?Chapter 214:

    Confusion flickered in Katelyn’s eyes as she looked at Lise. Lise gently caressed her t belly and smiled tenderly.

    “You know, Katelyn, discovering I was pregnant was such a shock. It was a blessing. Neil was overly protective because of the baby and me, which led him to treat you harshly. I’m truly sorry on his behalf.”

    Her words, dripping with insincerity, thinly veiled her boast about the pregnancy.

    Katelyn looked at her with disdain and pursed her lips. “Lise, it must be exhausting constantly changing your facade. Aren’t you tired?”

    Lise looked up, feigning innocence and confusion.

    “What do you mean, Katelyn? I’m only seeking your genuine blessing. After all, we’re sisters, and my child will call you Aunt Katelyn.”

    Katelyn’s gaze hardened, seeing through Lise’s deceit.

    “It’s quite ironic. You, a home-wrecker, unting your illegitimate child in front of your lover’swful wife. Isn’t that just absurd?”

    Lise’s smile faltered, and her eyes filled with resentment.

    “Please, Katelyn, watch your words in front of the baby. I’m only here for blessings, nothing more.”

    Katelyn raised her eyebrows, her voice icy.

    “I cannot bless a child born from an affair, especially when the mother willingly seduced my husband, knowing he was married. Do you ever wonder if your child will resent you for the circumstances of his birth?”

    “YOU!”

    Lise’s smile vanished, reced by a stark realization of Katelyn’s contempt, as if physically struck by it.

    She was baffled by Katelyn’s calm demeanor, contrary to the anger she had anticipated. Lise felt foolish under Katelyn’s unyielding gaze, realizing her maniption had failed.

    Katelyn’s gaze hardened as her smile grew more ironic. She spoke in a chilly tone.

    “You’re a home-wrecker now, and because of your actions, your child is doomed even before he’s born. If I were in your shoes, I’d seek seclusion rather than unting myself before my lover’s wife.”

    Lise’s expression grew tense. Her lips quivered as resentment built in her eyes.

    Katelyn’s calm reaction to her provocations was a stark reminder of her increasingly challenging demeanor. How could Katelyn remainposed? Without reacting strongly, Lise found herself at a loss for how to proceed.

    “Katelyn, I—” Words failed Lise abruptly.

    Katelyn responded slowly, “Nevertheless, it’s fortunate that you’re pregnant. Use it to persuade Neil to divorce me. Have you not noticed his hesitation? He once vowed to leave and marry you, yet he hasn’t fulfilled his promise.”

    She paused, her expression turning mocking.

    “Had he married you, your child would bebeled illegitimate.”

    Truthfully, if Neil had divorced Katelyn, the child Lise was carrying would not bear such a stigma.

    Katelyn’s words seemed to strike a nerve in Lise, prompting a flurry of memories.

    Repeatedly, Lise had pressed Neil for a divorce from Katelyn, but he continually evaded the issue.

    Katelyn advanced slowly, her silent steps building palpable tension around Lise.

    It felt as though an invisible de hovered over her neck, her pulse pounding dangerously.

    “You truly are pitiful. You believe Neil loves you, yet you have to coerce him into marriage with your pregnancy. Pathetic, isn’t it?” Katelyn’s voice was light, her demeanor detached and serene. To her, Neil and Lise were mere annoyances, akin to bothersome insects.

    What concern was it of hers if an insipid fly bore offspring?

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