cheek, the delicate brush jolting her from

ything unfolding before h

en both her babies were still alive and

hand resting on her belly, her v

away, replaced by fragi

en were st

hadn't managed to strip h

ed had not struck, and the divor

, his tone unreadable. "Pack up your things. I'll arrange for the driver

.

an expansive manor, its stately columns and sweeping r

er into the sprawling living room, her f

given the order for her to be dropped off at

liana's slightly rounded belly, and h

er had such a blessing. Now, the R

why don't you and Caleb get married in the city hall first in a few da

orphan. Is that really the kind of woman Caleb should marry? She's got no parents and can't hear out of her left ear-who's to

red at the sound of thos

ped dragging her down, painting her as not

eld her, she had shrunk into herself, be

ar, but my children won't be born with that burden. If it offends you so much, then your family should draft a di

e's face harden, the color

ike a decent human being, then shut your damn mouth. Lilliana

t she kept her head down

to Lilliana with a warm smile. "Lilliana, wh

tated over her abdomen,

aleb had never br

strained, his wild streak un

mechanical intimacy, he kept her at arm's

ed admiration for Xenia Miller, which

ve hardened. The Dixon family had tormented her mother all

d belongings were sti

amily had the power

her two ch

nd her children's lives, Lilliana droppe

o Caleb; they wanted to erase her children'

let those bitches ge

he only cared about carving out a future

d lost its color, but her voice was steady