Briony stared at the doors of the emergency room, tears slipping silently down her cheeks.

...

Mary was gone.

She died on the very day her daughter was born.

The baby lay in an incubator, oblivious to the fact that her mother had left this world forever.

Maybe the newborn could sense the absence, because that night, she developed a high fever.

The doctors in the neonatal unit declared her condition critical.

Briony couldn't afford the luxury of grief. She rushed to the neonatal ward, signing a stack of consent forms for the baby's treatment.

It wasn't until the early hours of the morning that the child's condition finally stabilized.

But Briony's nerves and emotions stayed stretched tight, refusing to ease.

Mary had no family left. For now, her body was kept in the hospital morgue.

Briony went to see her.

Mary lay beneath a white sheet.

Briony gently lifted the cloth.

Mary's eyes were closed, her face peaceful, as if she were simply sleeping.

accused her of cruelty-how could she bear to leave her daughter behind, a child

had a chance to look at her baby girl, not even

woman slept so deeply

Briony's sobbing

Mary simply missed Ferdinand too much, and chose

Ferdinand

girl..." Briony ran her hand gently over Mary's face for the

Cold. Unforgiving.

never

...

left the morgue, she looked up and spotted

over, concern etched across his face. "Bryn, are you

from crying. She looked

you

as soon as I arrived at the house, Carol told me about Mary. I was worried about

your concern, Mr. Wentworth, but I'm fine," Briony replied, keeping her distance. "I be busy with Mary's arrangements for a few days anyway,

keenly, but there was nothing he

a professional handle the funeral. I can ask Carl Shaw

makes me

pressed his

energy to drag this out

weary. "Once you have the kids, just go. My affairs are none of your

don't want you to

to me isn't something another woman's husband

landed like a

side, a wave of sorrow washing over

sighed. "Just... take

gave him a quiet thank you, then brushed past

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