Chapter 717

Lilian Helt was the daughter of Byron, the thirty-third patriarch of the Helt family of Dartan.

She was also Jack's ex-wife.

Throughout Genevieve's four-year stay in Dartan, Jack never wanted her to find out about the Helt family and Lilian. She had never even seen a photograph of the latter.

With skin so fair it looked snow-white, Lilian was more beautiful than Genevieve had imagined.

The purity of her ancient family's blood granted her the right to haughtily look down on the rest of the world, with her ethereal loveliness out of reach for most mortal men.

Though Genevieve was confidently aware of her own beauty, she nevertheless felt insecure standing before Lilian.

walked toward Lilian when she suddenly realized that her host was wheelchair-bound. Despite being clad in a long, white dress, the absence of a carpet over her lap revealed a glint of black metal

faltered, though she quickly retracted her gaze. However, Lilian's sharp eyes caught her

sign of dejection, she pulled apart her skirt to reveal a pair of cold, black prosthetic legs. “Though I survived my self-induced car accident, my

said nothing. Instead, she turned to the bar for

silence, the steam rose steadily from the cups as the fragrance of coffee

cup for a sip before looking at Genevieve. “You seem very

purpose?” Genevieve

planned to murder Jack for it but I had been married to him for two years then, besides having a baby in my belly. I trusted him. I told my father that Jack was one of us and that he wouldn't conspire with outsiders to harm our company. I even knelt before my father

did not even blink once. Appearing entirely devoid of life, even Lilian's tone was mechanical and cold as if recounting

been a misunderstanding. I'd even swore I would kill myself and my child to pay for my transgressions against my family if Jack was as devious as my father

bar for some cups and brewed some coffee. She placed one of the cups before

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