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Chapter 11

The moment Lucille stormed out of the room, she collided with Rayne, who was being pushed down the hallway by a nanny.Rayne cradled Connor in her arms. His cries were loud, raw, and relentless.The instant she saw Lucille, her eyes lit up as if she had found a lifeline. She urged the nanny to wheel her over at once. "Lucy, I'm begging you. Please, just give Connor some milk. I have a fever, so he can't drink mine. He won't take formula either. He's been crying all night."Rayne looked close to tears. Dark shadows circled her eyes from lack of sleep.Lucille watched her in silence, then smiled coldly. "Sure. Let's find a private room. It's not convenient to nurse with this many people around."Rayne's expression brightened immediately. Without hesitation, she placed her son into Lucille's arms. "You're so kind, Lucy. I'll leave Connor to you."Lucille lowered her gaze to the plump baby in her arms. At the sight of him, a single thought took hold. 'This child has taken everything

Chapter 12

Gideon's decisiveness and willingness to take responsibility had been the foundation on which Lucille built everything.For five years, Lucille had followed him, loved him, defended him, and looked up to him. He had been the fixed point around which her entire life revolved.Now that the truth was laid bare, she finally understood. What she had believed was responsibility, what she had believed was integrity, had all stemmed from a single reckless, angry decision.He had never loved her. He had only used her as an emotional crutch, a lifeline to pull himself out of heartbreak.Lucille slowly raised her eyes. Her voice came out rough. "So what you mean is, he loved you. And because you married someone else, he married me out of spite?"She already knew the answer, but she wanted to hear it confirmed.Rayne smirked. Her tone carried both smugness and authority. "Of course. He's treasured me since we were kids. The day Otto and I got our marriage license, Giddy had red eyes when he

Chapter 13

Rayne's expression froze."What?" she shrieked. "Lucille, you're disgusting. Delete it. Delete it right now!"The weak, delicate act vanished at once.She lunged forward and grabbed for the phone in Lucille's hand. Her soft, pretty face twisted into something vicious and arrogant. "You can't beat me, Lucille. Otto loves me, and Giddy can't live without me. You think you can fight me? Keep dreaming."And besides, I'm the Sullivan family's daughter. So what if I'm adopted? I'm still my parents' only child. If you piss me off, you make enemies of three families at once. And that nightclub-owning mother of yours? She won't be able to save you. Think it through."Rayne seized Lucille by the collar, her eyes sharp and venomous. "If you won't be my son's wet nurse, then get the hell out of Coasthaven. Within three days, I'll have Giddy divorce you. I'm giving you a chance. Don't be stupid enough to waste it. Now hand over the phone."She kept her voice low.Lucille lifted her eyelids a

Chapter 14

Lucille pressed a hand to her aching lower back. Her whole body trembled, but she smiled coldly.She took two steps forward, then collapsed. Darkness rushed up and swallowed everything.…Gideon took Rayne back to her room.Not long after, his mother, Elaine Greenfeld, arrived with a thermos of fish soup.The moment she walked in, she smiled."Rayne, are you feeling any better? I had the kitchen make fish soup just for—" She broke off mid-sentence. "What happened to your face? Why is it so swollen?"She had just noticed the red finger marks across Rayne's cheeks.Alarmed, she hurried over and cupped her face to take a closer look. "Were you hit? Who did this? Tell me right now. I'll deal with it."Rayne had only just stopped crying, but her eyes filled again. "Aunt Elaine…"She glanced at Gideon with wounded eyes, and Elaine understood at once.Elaine turned and fixed her son with a sharp glare. "Was it Lucille?"Gideon instinctively tried to cover for her. "Mom, it wasn't—

Chapter 15

In the past, no matter when or where Elaine called, Lucille answered within three rings.This time, the call rang once, then a flat mechanical voice came through the speaker. "Sorry, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."When a call went straight to that message after a single ring, it usually meant one thing. She had been blocked.Elaine began to shake with rage. "Gideon, look at this. What kind of woman did you marry? She actually blocked me? Where is she? I'm going to find her and teach her a lesson myself.""Please don't be upset." Rayne's voice stayed soft. "Maybe Lucy is just struggling after childbirth. Otherwise, she wouldn't have slapped me again and again like that."Elaine's eyes flew wide. "What did you say? She slapped you repeatedly? Rayne, your mother and I raised you like you were made of glass. We never even laid a finger on you, and she dared to hit you?"Rayne sniffled, looking pitiful. "Forget it. She's still my cousin

