The Cost of a Label의 모든 챕터: 챕터 11 - 챕터 18

Brian's words left Logan reeling. He stood frozen, struggling to make sense of what he'd just heard. After a long moment, he finally let out a scornful laugh."Have you lost your mind? Summer's just the Siegels' bastard child. You really think she'd ever be welcome in the Daltons' world? Do you even know who they are? That's not funny!"Brian sighed and held up his phone. "Mr. Cartwright, just look at what's trending."The top headline was impossible to miss."Breaking: Havenport's Richest Family Finds Long-Lost Daughter!"Logan's fingers trembled as he tapped the headline on Brian's phone. A video began to play.The Daltons were hosting a celebration at their mansion to welcome home their long-lost daughter.Wayne Dalton, now an elderly man, stood with his wife, Amelia Trask, as they embraced a young woman, tears in their eyes.Logan recognized the young woman instantly.Summer. It was Summer!Wayne and Amelia were overjoyed."Summer, sweetheart! We finally found you!""It

Summer's prenatal report confirmed that she'd been more than three months pregnant.Logan felt himself coming apart. The pain in his chest was so intense he could barely breathe."She was carrying my baby. What have I done?"He remembered the blood staining Summer's pants at St. Arden's Church. He remembered how pale she had been when they took her to the hospital.He also remembered the contempt in Vivian's eyes when she'd said, "She just got her period and bled through her pants. What's the big deal? She's being dramatic."But it hadn't been her period. That was when they'd lost their baby.He'd killed his own child.He'd forced Summer to endure that brutal punishment for the sake of a baby that wasn't even his. And in doing so, he'd killed their own.Next, Logan found a string of taunting messages Vivian had sent Summer."Summer, I heard you have a brain tumor. Too bad it hasn't killed you yet."See this picture of Logan and me in bed? He's so much gentler with me. I bet h

Meanwhile, at a hospital in Havenport, Wayne, Amelia, and Nigel waited anxiously outside the operating room.Wayne paced back and forth, his face tight with worry. Amelia's eyes were red, and she'd clasped her hands so tightly that her knuckles had turned white.She kept whispering, "Don't worry. Summer's going to be okay. She'll be okay..."Nigel stood closest to the operating room doors, looking unusually tense despite his impeccably tailored suit. He'd canceled an important meeting to be there and had spent the past six hours waiting for news.Finally, the light above the doors went out. Moments later, the surgical team emerged, wheeling Summer into the hallway.The surgeon pulled off his mask and wiped the sweat from his brow."Mr. and Mrs. Dalton, the surgery was a success. You can breathe easy now."Wayne and Amelia broke down in tears of relief.Nigel clasped the surgeon's hand, his voice thick with emotion. "Thank you so much!"Summer was taken to a hospital room, wher

Summer held Logan's gaze. Her voice was calm, but every word carried weight."No, Logan. You're wrong. We had ten years together, but every time you hurt me, you destroyed a little more of what we had. Now there's nothing left."And you still don't get it. Vivian didn't make you do any of those things. You made those choices yourself! I had a brain tumor. I was pregnant with your baby. I begged you to stop, but you wouldn't listen."Do you have any idea how much it hurt when your guards kept slamming my head against those stone steps? Do you have any idea what losing my baby did to me? I was heartbroken. I didn't know how I was supposed to go on."You keep telling me you love me, but you never even respected me. The truth is, you've never loved anyone but yourself. All you've ever cared about is getting people to stop calling you a bastard!"Summer's voice rose as she spoke.The memories threatened to overwhelm her, but the sadness was gone. All she felt now was anger and bitter