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Gideon's jaw dropped, and he jabbed a finger at Grace. "What? Even you... You're betraying me too?"Grace narrowed her eyes, but her expression remained perfectly composed. "Sir, this really is out of my hands. My son is grown now, and he's getting married. Once he's married, there'll be children, and when they come along, I'll need to help raise them. I hope you understand."Grace paused for a moment before adding one final, cutting remark. "Back where I'm from, every elder does the same thing. We all pitch in once the younger generation gets married and has children. We take care of our daughters-in-law after they give birth and help raise the grandchildren."So honestly, even a housekeeper like me can't make sense of how your family does things."If it were me and I had a daughter-in-law that capable, I'd dote on her even more than my own daughter. I'd make sure her child was well cared for so she wouldn't have a single thing to worry about."With that, Grace turned and walked

Gideon's last defenses crumbled in that instant.He closed his eyes, unable to shake the image lodged in his mind: Lucille and Otto standing side by side, united against him.The natural, effortless understanding between them seemed to mock him, a cruel reminder of just how pathetic his lingering feelings for Lucille had become.'Fine, then,' he thought.Lucille was inseparable from Otto now, practically joined at the hip. She had trampled all over Gideon's boundaries without the slightest regard for his feelings.'Why should I keep myself pure for a woman who clearly doesn't care about me?' With that thought, Gideon opened his eyes again, and something darker had settled into his gaze.He stopped resisting. In one swift motion, he seized Wanda's slender wrist, dragged her through the door, and pinned her against the wall."Are you sure about this?" His voice came out low and hoarse.A smile lit Wanda's eyes. She was already lost in the moment. "Giddy, if we're together tonight

Lucille had already fallen asleep when a string of messages jolted her awake.First, Nancy sent her a series of photos in the middle of the night. They showed Gideon holding Wanda. Lucille stared at them with a cold smile, but she felt nothing at all.Just as she was drifting back to sleep, another set of photos arrived, sent separately by Gwen and Walter. They were Wanda's shameless selfies, taken inside what had once been Lucille's marital bedroom.Gwen was furious. She called Lucille at once, her voice practically exploding through the phone. "What the hell? Lucy, does Gideon have any shame left at all?"He's dragging his feet on the divorce while openly bringing another woman into your old bedroom and letting her sleep in your bed! Could he possibly be any more disgusting?"Whatever drowsiness Lucille had managed to recover disappeared completely."Is this really surprising, coming from him? What are we supposed to do, go over there and catch him in the act?" Her voice remain

Gideon's long fingers gently traced the edge of the photo frame. His touch was tender, and his eyes brimmed with deep affection."Lucy, I've realized that no other woman interests me at all except you. Only you can make me react. Anyone else who comes near me just disgusts me. Is this what they call physiological attraction?" he murmured, the corner of his mouth curving into a faint, self-mocking smile."I really regret being so cold to you before. If I'd known you'd actually leave, I never would have pushed you aside back then." The warmth in his voice lasted only a few seconds before it suddenly turned cold. "What else can I do to keep you by my side?"Gideon suddenly recalled something he had overheard by chance that day at Renavi. If they couldn't find a suitable match to save Lily, he and Lucille would have to have another child.His eyes lit up at the thought. Suddenly, it seemed as though every problem weighing on him had found a solution at once.As long as they had anothe

Wanda's sole reason for making the call had been to flaunt her victory over Lucille and needle her as much as possible.She had always been the type to hold a grudge over the smallest slight. The humiliation she had suffered in that hospital room, when Otto had torn into her in front of everyone and Hamilton had grounded her for a week afterward, still ate at her.She had wanted to disgust Lucille, to humiliate her thoroughly. Instead, Lucille had barely flinched. She had even laughed calmly and was now threatening to call Hamilton.A flicker of panic shot through Wanda, but she forced herself to sound composed. "My father's private number isn't something I'd ever hand out. Besides, you don't have any proof. Do you really think my father would believe something you made up out of thin air?"Lucille's voice drifted through the phone, lazy and almost indifferent. "I don't have your father's private number. That's true. But I imagine Otto does."And who said I don't have proof? Don't