Treyton began crying at the sight of her tears, and he pulled her closer to his chest.

“Calm down, Kiddo. This isn’t your fault. Don’t blame yourself for everything. You never knew what was happening. If you keep tormenting yourself in this way, you’re going to be overwhelmed.”

Even though he said that, Gwendolyn merely grabbed his sleeve as the thoughts of the nightmare she had had before the day of the incident flashed past her mind.

In her dream, Maverick was covered in blood as he kneeled in the fire in devastation.

She could not register any of Treyton’s words as tears flowed uncontrollably.

“Treyton, I had always thought that he was trying to kill me, so I was fine with hating and tormenting him. I wouldn’t listen to any explanations he tried to give me. The pain he dealt me in the past was isolation and mockery, but all the pain I gave him was physical. This is my fault. I killed him. It was me…”

Treyton cupped her tear-streaked face and whispered gently in her ear, again and again, “No, it isn’t, Kiddo. You haven’t done anything wrong. You didn’t kill him. This was his choice. He’s gone, but you’re still alive, so don’t hurt yourself in this way anymore.”

“But, Treyton…”

At that, Gwendolyn buried herself in Treyton’s arms and sobbed.

“I wanted to numb myself, so I drank so much to try to forget these things. I tried to get my rationality back, but I can’t do it. The more I drink, the soberer I become. The image of him bleeding is just seared into my mind. Treyton, I… I…”

Suddenly, her breathing quickened, and her world dimmed. She passed out.

“Kiddo!”

Frightened, Treyton hastily told Elven to look for a doctor before taking her out of the bathroom to a room on the third floor.

As they were all men, they could not change Gwendolyn and clean her up. Hence, Treyton asked Elven to bring Flora to Bay Villa.

then took care of Gwendolyn, who was unconscious

drinking alcohol without eating for three days straight, almost ruining her

days and nights before the

about to split apart, but the first

“Maverick…”

was a whisper, but

sigh, he stirred the soup that Flora made for Gwendolyn. “Kiddo, forget about him. I’m sure you’ll meet another man who’s

a startled look and tried to retaliate, only to

How many would be

she would ever get another man who loved

wringing her heart like a towel. Gwendolyn clenched her chest and scrunched up

the truth, but he could do nothing about it. He gently persuaded, “You’re still young, and life gets better. Don’t think of miserable times like these anymore, okay? Look at how terribly you’ve treated yourself after his funeral. I’m heartbroken to see you like this. If Dad, Asher, and Kieran find out about this, they’ll be

out of

soup. Flora made this,

the spoon to her

her lips pressed

stubborn streak, Treyton sighed and

quickly as you can. He’s gone, and the Wright family only has two women supporting it. Although the Wright family’s assets are now all with you,

of light finally

you’ll be able to think of the

her gaze and began mulling over Treyton’s

and coaxed, “So let’s have some soup, okay? We can only

Gwendolyn accepted the

was right. Frida and Sheralyn were the only members of Maverick’s family left in the world. She would have to make

it, so she

Sheralyn needed was a good

matter. Her physical state improved, and

the morning, while she was lying on the bed having oatmeal,

were you looking

she ate her

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