Chapter 365

‘Mrs Laurent, my baby! Save my baby!’ Genevieve sobbed, clutching her stomach, genuine terror on her face. Gwendolyn was shaken too. She patted Genevieve’s hand reassuringly. ‘Don’t worry. As long as I’m here, no harm will come to that child.’ Genevieve just nodded frantically, hiding behind Gwendolyn like a frightened child, her whole body trembling. She didn’t dare look at Ashton. Gwendolyn turned a stony face to Ashton. ‘Is there truly no way you’ll let this child live?’ she asked, her voice tight. ‘Or is there someone else who objects?’ Her gaze, sharp as a blade, swung towards me, standing silently to the side. She let out a contemptuous sniff. ‘You can’t give Ashton an heir. What right do you have to stop other women from trying?’ I wanted to roll my eyes. I’d come with Ashton purely as an observer, planning to say and do nothing, just watch quietly and wait for him to prove that the baby wasn’t his. ‘This has nothing to do with Mira,’ Ashton said, his voice firm. In one smooth m