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Chapter 61

"Boss' wife." Those two words pushed Lucille past the last line she had left. "Gideon, let go of me right now. Don't make me do something you'll regret."He looked down at her, his arms locked around her."Haven't you done enough already? Just calm down. Please. For the love of everything." His voice was low and warm, and it made her skin crawl.She lifted her eyes to his. "I gave you a chance to fix this. You wasted it."Gideon blinked. "What?"Lucille drove her heel straight down onto the top of his foot. The stiletto struck cleanly.He gasped, and his grip broke.She crossed the office in three quick steps and shoved an expensive ornament off its stand. A business partner had given it to him. It hit the floor hard and cracked clean through."Lucille!" Gideon's voice came out strangled.She didn't stop. She ripped the scheduling chart off the wall, tore it in half, dropped it to the floor, and stamped on it until nothing recognizable remained.Gideon's face drained to the c

Chapter 62

Lucille had never complained in five years. That was exactly why Gideon had never considered himself someone who had gone too far.Only now was he beginning to understand. She had carried pain all this time, and he had never felt even the slightest trace of it. He had taken her endurance so completely for granted that, to him, it had ceased to exist.Lucille glanced at the blood running down his arm and let out a short, cold laugh. "It seems you never once stopped to examine yourself."Maybe, to you, I was just an employee on call whenever you needed one. A tool to satisfy your need for control. Someone to give you a child. Never a wife. Never a person who bleeds, gets tired, and eventually reaches the limit of what she can carry."She lifted the box cutter to eye level. The look in her eyes struck with the force of an arrow loosed from a bow."That cut on your arm? It's nothing. Do you know what happened to me when I gave birth? I lost 70 ounces of blood. I went into hemorrhagic

Chapter 63

Lily's birth had meant nothing to this family. It hadn't been worth marking or remembering. Whether she lived or died had seemed just as inconsequential.Lucille closed her eyes and thought of that day. She remembered the drive home after the celebration, her hand pressed to her chest as she cried the entire way. The memory hit with enough force to feel physical.Daphne's eyes reddened. She, who had never once allowed anyone to see her emotions, reached out to pull Lucille into her arms.Lucille shoved her away hard. "Stop it. Don't perform for me now. Where was this when it mattered? My daughter didn't appear out of nowhere. I carried her to full term. Not one person in this family said a single word throughout that period."I could handle being ignored during the pregnancy. But when I gave birth, every family member of every patient in the maternity ward was there. They waited, worried, and watched. And what did you people do? Not one of you ever treated me or my daughter like we

Chapter 64

Gideon's legs nearly gave out beneath him. Cold sweat soaked his forehead and ran down his back. He stood frozen in place, hollowed out and silent.Daphne stared at the closed elevator doors for a long moment. Then she turned and swept the room with a single glance.Every employee who had been straining to watch suddenly found somewhere else to look.She grabbed Gideon by the tie and effortlessly dragged him into the office littered with broken glass.Gideon sank into the chair like a man with nothing left in him.Daphne stood over him. Her smile held no warmth at all."Can't take it? Already?" Her voice was cold, stripped of any sisterly softness. There was only open contempt.Gideon reached for the glass of water on the desk. His hand shook so badly that water spilled over his fingers.He didn't even notice. He drank deeply, and the cold steadied him enough to raise his head. "Was I really that bad, Daphne?"He didn't wait for her answer. He rushed to defend himself before s

Chapter 65

Gideon's chest churned with feelings he couldn't untangle, and none of them resembled contrition."Lucille was wronged, and I'll make it right. But why did you step in? Why approve her resignation? This is the worst possible time for that. You're my sister. Why are you working against me?" he demanded."Working against you?" Daphne stared at him as though he had said something genuinely idiotic. "Have you lost your mind?"Her gaze was sharp. "I approved her resignation so she could step back and breathe. So she could stop living in constant crisis. She walked in here today carrying a box cutter. What do you think she walks in with tomorrow if nobody gives her even an inch?"She paused, and something quieter crossed her face. "The way this family handled the birth was disgraceful. Especially Mom. What she said outside that delivery room…"Daphne shook her head. "Lucille probably hates every single one of us. Giving her some support is the only thing I can do to stop this from getti

