Chapter 114

He asked softly, “How’s Mom doing?” “She just fell asleep,” Mara replied gently, her eyes lowered. Three months ago, when Amelia Carter got the news about Faye’s death, she collapsed and had been recovering in the hospital ever since. Thinking about how much Faye was adored by Amelia—treated almost like a real daughter, seen as the perfect daughter-in-law being the Hawthorne family's oldest daughter—Mara felt a bitter sting in her chest. Even now that woman was dead, she still had Amelia’s heart. The jealousy was hard to swallow. But then again... so what? Faye never got Ethan's love. In the end, didn't she die by the hands of the man she loved the most? On the other hand, Mara was still here, alive and well, with plenty of time to win over Amelia—and finally marry Ethan, the man she was crazy about... Leaving the hospital, Ethan sat in the car and gazed at Mara’s delicate, fair face. The urge to pull her into his arms surged up. In a voice warm and gentle, he said, “Mara... thank you,