So… I lost my child not because I got into the accident. It wasn’t the umbilical cord wrapping around and suffocating him. My child had died—because Cortland had never intended for our child to live!
My knees gave out beneath me, and I collapsed to the cold, hard floor.
The pain… It was unbearable. It was like a gaping hole opened in my chest, and nothing could fill it.
I opened my mouth to scream, but no sound came out.
For Cortland, Thalia was not just an ex-girlfriend. She was the one that got away.
Five years ago, they had been on the verge of marriage. But at the time, the Dorances were under siege from a rival corporation and teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
That’s when they chose me.
I was the perfect daughter-in-law, with a hefty money and financial backing that could rescue their empire.
Cortland and Thalia were torn apart by his parents. He was forced to marry me—his secret longtime admirer.
And with the money I gave to marry him, plus the secret investments I made behind the scenes, the Dorances were pulled back from the edge.
Back then, I didn’t even know about Thalia’s existence. I was just happy I could marry Cortland.