Chapter 572

And yet, despite the suffering she had endured from him, a part of her still screamed that he didn’t deserve to die the way he did in Brandon’s hands. No matter what kind of criminal he was, Jethro was still her daughter’s father. Lydia had always been soft— so much that some people might even call her a coward.

She was a quiet, servile woman who had always heeded her husband’s beck and call. Perhaps it was also because she depended on him for everything. Now that he was gone, she, too, had lost any semblance of direction.

Lydia looked down at her daughter and closed her eyes in pain, tears streaming down her cheeks.

“I’m sorry, darling…” she slowly uttered to the child in her arms.

The baby, blissfully innocent and uncomprehending, waved her tiny hands and babbled at her mother.

Natalie’s heart sank deeper with every step she took away from the ward.

She was pulled out of her despairing thoughts by the ringing from her phone. She looked at the screen, her brows furrowing at the caller ID.

Why was Brandon calling her?

Sean must have told him about her visit to the hospital. Natalie didn’t answer the call, afraid that Brandon would question her. She put the phone back inside her bag and pretended not to hear anything.

a woman wearing a blue baseball cap brushed past her. The stranger felt familiar for

you have eyes? You knocked my phone to

phone, and then handed it to him. When she

woman’s

wall as she gasped for breath. She then gingerly poked her head out from her hiding place to look at the gate of the hospital. Natalie

stepped out from the corner. She

the forlorn look on Natalie’s face. It could only mean that Natalie wasn’t

had already paid someone to pretend to be an employee

to her. It was easy enough to make up a story where Brandon had bribed the

everything like

you for this much of a fool, Natalie,” Vivian mocked as she walked

entering the room, Vivian touched up her makeup and

and then take the credit for saving Brandon’s reputation. There wouldn’t

stepped inside the

wore bold make up, and a strong scent of perfume came from her. Lydia’s nose wrinkled at the

cameramen following this woman. She wasn’t

baby closer.

I’m here to help you.” Vivian always had a smile on her face,

no reply, Vivian walked right in. She held Lydia’s hand kindly, saying, “As long as

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