Chapter 66

Lucille had done it. She was out. Her resignation had been filed and accepted, and every design she had ever created was coming with her.She let out a long, slow breath. It was only a small step, but it was real.Next, she needed to register Lillian's name. After that, she would finalize the divorce.She drove back to Pinehill Estates and sat in the underground garage for a while after parking.Then she picked up her phone and typed a message to Joanne.Lucille: [Mom. When are you coming back?]She waited in the car, but no reply came.The silence settled around her, and she found herself thinking about the past five years.Gideon had slipped so easily between her and her mother. Many arguments had started because of him, and over time, everything between them had turned cold.She shook her head. She had gotten married and nearly lost everything and everyone in the process. And in the end, the marriage had given her nothing worth the price she had paid.Lucille forced hersel

Chapter 67

Elaine rushed to block him. "Gideon, why are you snapping at her? She's devastated right now. Otto came back, and he's been cold to her ever since. He didn't even show up when she was in the hospital for two days."And look at what your wife has done. If she hadn't gone around stirring up trouble with her rumors and media campaigns, would Rayne and Otto be in this mess?"Rayne doesn't want to live anymore, and Connor is still a baby. If something happens to her, what will become of that child?"Gideon, talk her down. She listens to you. Please, hurry."Elaine's eyes glistened with tears, and worry had etched deep lines across her face.Gideon looked at her coldly. Lucille's voice echoed in his mind, along with every word she had repeated from outside the delivery room.He could not hold himself back. "Rayne threatens her life, and the first thing you worry about is Connor. Funny how you never seem to worry about your own granddaughter."Elaine fell silent. She shot him a despera

Chapter 68

Gideon moved toward Rayne. She released the window frame and edged another inch outward.He stopped short, his voice turning carefully gentle. "All right, I promise. Now come down. This is too dangerous."He closed the distance in a single stride, caught her hand, and wrapped his other arm around her waist before she could react.Rayne let herself collapse against him. The instant he lifted her off the ledge, a flicker of undisguised satisfaction crossed her eyes.He carried her to the sofa, grabbed a nearby blanket, and wrapped it tightly around her.Her nose was red from the cold, and her body trembled.Elaine immediately pressed a cup of hot water into her hands. "There, sweetheart. Drink this and warm yourself up. And please, never do anything like this again."Even if your parents ignore you, even if Otto and his family have treated you coldly, you still have me. You still have your cousin. And look at Connor. Round and healthy and handsome. Could you really leave him?"Ra

Chapter 69

The moment Elaine left, Rayne made her move. "Giddy, my heart is acting up. My chest feels tight. I can't breathe properly."Gideon immediately moved closer and crouched in front of her, his eyes scanning her face. "Is it your old condition again? Do you have your medication?"She pointed toward the Birkin bag on the side table. "In there."He went straight to it and found the pill case without hesitation. He already knew where she kept it. After shaking out a pill, he held it out to her.Rayne did not take it. Instead, she looked up at him with soft, helpless eyes. "Feed it to me. And get me some water."Gideon's brow furrowed. "Rayne, I told you we need to keep more distance between us."She pressed a hand against her chest, her face tightening with pain.In the end, he gave in. He placed the pill on her tongue, then lifted a glass of water to her lips.She swallowed obediently, closed her eyes, and patted the empty cushion beside her. "My head hurts too. Ever since that nigh

Chapter 70

Rayne's eyes flew open. The instant she recognized the figure in the doorway, she shot to her feet. "Darling!""Otto!" Gideon startled and rose as well.Otto remained at the entrance. His gaze swept slowly over both of them before settling into something cold and unreadable.When he spoke, his voice was quiet and devoid of warmth. "I thought you were going to jump. Was this another performance?"Rayne's entire body trembled.She hurried toward him, tilting her face up at him like a dog waiting to be allowed back inside. "I really didn't want to live anymore. I sent you so many messages, and you ignored every one of them. Gideon came and talked me down. If he hadn't, I really would have…"She searched Otto's face for a reaction, but his expression did not shift.Desperate to make him believe her, Rayne reached into her bag and pulled out a medical document. "The doctor diagnosed me with severe depression. Suicidal ideation. When my emotions get too bad, I can't control myself."

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