“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

duty to see her,

have ended up like this if it weren't

life.” He sank into a reflective

became his secretary, she was young and naive, with no intentions of starting

post-pregnancy appearance and blinded by his

a successful manager, someone who deserved better than what he perceived Liberty

professional world, couldn't

harmless flirtation turned into something much

Jessica down a path she never intended to

could've had a simple, happy life with

she ended up here.” Jessica’s imprisonment had

with despair, she'd tried to end her

finally abandoned her suicidal thoughts

long, it wasn’t a

the sliver of hope that someday she might regain her

supported her

month and visited twice a year, vowing that he’d

a promise to stay married to

her for the

his word—a stark contrast to the empty

Brown couldn't contain her

Before she could finish, Hank had retreated

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