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“Okay.” He soothed her for a few minutes, then took her hand gently. They climbed into the car together and drove off. John stood like someone whose soul had been ripped away, staring at them as they left- watching her care for James and cry for him. It felt like a thousand arrows through his…

But Lily knew: he was terrified that she might have drunk that doctored bowl of fish maw, that she might suffer, miscarry, or even lose her life. Her heart melted into a puddle. Even as his kisses nearly took her breath away, she couldn’t bring herself to push him away. Instead she held him gently…

But when James glanced at his brother’s still-pale face as Ivan was wheeled to a VIP ward, the chill in his heart deepened. Ivan had drunk the fish maw-and only then collapsed. That bowl had been prepared for Lily. He could not let himself imagine what might have happened if she had taken even a…

Even Susan, normally composed, felt her stomach clench. If the footage was shown, the truth could spill out. Still, she had decades of polish. She kept her face serene, even while her fingers twitched. “James,” she said smoothly, “if the footage is there, let’s see it at once. Ivan nearly lost his life today. We…

Renee was too vicious. She was carrying two babies now if Renee succeeded once, there would be no way to undo it. She could never play the saint and forgive Renee, not when it meant putting her own life and her children’s lives at risk. “Grace, I understand you want to think of your daughter.”…

Renee…” it takes. Please, show mercy spare Nancy’s gaze returned to Susan. “Susan, when someone commits a crime, they must bear the responsibility themselves. You offering us your life means nothing. A murderer’s hands stay bloody no matter how many family members cry or offer their lives in exchange. The guilty still face the law….

Ivan, who had woken up starving, lost his appetite completely at her words. He slammed his fork on the table. “What do you mean ‘with’? Lily and John were openly dating-an honest relationship. Don’t twist it into something shameful. And she wasn’t thrown away. John was trash who didn’t deserve her, and she dumped him!…

Grace and Nancy, women who had given birth and knew the ways of pregnancy, immediately understood. A pregnant woman’s cravings change. Even if the bowl was expensive and nourishing, Grace wouldn’t force it on her. “Don’t worry, don’t force it. I’ll have the cook make something different tomorrow. Right. Pregnant women need small meals frequently….