As things started to heat up between us, he kissed my nose and gently touched my hair.

I saw the emotion in his eyes, so I closed mine, ready to give in.

But he suddenly stopped moving.

I opened my eyes and saw him staring at the scar on my forehead and the rough skin on my face.

I was not the young, pretty girl he remembered anymore.

His eyes showed a flash of disgust, but he quickly turned away and pretended nothing had happened.

“I just remembered. I still have some work to finish.”

He stepped back and told the maid to bring me some fruit and milk. He told me to rest early.

But I saw him driving off in his fancy car through the window.

The maid whispered, “When Mr. Jefferson leaves this late, he usually goes to see Ms. Lane.”

I turned to look at my tired face in the mirror and felt heartbroken.

Nigel did not want to sleep beside me, but during the day, he stayed close, like he could not stand being apart.

Since I came back, his mood had improved. He was no longer violent and stopped trying to hurt himself.

He stopped chasing after other women who looked like me and focused on work. Even the white hairs on his head started turning black again.

Blake was grateful to me, and even the employees at Jefferson Corp were saying, “Only Ms. Smith is truly fit to be the CEO’s wife.”

Just when Blake thought things were finally going well between Nigel and me, I got a call that brought me to the hospital.

When I walked into the room, I saw Fiona lying in bed. She looked pale and weak.

As soon as she saw me, she started crying loudly.

“Olivia, I know you’re jealous that Mr. Jefferson spends his nights with me, but even so, how could you hurt his baby?”

As she cried, she held her stomach and pointed at me. “I’m carrying his only child! How could you be so heartless?”

The mood in the room was tense and heavy.

Before I could react, Jora stepped up and angrily said, “Before you came back, Fiona and I got along just fine. I was even happy for her when I found out she was pregnant.

“But ever since you came back, she lost the baby!”

Tears ran down her face as she added, “I don’t care if you yell at me and treat me badly, but how could you hurt Mr. Jefferson’s child?”

Everyone went quiet. I forced myself to stay calm and looked straight at Nigel.

“I didn’t even know Fiona was pregnant. I don’t even know where she lives. This has nothing to do with me!”

Jora hugged Fiona, and both of them cried together.

“Do you think that just because Mr. Jefferson loves you, you could get rid of us all? But you can’t be so selfish that you take away his only child—”

“Enough!”

Before she could finish, Nigel shouted angrily.

The room went completely silent. The silence was suffocating. Everyone looked at him and waited to see what he would say next.