Chapter 2627

Mara told Balfour things were a mess at home and she didn’t want to drag him back into it. Seemed like there was no reason for him to get involved anymore-it was her family’s dirty laundry, after all.

When he got home, he told his grandparents about Victoria’s suicide, but they were skeptical.

“That girl doesn’t strike me as the type to do something so rash,” Alyssa said, peering over her glasses.

Balfour exhaled heavily. “Maybe it’s the fallout from what happened before. She’s been off-kilter since her dad went into a coma. I guess I’ve got my own part in dragging her down.”

Deep down, they all knew that from the moment Elton became a vegetable, the Howard family had a hand in shaping the fate of those two girls.

They couldn’t just stand by and watch the rest of Victoria’s life unfold without them.

there’s anything she needs help with,”

do to shoulder

woke up in the hospital, and

arrived at the hospital almost simultaneously.

along. Mara and Balfour exchanged a look, both at a loss for words. Sensing something was off, Elton, frail

questioning, Mara broke down and revealed the somber truth

him promise to take good care of her and keep her safe-no matter what.

stayed by her side, eventually arranging for her to be taken home and sorting

expect was Mara’s request to help with her transfer to

so far? There are plenty of top-notch universities stateside,” Balfour

a desolate tone on

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