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.

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

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

skirt to reveal a pair of cold, black prosthetic legs. “Though I survived my self-induced car accident, my legs had been so mangled that they had to be amputated.

said nothing. Instead, she turned to the bar for some cups and brewed

ensuing silence, the steam rose steadily from the cups

raised her cup for a sip before looking at Genevieve. “You seem very shocked to see my prosthetics. Why don't you ask me

you crash on purpose?” Genevieve

a move against Helt Corporation. He 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

devoid of life, even Lilian's tone was mechanical and cold

Dad to refrain from harming Jack and that there must have been a misunderstanding. I'd even swore I would kill myself and my child to pay for my transgressions against

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

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