Hylda no longer possessed the allure of her past. She was wearing the plainest clothes she could find, fearful of being recognized. She trimmed her long, flowy hair and no longer wore makeup. Hylda looked a decade older than before.

As soon as the light flickered on, she instinctively hid. After days of evading capture, she had developed a fear of well-lit places.

“It’s too bright,” she said in a raspy voice.

Ian felt for her and left a dim lamp on.

“What’s your plan?” He sat across from her and asked.

Hylda hesitated and said, “I’ve been thinking a lot these past few days. I’ve now figured out the things I did not understand before. None of this was a coincidence. She had planned everything out since the day of the wedding. She made me target Xenia out of jealousy and exposed Hugo’s true identity, causing Albert to lose trust in me and freeze my accounts.

“She then targeted the kindergarten, causing me to lose my only source of income. Following that, she had Walter come and threaten me, driving a wedge between Albert and me over the money. She led me into her trap step by step!”

of her hard work to become Mrs. Jewell was flushed down the drain. She was now

you referring to?” Ian

“She never believed that the car crash was just

to take away everything that did not rightfully belong to her and cast her into hell. It was the ultimate punishment for someone as greedy

that she was already past her prime. Though, she could not accept it. ‘I was so close to obtaining everything I had ever dreamed of, yet that bitch had to come and ruin

pursed his lips, not

recalled

“I want

used to be. You might not even be able to

clenched her fists upon hearing that. She knew what Ian said was the truth, and her desire was likely impossible to

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