Chapter 628

Ariana had remained silent all this while, her gaze fixed on Georgia as she berated Kiara. Watching her mother's usually gentle and soft features twist into something unrecognizable—as if finally revealing her true self. A cold chuckle escaped Ariana's lips, her eyes glinting with icy disdain. "So, forcing me to divorce my husband, leaving my four children—especially this unborn one in my womb—to grow up without a complete family… That’s what you call 'for my own good'?" Her frigid stare seemed to freeze the air in the room, tension coiling to its breaking point. Georgia met that mocking, frosty gaze and felt a flicker of guilt and unease. But after a brief hesitation, she pressed her lips together and pressed on with her rehearsed speech. "The Stone family won’t mistreat your children. As for the one in your belly… Honestly, I’ve been thinking about it too. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have asked if you wanted to terminate the pregnancy." Her words were hesitant, her expression the picture o