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Chapter 201

Rayne had no idea where she had rounded up such a crowd of thugs. They were reckless and brutal. The moment they burst inside, they overturned every piece of fine china, decorative vase, and carefully arranged piece of furniture in the living room.The sound of shattering glass echoed through the house again and again.Lucille covered her mouth in shock and rushed forward to stop them, but she was already too late."Are you out of your minds? These are an elderly woman's lifetime collection! Stop this! Rayne, tell them to stop!"Rayne's eyes lit up. Instead of stopping them, she snatched an exquisite enamel vase from the table and hurled it onto the floor."Smash everything! Tear this place apart! Otto dares betray me and keep another woman here. He'll learn I'm not someone you can trifle with."Her hair hung loose and disheveled, and she looked completely unhinged.Watching those rare and precious pieces of china and treasured plants destroyed one after another, Lucille felt as

Chapter 202

The pain reached Gideon's chest. He pressed a hand to his heart, his eyes filled with bitter disappointment.The young delinquents took one look at the situation, sized up Gideon and Otto, and sensed from their bearing alone that these were not men to provoke. Without a word, they slipped away one by one.Rayne knew she was at fault. She had barged in without knowing the full story and let them destroy the place. Even so, she refused to admit it.Covering her face, she broke into sobs. "Otto didn't come home all night. I figured he had to be with someone. You were the one who told me you seriously suspected something was going on between him and Lucille. That they were having some kind of emotional affair. I believed you and came to check. I—"Fury consumed Gideon. He lashed out with a kick that caught her in the side. "So you rounded up a pack of thugs and stormed in to smash everything? That was your solution?"Rayne, until today, I never realized how ugly you become when you th

Chapter 203

Once Gideon left with Rayne, Lucille crouched down and began gathering the broken pieces of fine china from the floor, murmuring, "It's not as bad as it looks. Some pieces are beyond saving, but most of them can be repaired. There's a man on the old street who restores pottery. I'll sort the fragments and take them to him."The words had barely left her mouth when a long, pale hand closed around her wrist and gently pulled her to her feet. "Don't touch them. You'll cut yourself. Let me."Lucille shook her head and crouched beside him again. "It's nothing. If I get cut, I'll just put on a bandage. I'm not that fragile."When we were first fixing up the apartment, I assembled all the small furniture myself. I..."Otto looked up, visibly taken aback. "Gideon had you doing that kind of work? Those hands belong to one of the finest architects of your generation."Lucille shrugged as if it were nothing. "I've done things myself my whole life. That's just how I am. Relying on someone els

Chapter 204

Lucille made the connection just as quickly. "Ms. Davies mentioned her grandson more than once. A natural talent, she said. Exceptionally sensitive to line and form from childhood, admitted straight through on recommendations, famous at a young age, with remarkable buildings bearing his name all over the world. That was you all along."Otto laughed and held out his hand. "It seems we share the same roots. No wonder every design you submitted had a quality I recognized but couldn't quite place. You were shaped by the same hand that shaped me."Lucille shook his hand, and the weight Rayne had left behind melted away. In its place came the easy warmth of two people who understood each other."It's a pleasure to meet you properly. I can't keep calling you Otto. I should call you Senior."Otto laughed again. "Call me whatever you like. What matters is that we were always meant to find each other."Lucille nodded with a smile, and she meant every word.They slipped into stories about M

Chapter 205

"W-What? What are you... What did you just say?" Wendy stammered, her words tumbling over each other. "Rayne and Otto are divorcing? Why? Did Otto do something to her?"Elaine pressed a hand to her chest and stared at Gideon. "They were doing fine. They just had a healthy baby boy. How could they be getting divorced?"And the Westbrook family has an impeccable reputation throughout Coasthaven. There hasn't been a single divorce in their family history. Not one generation."Gideon closed his eyes. The pain cut deeper than he could bear.Rayne was the cousin he had loved most. Even now, he did not fully understand how she had ended up in Otto's bed that night.When he had walked in and seen them together, his first reaction had been shock. His second had been quiet satisfaction.If Rayne married Otto, she would be incredibly fortunate. Otto was the best of all his friends. He had the strongest character, came from the most respectable family, and was the most capable man. No one co

