Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

“You also lost your own child yourself.

That child was part of the Brown family,” Mrs. Brown snapped, her voice heavy with frustration.

Though Sonny didn't live with them, Mrs. Brown still held a bitter attachment to the idea of their family legacy.

When Jessica was pregnant, despite her reservations, she had softened.

The child represented the Brown family’s future, and for a time, Jessica’s flaws were easier to overlook.

But fate had intervened.

Jessica's tragic fall and subsequent miscarriage not only robbed Mrs. Brown of her grandson but also reignited her simmering resentment.

If that child had survived, Mrs. Brown might not feel so desperate for Sonny to return to their fold.

Now, it all felt like retribution.

Hank sighed, trying to calm the situation.

“Mom, what’s done is done.

The baby’s gone.

Maybe it just wasn't meant to be.

Jessica is still my

see her,

up like this if it weren't for

ruined her life.” He

became his secretary, she was young and

Hank, discontent with Liberty’s post-pregnancy appearance and blinded by his own

a successful manager, someone who deserved better than what

and fresh to the professional world, couldn't resist his persistent

started as harmless flirtation

selfishness had led Jessica down a path she never

weren't for me,’ Hank murmured, “Jessica could've had a simple,

up here.” Jessica’s imprisonment had been a dark

tried to

finally abandoned her suicidal thoughts and chose to focus

sentence was long, it wasn’t a death

of hope that someday she might regain her

despite everything, supported her from

that he’d wait for her release

promise to stay married to

for the rest of my

keep his word—a stark contrast to the empty promises he’d

Brown couldn't contain her

you're still—" Before she could finish, Hank had retreated to his room and shut the door, leaving her seething