Chapter 1

The baby growing inside Solana Summers belonged to Isaiah Jeffries, her uncle by title, but not by blood.

When Solana was just seven, her parents were killed in an overseas explosion during a business trip. The Summers family once helped Isaiah, so he took her in and raised her himself. Young Solana was so well-behaved that it broke people's hearts, so he handled everything personally without handing her off to others.

Just like that, Isaiah raised the seven-year-old girl into a 17-year-old young woman.

At Jeffries Manor, Solana only grew close to Isaiah and loved to cling to him alone. As she became older and her feelings bloomed, she couldn't help falling for the man who had saved her.

On the night of her 18th birthday, she got a little drunk and used the liquid courage to confess her feelings. Then, on impulse, she stood on her toes and kissed him.

Isaiah had always been self-disciplined. Yet, that night, he had just one drink and was already burning up. His mind was foggy, and the soft touch of her lips completely shattered his self-control.

When he woke up and saw the messy bed, he shoved her away harshly. It was Solana's first time seeing hatred in his eyes as he flew into a rage.

She didn't understand what was happening either. She had only kissed him once, and what happened after that had been an accident.

However, Isaiah thought it was all a setup. He shouted, "Solana! What have you done? I'm your uncle!"

Solana tried to explain, but he wouldn't listen at all. He just kept emphasizing that he was her uncle and that they shouldn't be doing this.

For the first time, Solana argued back, "But you're not my real uncle, and we're not blood-related."

That was their first fight, and Isaiah was so furious that he moved out of the Jeffries Manor. Solana didn't see him again until a month later, only because she was pregnant.

The family patriarch, Cedric Jeffries, forced Isaiah back to Jeffries Manor to discuss their marriage. Under pressure from the family, he agreed to marry her.

Solana thought her life would finally be complete with just three of them, a family of their own. However, married life was nothing like she had imagined. On their wedding night, Isaiah spent the night at Alyssa Hill's place instead.

The next day, he packed up his belongings and never returned. He spent his whole life loving Alyssa, while Solana stayed behind to raise their daughter, Harper Jeffries, all alone.

Isaiah despised her, and because of that, he also resented Harper. Even Harper, whom she had raised with her own hands, grew up to hate her, resenting why she had brought her into this world only to be denied a father's love.

After Solana's death, Harper immediately went to Isaiah and accepted Alyssa as her mother. Solana was already in tears from just thinking about all this.

The doctor, Aidan Bates, had seen plenty of scenes like this before. Nonetheless, he still kept his tone patient as he asked again, "Ms. Summers, are you sure you want to terminate the pregnancy?"

"Yes!" Solana's voice trembled slightly, but her answer was substantial this time.

This time, she would not repeat the same mistake. She immediately scheduled the abortion, deliberately ignoring the contempt in Aidan's eyes.

"Where's the father? Get him to sign the consent form."

She replied, "Dr. Bates, I don't have any family left. I can sign for myself."

When Solana lay on the cold operating table, she knew that whatever connection she had with Isaiah had ended for good. In this life, she would let him be with his true love!

When she left the hospital, she didn't hesitate to pull out her phone and call her mentor, Sarah Brooks. She said, "Ms. Brooks, I've made up my mind. I'm accepting the offer to continue my studies in Fruances."