Chapter 206

Elaine did not dare let her thoughts go any further. Her head buzzed as though something had exploded inside it.Wendy clapped a hand over her mouth in shock."Wait... How could Connor not be Otto's? Are you saying Rayne..." Her voice cut off.She stared at Rayne in disbelief before lunging forward and grabbing her by the throat. "Rayne! What have you done? Are you out of your mind? How could you have another man's child and tell everyone it was Otto's? You..."The words caught in Wendy's throat. Her face turned scarlet as an asthma attack struck, leaving her gasping for air.Elaine hurriedly searched through her bag, found Wendy's inhaler, and gave it several firm pumps. Only then did Wendy manage to catch her breath.Rayne's mind had gone completely blank. She muttered, "That can't be right. It can't be such a coincidence."Impossible. This is impossible. How can this be possible?"Giddy! Go check! Could the babies have been switched at the hospital? How could the child possi

Chapter 207

Gideon's frown deepened. He felt utterly drained. He kept walking without looking back. "I am genuinely done, Rayne. If you want to jump, then jump."He walked away without the slightest hesitation.Inside the room, the three women stared at one another.Eventually, every pair of eyes settled on Rayne. One of her legs was already outside the window while the other balanced on the ledge. She glanced down, and terror instantly overtook her. The drop stretched more than 20 stories.A second later, she tremblingly pulled her leg back inside, slid off the ledge, and collapsed onto the floor. Curling into herself, she began crying quietly again.Wendy broke down completely and started sobbing beside her.Elaine closed her eyes as a dull ache throbbed through her temples. She could barely bring herself to remain in the room.She took several slow, deliberate breaths until the anger burning inside her finally subsided. "Rayne, no one else is here. Tell your mother and me what really hap

Chapter 208

Wendy's voice rose with every word. The realization that Rayne's catastrophic mistake could destroy her standing in her husband's family finally snapped the last of her restraint.She slapped Rayne hard across the face, then raised her hand to strike again.Before she could, Elaine caught her wrist and stepped between them. "Enough, Wendy! It's done. Hitting her won't change anything. What we need right now is to figure out how to fix this. The Westbrooks won't keep that child. What do we do from here?"Elaine had barely finished speaking when Rayne's phone rang. The caller was Connor's nanny, Lisa Coombs.Rayne answered with trembling hands. "Lisa...""Mrs. Westbrook, Madam Westbrook had me take Connor out first thing this morning. She told me to bring him to you and have you make arrangements. She also said... you can take the child wherever you like, but the new house and the old mansion are both closed to you now. What... What am I supposed to do?"Rayne froze. Her phone slip

Chapter 209

Lincoln slammed his fist onto the desk in front of Gideon. The solid wood caved in, leaving a deep crater."Gideon, what kind of woman did you bring into this family?" he roared, "She has stripped the Prescott family bare. These matters were deeply private. How did she find out? Explain yourself."Gideon met his father's glare. Rage surged inside him like a dam on the verge of bursting, threatening to drag him under. He forced it back and answered with icy precision."Shouldn't you be the one explaining first? Three children, and Sylvia Piper. I believe that explanation comes before mine."Lincoln's eyes flickered, and he looked away. "I intended to take that secret to my grave. I was never going to let you or your mother find out."His anger only intensified. He slammed his fist against the desk again. "And then you bring home a woman who puts it all online? I have never been so humiliated in my life. You've turned me into a laughingstock."Gideon let out a cold laugh. "I suspec

Chapter 210

Lucille looked up and found both men looking back at her.A few seconds passed before she drew a quiet breath and steadied herself.Gwen was still talking in her ear, but Lucille had to cut her off. "Gwen, I have to go. I'll send you a photo in a minute. I promise, this time you won't just have a hundred things to say. You'll have ten thousand.""What?" Gwen sounded confused.Leaving her in suspense, Lucille hung up.She rose to her feet and faced the two men before her. One wore white, the other blue. Both had the kind of faces that could stop a room.Heat crept into the tips of her ears, and she forced a stiff smile. "Otto, this must be..."Otto smiled as he made the introduction. "Charles Grant. One of Coasthaven's most formidable attorneys, known for his razor-sharp arguments and outstanding track record. He's a senior partner at Damon Law Firm. From now on, he'll serve as Riverrun Studio's legal counsel and your personal attorney."Lucille's mind went blank. 'It's him. Cha

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