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.

of Gwendolyn, who was unconscious from her high

She had been drinking alcohol without eating for three days straight, almost ruining her liver. It was only after two days of IV therapy

of treatments. They busied away for two days and nights before the

first

“Maverick…”

was a whisper, but Treyton heard her

sigh, he stirred the soup that Flora made for Gwendolyn. “Kiddo, forget about him. I’m sure

retaliate, only to realize that

many would be willing to risk their lives for

no way she would ever get another man who loved

Gwendolyn clenched her chest and scrunched up

Look at how terribly you’ve treated yourself after his funeral. I’m heartbroken to see you like this.

averted her gaze and looked out of the window in

Kiddo. Have some soup. Flora made this, and it’s

the spoon to her

kept her lips

streak, Treyton sighed

yourself recover as quickly as you can. He’s gone, and the Wright family only has two women supporting

that, a hint of light finally entered Gwendolyn’s

the change, and he added, “If you recover quickly, you’ll be able to think of the best way to deal with this situation,

and began

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

Gwendolyn accepted

left in the world. She would have to make arrangements for them on

Construction Group, too. She no longer had the heart to deal with it, so she had to hand it over to the Wrights, but it had

what Sheralyn needed was a

the matter. Her physical state improved, and so

was lying on the bed

Harris, were you looking for

expressionless as she ate her oatmeal. “How are things

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