Chapter 48

Callum once said that he would come back for her, and he'd take her to Seora. But that night, his car crashed on the highway. Callum's father died that very night. She waited a year, then two, but he never came. So, at 12 years old, she packed her things and ran away to Seora to find him. … Memories came crashing back like a tidal wave of grief. Her chest tightened, like an invisible hand had seized her heart and was crushing it without mercy. The pain was so sharp that she could hardly breathe. A chill rose from the soles of her feet, seeping into her bones and freezing every nerve in her body. She had once believed that kindness could offset cruelty, and that debts of gratitude could outweigh vengeance. But now, she knew better. She would no longer be softhearted. For the life of her unborn child, the Jaeger family would pay in full! Wendy clenched her fists, trembling with fury. "How dare a lowly family like the Jaegers pull something like this? Fine! Tomorrow, I'll star