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.

familiar for some reason.

woman! Don’t you have eyes? You knocked my phone to the ground!” the man

up the phone, and then handed it to him. When she

things? The woman’s side profile seemed to resemble

gingerly poked her head out from her

out from the corner. She had never

the forlorn look on Natalie’s face. It could only mean that Natalie wasn’t able to persuade Lydia to appear

thing that she was one step ahead. She had already paid someone to pretend to be an employee from Jethro’s factory and tell

could get to her. It was easy enough to make up a story where Brandon

up everything

and a baby. I didn’t take you for this

entering the room, Vivian touched up

She would make Lydia to change her mind later and then take the credit for saving

stepped inside

the door as another woman came in. She looked at her new visitor. The woman wore bold make up, and a strong scent of perfume came from her. Lydia’s nose wrinkled at the overwhelming

no cameramen following this woman.

her baby

had a smile on her face, to make her seem

“As long as you make everything clear

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