Carson left afterward, leaving Ava alone. She didn’t realize that she wasn’t breathing properly, not until her husband was now out of her sight. ‘Shit. Did I just make the right decision? Can I endure being with a rude guy like him, no matter how rich he is?’ Ava asked, clutching her chest because of frustration. Her cheeks were slightly reddened, too. ‘Damian didn’t even treat me this way before. Even though he wasn’t rich, he always tried to buy whatever I wanted and accompany me everywhere, while this Carson…How dare he!’ At that moment, Ava didn’t know who to be upset with. To Carson, who didn’t treat her right behind the camera, or to herself…who kept remembering Damian while she was having a hard time like this? ‘No, Ava. We can tolerate this, but not Father’s judgment when I failed to increase my value as his daughter. I need to beat Dollie even though I needed to use dirty tactics like this,’ Ava thought, rubbing her belly. ‘This child inside my womb was a blessing in disgui

AS ETHAN heard those words, his smile faded as his expression became menacing. “She is still our sibling, Ava. Dollie is your sister.”“Sister? Yes, we can say that since we have the same father, after all. But I will never treat him like one. Never!” Ava muttered angrily, his teeth gritting in annoyance. “Goodness, don’t tell me you will be on her side, too? Why is everyone so concerned about her? Is it because she looked fragile and vulnerable?”“No. Because you are acting like a psychopath for wanting her dead, Ava. She is just a child,” Ethan explained, emphasizing every word.Ava raised an eyebrow and asked, “Why? Don’t you wish the same thing, too?”“No, because what happened before was not Dollie’s fault, but Dad and his mistress,” said Ethan in a serious tone, looking Ava in the eye. “The moment I hear you speak ill words again, I will not let it slide.”Ava gulped twice, feeling the intimidation with Ethan’s words. However, there’s no way she would take back what she had said

EVERYONE gasped in shock upon hearing Veron’s question. Cielo suddenly froze in his tracks, and the other members of the Medivien family felt the same except for Dollie, who was still nowhere to be found.“What?” Cielo asked, his voice low and stunned at the same time.“I’m not yet announcing who will inherit the Ferremento empire, so the conditions you pointed out don’t apply to this marriage,” Veron explained in a cold tone. “It means that I didn’t break any terms and conditions, and as the head of the Ferremento family, I have the right to decide what assets in my company I will give.”At that moment, Cielo regretted that he confronted Veron in front of everyone. He wanted to humiliate Veron so he would retract the announcement he made earlier, but his plan backfired. “Is that so?” Cielo asked, maintaining a calm demeanor despite wanting to burst into a rage. “It must be a misunderstanding, then.”“I would rather say that you weren’t reading the agreement properly instead of it be

THE TENSION arises in the air as Veron says those words. Cielo, on the other hand, lost his calm demeanor as the sweat immediately accumulated on his forehead. He could feel the intimidation of Veron's statement—None felt like a joke.“How could you make such an insolent threat in front of your daughter-in-law’s father?” Cielo asked, his voice laced with disbelief. “It is not like there is something wrong with my question.”“If you didn’t find your question insensitive at all, then there must be something wrong with you,” answered Veron in a cold tone, creating more tension between the two of them. “I wish he weren’t dead, but I am no God to decide about that. What I can only do is to protect those who are still alive.”Cielo remained silent, knowing that Veron was in the process of calming his emotions. Sure, he looked calmer than before, but his eyes said otherwise. Cielo felt like Veron’s eyes would burn with fire at any time.However, it was not only Cielo who noticed those things

“Shit…” Damian cursed, looking at his surroundings this time.He was in the garden where he saw Carson talking to someone earlier, and it was empty and silent. Aside from the blood and Dollie’s phone, he couldn’t find something suspicious.“But I’m sure she is here. My hunch is saying so,” he muttered as he walked around, especially in the corners.There, in one corner which was mostly covered with large plants and bushes, Damian found Dollie lying on the ground. She looked weak and exhausted while her hands were on her stomach.“Dollie!” Damian immediately sprinted toward Dollie without a second thought. “Shit. Your wound is severe.” He pressed his hands toward Dollie’s stomach, hoping that the wound would stop bleeding.“I-I bumped into that sharp thing before I lost consciousness, but when I woke up, I-I noticed that my phone fell far away from me,” Dollie said in a weak and pained tone. “I wanted to ask for help…But no one’s going here. No one can hear me, too…”“It is because you