Chapter 16

Gwen read the room and nodded. "I'll be right outside. Call me if you need anything."She pulled the door shut behind her.Elaine lifted her chin. "Madam Greenfeld? You have a lot of nerve, addressing me like that."Lucille held her gaze. The years ran through her mind—every effort to please this woman, every moment met with nothing but cold contempt.In the past, no matter what Elaine said or did, Lucille had still called her Mother and bent herself into whatever shape was required. But she thought of the day Lily was born: Elaine walked into the delivery room, saw a daughter, and turned away without a word. Lucille could not produce the word Mother anymore."You told me years ago not to call you Mother. Now that I've stopped, you're offended?"Elaine sputtered, then her face darkened. "What kind of tone is that to take with me, Lucille?"Lucille had no interest in prolonging this. "You heard the recording. Rayne admitted in her own words that she still has feelings for Gideon.

Chapter 17

Elaine was Lily's grandmother by blood. Yet Lucille could find nothing in her face, not a flicker of feeling for the child, only cold calculation.For five years in the Prescott household, every cent Lucille spent had come from her own pocket. Gideon had given her a card after the wedding, but Elaine took it back the next day.From the beginning, she watched Lucille like a thief, convinced she was after the family's money. Now she looked at her own granddaughter the same way.Lucille's mouth curved. "That is exactly what I want to talk about. I'll divorce him. But my daughter gets every cent she's owed. Given what Gideon is worth, 60,000,000 dollars is a reasonable starting point for her."Elaine's hand slammed onto the back of the chair. "60,000,000? That's ridiculous!""Actually, that might be low. The Prescott family has substantial fixed assets. Several commercial properties, some office buildings. That would not be unreasonable for Lily either," Lucille remarked.Elaine look

Chapter 18

Lucille stepped toward Elaine. Her eyes carried a sharpness that had not been there before. "What do I have to be afraid of? We're getting divorced. None of that matters anymore."The cold smile remained on her face. "Go ahead. Tell Gideon that Lucille was after his money from the start. Tell him that now she has given him a daughter, she intends to collect everything owed to her and the child, with interest. I would say the same thing to his face."Elaine stared at her, looking her up and down as though she were a stranger. 'This is the same woman who spent five years swallowing every slight without complaint. Childbirth has changed her this much?'In the doorway, a tall shadow stood motionless.Gideon had heard every word. He watched with something close to disbelief in his eyes. The woman he had known—composed, indifferent to luxury, never once asking him for anything—could not be the same person speaking now.'Something must have happened to her. Something serious,' he thought

Chapter 19

A flicker of satisfaction crossed Elaine's face, then she replaced it with a show of magnanimity. She patted Gideon on the shoulder. "Gideon, talk it out calmly. You're in a hospital. Don't give people something to gossip about."She gave Lucille one last cutting look, then turned and walked out with her chin lifted.The room fell silent.During the confrontation, Lucille had tugged at the IV line without noticing. The needle had shifted. The back of her hand had swollen around it, raised and tight. She felt none of it.She kept her head down and did not look at Gideon.She had loved this man with everything she had. That feeling was gone now. Not buried, not suppressed, but truly gone, as though it had simply ceased to exist.Gideon noticed the swelling. He sat on the edge of the bed, took her cold hand, and examined it without speaking. He adjusted the needle and smoothed the tape down with care. When he finished, he bent slightly and blew a light breath across the puncture."

Chapter 20

Several seconds passed before Gideon found his voice. The calm had left it entirely. "No. My daughter is not taking your surname."Lucille let out a short, humorless laugh. The storm inside her had gone quiet, leaving something flat and clear behind."Oh, so you do remember she's your daughter. How many times have you held Rayne's son? A hundred? More? And Lily, from the day she was born until now, has seen her father exactly once. Is she something shameful? Some child who doesn't deserve a father?" she demanded.Her eyes filled. She had not planned to cry. She never cried over things that happened to her. She was built to solve problems, not mourn them. But anything that touched her daughter was different. That, she could not contain.Lily was the child she had nearly died bringing into the world at 30, after everything. The thought of that baby being overlooked by her own father was a pain with no bottom."She isn't… I didn't…" Gideon stopped.Something crossed his face that sh

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