"Chlo, this is reality. It’s too late, even if he stands by me or even promises to marry me now. That one sentence, that one action, represents everything. It hurts my pride.""I understand," I said calmly."Taking him back will mean that I choose to discard my dignity. Therefore, I must climb out of his hell. Only then can I truly be myself. I'll no longer be that lowly woman clinging to him." "I'm here for you," I told her seriously."So, you get me. Please help me. There's no turning back for me. It's not that I want to hurt Oliver, retaliate against him, or abandon him..." Lauren seemed to be explaining herself to me, afraid I wouldn't understand.She was very anxious, looking at me with splayed hands. "He pushed me into an abyss, took away my dignity, and left me stranded on the moral high ground. Then he could casually say, without hesitation, that he wouldn't marry me!"She burst into laughter suddenly, an unsettling laughter."Oh damn! What the hell am I? It feels like

Stella was the first person to appear before me, and I wasn't surprised at all. She came with an air of sharpness when I had just arrived at my office.Approaching my desk, she looked down at me for a while. With a hint of disdain, she uttered two words, "Let's talk."I calmly gestured. "Sure, have a seat."She unceremoniously took the chair before me, arrogantly looking at me. "I've underestimated you."I chuckled at her words and replied, "You shouldn't have underestimated me.""I only saw you as the second Annalise," she said bluntly.I stared at her, anger rising from within. "So, you repeatedly targeted me? Are you trying to handle me the way you did with Annalise? Pushing her off a cliff and then trying to drown me. You're ruthless, but your methods aren't that clever!"My eyes remained fixed on her, refusing to back down.Apparently, she didn't expect me to be so straightforward. After a moment of silence, she suddenly relaxed and laughed cunningly, looking at me with a

I looked at Trinity and said, "To be honest, I feel guilty about Atlas. I only found out about this after he returned to Jitador. I didn't expect him to break into their stronghold. Looks like you really need to thank him.""Why do you say that?" Trinity asked me, looking puzzled."He has a deep-seated grudge with that organization from Jitador because they killed his parents. He infiltrated their base for the antidote after we captured the assassin. If you hadn't mentioned it today, I wouldn't have had the chance to ask about it. Looks like I’m not that good of a partner.”"That Jitador organization killed his parents?" Trinity was surprised."Yes. They’ve been in conflict for years. They even kidnapped my daughter and targeted me recently, but we still couldn’t find any solid evidence against them. Everything pointed to this organization, but a crucial person was missing, which made it impossible to pin it on them back then," I didn't hide the truth from Trinity. "If you hadn’t b

I quickly asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?""I've been watching Grace today, and she doesn't seem quite right," my mom whispered to me. "I was thinking of waiting for you to discuss it together. Maybe we should take her to the hospital."Alarmed, I asked, "What do you mean, not quite right?""It seems like her pain has gotten worse. She keeps asking when you'll be back, and she won't let me call you. She barely ate anything for dinner too," my mom told me. "Atlas isn’t back yet either.""Alright, I'll come back right now." I felt a sense of urgency. "Atlas is with me."Atlas, who had been watching me all this time, saw my distressed expression and asked, "What's wrong?"After I hung up, I looked apologetically at him and shrugged. "It seems like we won't be going to Pleca Park. My mom says Grace isn't feeling well."I was a little embarrassed, because Grace had no connection to Atlas. I had already divorced her son, but I was still in close contact with her.He stood

I did not expect to see Melanie already at the house when I arrived.When she saw me with the thermos and the caregiver, she immediately said sarcastically, "What is the meaning of this? Do you still consider yourself a daughter-in-law of the Murphy family? Didn't you take Grace away? Why did you bring her back? Were you trying to leave her at the hospital to end it all? You were scared she would die in your grand mansion, weren’t you?”She spoke without a shred of decency.I ignored her completely and went straight inside. I found Grace in bed in the master bedroom. Matthew was nowhere to be seen."Why are you being so stubborn, mom? You should stay in the hospital for a few days and get the full course of medication. It’ll be good for your health, and it’ll help with the pain," I scolded her. "Where's Matthew?""Don't blame him. It was my decision to come back here. I’m more comfortable at home, and I want to stay here for a few more days. Matthew has some business to attend to