Semua Bab You Watched Me Break, Now Watch Me Rise: Bab 691 - Bab 700

It was already very late by the time James and Beverly returned to Rosewood Manor.James emerged from the shower, looking somewhat weary as he leaned against the sofa.Two stacks of documents lay on the coffee table before him. He thought about how delighted Beverly would be when she woke up the next day and discovered they were on a flight to Britas. She might even pounce on him and start kissing him.A faint smile touched his lips as he picked up the files to skim through them. He wondered why she was taking so long downstairs. After all, Harold and Esther weren't around.Downstairs, Beverly sat on the sofa, and Harvey handed her a glass of water laced with drugs. A woman dressed in a snow-white strappy dress stood beside him."Bev." Wanda's voice caught the moment she tried to speak. She reached out and took Beverly's hand. "I know you're a good girl, so please just help us this one time."Beverly looked at the woman. The latter was fair-skinned and beautiful, with wavy long h

Beverly's entire body trembled. She swayed unsteadily, barely able to stay on her feet. Faced with James' rage-filled eyes, she shrank back in fear, tears pooling in the corners of her eyes.Harvey couldn't believe what he was seeing. The drug he'd obtained was extremely potent, yet James was somehow enduring it through sheer willpower."James! We need to get you to the hospital!" Wanda exclaimed, alarmed.Only then did Harvey snap back to reality. Unease surged through him as he stepped forward, intending to help James to his feet.But James only shot him a single glare, stopping him in his tracks."You lot are really something. Drugging your own husband and hiring some woman for your son? What? Are you here to watch the show now? Are you satisfied with our progress?"James' tone was casual, even mocking, but every word came out in labored breaths, and his temples were visibly throbbing.Beverly's heart leaped into her throat."Son, if you keep holding it in, your blood vessel

Wendell was stunned when he heard what James had to say. Objections rushed to his mind, but the moment he met James' calm, indifferent gaze, he swallowed them all back down.James watched as Wendell walked over to the doctor and whispered something in his ear. A look of confusion and disbelief flickered over the doctor's face before he turned to speak to Wanda and Harvey, as well as Beverly.James stared at her for several long seconds, watching as panic spread across her face. Then he closed the door on her. He lay back down on the hospital bed, his eyes fixed on the door.A full 15 minutes passed before the doorknob finally turned.It was just like last night at the manor. He'd watched the door handle turn, convinced that Beverly could never bear to lose him. But when he saw the handle suddenly release and snap back into place, his grip had tightened around the water glass in his hand before he smashed it against the coffee table.Pulled back to the present, James closed his eye

In that instant, Beverly froze in place, her hand holding the phone dropping limply at her side.No wonder—aside from the bleeding on the first day, she'd only had faint spotting and yellow discharge on the following days of her "period". It wasn't her period, but likely implantation spotting combined with hormonal changes."Ms. Sinclair?" the doctor called out, making Beverly snap out of her thoughts. "I recommend you terminate this pregnancy. As the uterus expands, it'll compress your heart… and it could cause your heart to stop beating. You won't make it until the delivery."Beverly lowered her gaze, staring at the phone in her hand that was still transmitting voices. Her thoughts tangled as she gently caressed her lower abdomen."That won't happen. I know my own body. But thank you anyway."As she walked off with Trudy in tow, she placed the phone back on her ear, where Wanda could still be heard calling out to her."Mom, you understand Britasian?" Beverly asked, wanting to m

The surroundings were dark, making it hard to see.Alex and Beverly left the banquet hall and headed toward a nearby tented pavilion. Quite a few people followed Alex. They clearly had more of a shot with him compared to James, who was being completely monopolized by Alina."Mrs. Bronson, are you also interested in computers and coding?" Alex asked."I own an antivirus software company. Your code is fascinating…" Beverly replied.As they walked farther away, Trudy's eyes widened anxiously, and she hurriedly chased after them.The conversation was flowing beautifully on their side, whereas on the other side…A tiny figure suddenly darted out onto the dance floor, grabbing James' leg."Daddy…"James released Alina's hand, bent down to scoop Esther up, and glanced outside.Beverly had chosen a gorgeous, shapely spokesperson for him, and now she'd merely watched as he danced with a stunning woman, completely unfazed.Now that she'd won his heart, did she no longer care about him?