Chapter 49

VERONICA Foolish, Foolish Veronica. Keep getting hurt by the same man repeatedly, and yet, no shame… For years, I have considered Christian a protective father. Pressing a stone on my heart, I gave up my rights, knowing Christian would love his son above all else, or at least, I thought so. I swallowed the poisonous ache of the separation from my son and lived in a burden, thinking, at least my son was having a good life with his father. His father loves him to the fullest that no one— no one can intervene. Oh, Veronica, how wrong you were. In the end, I only realized that to Christian, Celine remained above all. Proof? Well, it's right in my hand. The mastermind behind both accidents turned out to be her, his beloved woman. I turned around to face Christian. My gaze met his indifferent, cold eyes, and suddenly, some events became clear as water… His delay in the investigation, his sudden arrival in my home just when William had taken part in the investigation, his outburst, his pains,