When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Wordlessly, I just listened to her with no intention of interrupting. She got the waiter to refill her cup before continuing, “When I was 24, both of us started to envision our future. I even imagined what my life would be like after getting married to him. I found it beautiful and worth looking forward to, but the reality is cruel. Very few children born from ordinary families can easily gain the respect of others. Only those who are born of noble birth are gifted with inherent superiority and elegance, which make them stand out from the crowd.”

She looked at me with contempt in her eyes. “Very few people possess inherent nobility because a trait like this only runs in the blood.”

I frowned inadvertently but let her continue.

She leaned back slightly before speaking again, “Because of our difference in family background, I was rejected by the Moore family. Being the proud woman I was, I left Zachary in a fit of anger, wanting to make a living for myself. So on the day I left K City, I vowed to one day become someone the Moore family looked up to.”

Here, she chuckled with self-mockery. “But fate is a funny thing. I only realized I was pregnant after leaving K City. My pride did not allow me to go back to Zachary, but I was young and it was my first child, so I couldn’t bring myself to abort it. Unfortunately, I couldn’t raise her either. While I was caught in a dilemma, my belly grew bigger and bigger. In the end, I had to give birth to her. I’d thought of finding a man to make things easier, but how could I settle for anything less than Zachary? So after giving birth, I went abroad alone.”

Seeing the sorrow lining her features, my brows drew together slightly. This woman had been fueled by ambition her whole life, but now, I wasn’t sure if it was a good thing.

child, missing her day and night. But I couldn’t go back to get her, not until

my life, I would never be able to get my child back. A sneer escaped my lips as I looked at her again. “So? Is this

To find her, I wasn’t willing to have a baby with someone else after I got married and would rather be a stepmother. I’ve been atoning for my mistakes for so many years and now, I’ve finally found

“You love your daughter more than life itself. Don’t you think other people would feel the same about

little when she said, “Scarlett, you had a choice. If you’d chosen to get rid of the child and leave Ashton from

but my anger overpowered it. There were indeed shameless people in the world who could make their

life, you can even justify such heinous crimes so effortlessly. Since your hands are covered with my child’s blood, aren’t you afraid that your grandchild will receive retribution because of you?” I was no saint.

truly impossible to perform the virtuous act

me just because you’re associated with Louis Stovall now? To put it bluntly,