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The moment she was handcuffed and shoved into the police car, Rence swore to herself she would not go quietly. She would make Lily pay.

If she refused to admit she had spiked the fish–maw soup with an abortifacient, she could be released on bail before any final sentence. The world did not revolve only around Lily bearing James’s children. If Renee used that time to get pregnant by him and the “stray seed” disappeared, the Lukes would never let her rot in prison.

Renee would not lose,

“They scared me to death.”

After Susan and her daughter were taken away, Grace still patted her chest, trembling with lingering fear. “Thank God Lily didn’t drink that bowl. I must tell Spring and the others to be extra careful in the kitchens–nothing like today must ever happen again.”

Nancy squeezed Lily’s hand. “Yes, our Lily is lucky. Ivan is a tough kid–he’ll be fine after a few days in hospital. I can’t even imagine what would have happened if Lily had drunk it. Just thinking about it makes my heart race…”

Grace nodded in agreement. The boy was young and hardy; a few days‘ rest would do him good. A girl was more fragile–if anything happened to Lily, they would be devastated.

Ivan… sometimes he wondered whether he was really blood of their blood. Still, knowing his little niece would be safe, and that in a few months he could y with her, made him happy.

“Nancy-”

They chatted andughed quietly until nc suddenly took Nancy’s hand. He looked uneasy and guilty. “There’s something I’ve hidden from you for years. I think I should tell you.”

Hidden from Nancy for years? Grace’s mind raced back to what Susan had said earlier–that Renee was nc’s child. Did Susan mean it literally? Was Renee actually the result of something between Susan and nc?

Grace and Zoey had been close friends for years. Nancy had spent as much time with Grace as with Zoey growing up; in Grace’s mind Nancy came before anyone. The idea that the child Susan bore had involved her friend’s husband made her blood run cold. She stepped forward and kicked him hard without restraint. “nc, what have you been hiding from Nancy? Did that woman really give you a child? Have you no shame–cheating on Nancy? I’d rather not have a son like you! You ought to throw yourself out the window!”

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Henry’s face turned grave in an instant. He delivered an even harder kick. “You worthless brat -if you really did anything like that, even if you jump out the window, I’ll break your legs first!”

“Dad, you can’t seriously mean that–did you betray Mom?” Ivan sat up on the bed, his usually bright face uncharacteristically serious. Lily felt a bloom of worry in her chest. She liked the Luke family atmosphere and adored Nancy; if nc had betrayed her, Lily could not bear to imagine it.

“Don’t you dare say such things! How could I ever betray Nancy?” nc protested.

Though Henry and Grace were elders and sometimes said outrageous things, nc didn’t want to argue with them. He could, however, scold his youngest son. He shot Ivan a fierce re. “Keep your mouth shut before I break your legs.”

Why was he always the one being med? Misunderstood and cornered by his family, nc felt deeply aggrieved.

He had intended to scold Ivan further, but Nancy coldly pulled her hand away and kept her distance. He feared she might misunderstand, feared to hurt her, and rushed to exin. “Nancy, don’t listen to Ivan’s nonsense. There’s only you in my heart. How could I have a child with someone else? Do you remember, years ago, when Susan came to our house and suddenly ran a fever?”

Nancy nodded. He pressed on, “You told me to send her home. I did. After I got out of the car, she suddenly threw herself into my arms. I was shocked and pushed her away. She said not to misunderstand—that she’d been delirious from fever and had hugged me by mistake. I knew how close you and she were; I worried you’d think I’d be conceited or unfaithful, so I never told you.” fn8bdd This update is avable on find?novel/fn8bdd