Chapter 626
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Jessica gripped Lilian’s shoulders tightly. “Mom, please, help met you just take all the blame, you can save me! You can protect
Lilian looked at Jessica, her heart heavy with years of regret. She had spent her whole life paving the way for Jessica, placing all her hopes on the latter. She had taught Jessica to climb to the top, o matter the cost–including stealing the identity Stanley’s lifesaver and the title of the richest inan’s daughter. She had silently allowed it all to happen.
But now, it all came back to haunt her. She was reaping the consequences of her choices.
It was her own selfishness, her own actions, that had shaped Jessica into who she was today.
And now, Lilian was about to be betrayed by her flesh and blood.
“But I’m your mother… How can you be so heartless…?”
Jessica dropped to her knees in front of Lilian and grabbed the hem of Lilian’s pants.
“Mon, I have no choice! I have to make you disappear. If you love me, you’ll help me. Please, I’m begging you.”
Lilian looked at Jessica with a heart full of pain and betrayal. A bitter, self–mocking laugh escaped her lips.
It was over.
This was her fate, after all.
The moment Harry died, she should’ve known her destiny. The mystery of Jessica’s birth had to be buried with blood.
Lilian closed her eyes.
Wendy had returned from the hospital. Her baby was healthy, but she had been in shock and needed to stabilize her emotions for the baby’s sake.
Harry had died protecting her, and something didn’t sit right. She couldn’t shake the feeling that everything was connected, that there was more to the story.
She turned to Edith. “Where’s Lilian?”
Edith’s eyes were swollen from crying. “Don’t mention that witch! She killed my son–I want her to pay with her life!”
At that moment, Horace walked in. “Hello, Wendy.”
Wendy looked at him, her eyes hard. “Lilian tried to kill me, and Harry took the knife for me.”
Horace nodded, his face somber. “I know.”
“Do you also know Jessica is an accomplice?”
Horace’s brows furrowed in confusion. “What do you mean?”
“She came into the ward with Lilian. Lilian tried to stab me, but Jessica is just as guilty!” Wendy’s voice was sharp, filled with
accusation.
Horace’s face hardened. “Jessica’s my daughter.”
Stanley, standing by Wendy’s side, spoke up. “Even if Jessica’s your daughter, you can’t ignore or condone her actions. In fact, it’s because she’s your daughter that you should be the one to hold her accountable.”
Horace fell silent, his gaze distant.
Wendy pressed on. “Where’s Lilian? I want to see her.”
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“I locked her in a room,” Horace replied calmly. “I’ll take you to her.”
Wendy nodded, her mind racing with questions. She had to ask Lillan about Harry–something about all of this didn’t make
sense.
Wendy, Stanley, and Horace made their way to the small room. A black–suited guard opened the door.
“Lilian’s been inside,” Horace said,
“Alright,” Wendy said, her voice tight with determination.
They entered together, andshe called out, “Lilian, I want to ask you about Harry…”
Her words stopped dead in their tracks. Lilian was lying in a pool of blood.
Wendy’s heart skipped a beat. She rushed forward, quickly feeling for a pulse. There was nothing. No heartbeat.
Lilian had killed herself, smashing her head against the wall, leaving a trail of blood.
Stanley and Horace stood frozen for a moment, shocked. They stepped forward, their voices low with disbelief.
“She’s not breathing anymore. She’s gone.”
Lilian’s death took everything with her–every secret, every answer.
