherished memories of love now felt like a betrayal. Anger surged through her veins, but she couldn't tear her eyes away from the painful sight. The woman's laughter echoed in the room, mocking the love they once shared. "How cou

pped in this marriage, but I didn't know th

" that woman replied as sh

rid

her parents," She shrugged. "Not to m

n she is pregnant with my twins,

ou wante

er now we might lose those shares. So we have to wait till

. Her eyes pierced into his soul.

d walked towards her. "But who will raise them?" He pulled her in his

close this chapter as soon as

rd to see the woman's face, or perhaps Charlotte was just trying to draw their attention to herself. When Gabriel and the

t all started between them, but witnessing them together in that moment suggested they had been acquainted for quite some time. Sarah and Charlotte had been friends since childhood. They shar

struggled to find her voice. "How could you?" she managed to

e and beauty at various gatherings. She had always brushed it off as mere admi

gns had been right in front of her, like a door to her ignorance. The covert late-night conversations, the furtive gazes they shared when t

Her knees gave out. She felt someone hold her arms before the ground rushed up to meet her face. Later,

hospital room. He wasn't there. What else might he be? What if someone had taken him? Charlotte thought feverishly. As she stood up, she felt her heart pounding fran

e suddenly overheard Sarah speaking to Gabriel

sity. "What should we do? Just increase her medication d

asked, unknowingly causing Charlotte to in

led in. The atmosphere in the hospital room became stifling, making it difficult for her to breathe. The weight of his disclosure bore dow

y mother but also a remarkable woman who single-handedly established Lopez Food Company with my grandfather. Throughout her life, she has been a source of strength