Chapter 216: A Child's Hand, A Mother's Fear
Charlotte returned to Martin Villa just after midnight.
The house was quiet, but not asleep.
The living room lamp near the fireplace was still on, and James was sitting alone beneath it, one elbow resting on the arm of the sofa, a glass of water in his hand he hadn't touched in some time.
He look...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: A Night of Passion
2. Chapter 2: Return
3. Chapter 3 The Lost Little Girl
4. Chapter 4: Could It Be Such a Coincidence?
5. Chapter 5 Best Not to Interfere
6. Chapter 6: Reunion After a Long Separation
7. Chapter 7 The Blind Fool
8. Chapter 8 The Princess Needs to Be Protected
9. Chapter 9 Wanting All the Benefits
10. Chapter 10 Condition Worsens
11. Chapter 11: You Are the Irresponsible One!
12. Chapter 12: Don't Want Them to Get Married
13. Chapter 13: Striving for Opportunities
14. Chapter 14: Go with the Flow
15. Chapter 15; Emma Is My Biological Daughter
16. Chapter 16 Unexpected Encounter at the Hospital
17. Chapter 17: Obstructing Cooperation
18. Chapter 18 Andy and Noah, Are Exceptions
19. Chapter 19: Father and Son Interaction
20. Chapter 20: Won't Let You Off Easy
21. Chapter 21: More Chips
22. Chapter 22: What Did You Do to Emma?
23. Chapter 23: Emma is My Daughter!
24. Chapter 24 Mom, Don't Go
25. Chapter 25: Unfavorable to Emma
26. Chapter 26: Negotiated
27. Chapter 27: You Are Not a Competent Father
28. Chapter 28: Get a Psych Evaluation
29. Chapter 29 Help Her When Necessary
30. Chapter 30: I Won't Let Charlotte Go
31. Chapter 31: I Didn't See Your Value
32. Chapter 32: Hit Her Back
33. Chapter 33: Fool, You Were Tricked
34. Chapter 34: James's Woman
35. Chapter 35: You Are Not Qualified to Represent Charlotte
36. Chapter 36 Charlotte Abandoned Us
37. Chapter 37: In Front of James, Everyone Submits
38. Chapter 38 I Hate You
39. Chapter 39 Then What Am I?
40. Chapter 40 Was it really just a coincidence?
41. Chapter 41 He Likes Charlotte
42. Chapter 42 Taking Emma Along
43. Chapter 43 I Don't Understand What You're Saying
44. Chapter 44 You Are Not Fit to Be My Wife
45. Chapter 45 Charlotte, Something's Off with You
46. Chapter 46 Why Are You Feeling Guilty?
47. Chapter 47 If You Like It, Stay
48. Chapter 48 Overestimating Yourself
49. Chapter 49 Emma's Differential Treatment
50. Chapter 50 The Power of Blood Ties
51. Chapter 51 Born with a Silver Spoon in the Mouth
52. Chapter 52 If You Are Incompetent, Go Learn More
53. Chapter 53 An Unreasonable Request
54. Chapter 54 His Name Linked with Charlotte's
55. Chapter 55 Have you been bullied?
56. Chapter 56 Not Everyone Is Like You
57. Chapter 57 The Internet Never Forgets
58. Chapter 58 Stay Out of My Business
59. Chapter 59 Driving Them to Bankruptcy
60. Chapter 60 She Is Your Patient
61. Chapter 61 Feigning Compliance is Her Strategy
62. Chapter 62 Gossip is Engraved in the Genes
63. Chapter 63 Daisy Comes to Cause Trouble
64. Chapter 64 Tit for Tat
65. Chapter 65 I Rely on Proof
66. Chapter 66 We'll All go down Together
67. Chapter 67 Mr. Martin, Please Help Our Mom
68. Chapter 68 Love at First Sight
69. Chapter 69 She May Be Malicious, But She Can't Be That Stupid
70. Chapter 70 Your Skills Need Improvement
71. Chapter 71 An Investment Filled with Eerie Peculiarities
72. Chapter 72 Confront
73. Chapter 73 Her Casual Tone Only Infuriated Daisy More
74. Chapter 74 Mr. Martin, I Dare Not Anymore
75. Chapter 75 Ms. Foster, I Can't Lose This Job
76. Chapter 76 Dad Backs You Up
77. Chapter 77 Five Million Dollars
78. Chapter 78 Charlotte, Go to Hell
79. Chapter 79 This Is Not Your Fault
80. Chapter 80 Tenfold Repayment
81. Chapter 81 Revenge, Though Late, It Arrives
82. Chapter 82 She Is Not Worthy of You
83. Chapter 83 Repay a Hundredfold in the Future
84. Chapter 84 Let Her Go
85. Chapter 85 It Was Done by James
86. Chapter 86 Emma Falls Ill
87. Chapter 87: At a Loss
88. Chapter 88 The Method to Treat Emma
89. Chapter 89 Daisy, I Won't Let You Go
90. Chapter 90 Mutual Destruction
91. Chapter 91 Charlotte, I Won't Let You Take Emma
92. Chapter 92 Then You Try
93. Chapter: 93 Spring Outing
94. Chapter 94 Five Million Dollars
95. Chapter 95 Emma Fell into the Water
96. Chapter 96: Is Emma Dead?
97. Chapter 97 I Will Find the Evidence
98. Chapter 98: Emma is the Most Important
99. Chapter 99
100. Chapter 100 Emma Protects Charlotte
101. Chapter 101: The Best Mom in the World
102. Chapter 102 Redirecting All Her Anger Towards Charlotte
103. Chapter 103 Andy and Noah, Possibly Your Sons
104. Chapter 104 Alex and Charlotte Could Never Be a Couple!
105. Chapter 105 As Long as I Live, the Engagement Stands
106. Chapter 106 Perhaps an Opportunity
107. Chapter 107: Time Will Prove Everything
108. Chapter 108 The Mayor Fainted
109. Chapter 109 Preliminary Diagnosis
110. Chapter 110 Solving Complex Diseases Is Your Area of Expertise
111. Chapter 111 Please Save Him
112. Chapter 112 Realizing the Burden Is on Him
113. Chapter 113: It's Time to Eat
114. Chapter 114 The Surgery Failed?
115. Chapter 115 This Is Your Test for Me
116. Chapter 116 Her Heart Betrayed Her Again
117. Chapter 117 Unwilling, That Means Not Enough Was Given
118. Chapter 118 Only You Don't Have a Gift
119. Chapter 119 One Hundred Million Dollars, Only a Fool Wouldn't Sell
120. Chapter 120 As Long As They Could Handle James
121. Chapter 121 The Incongruous Painting
122. Chapter 122 I Can't Hide It From Him
123. Chapter 123 Do You Want a Future with Him?
124. Chapter 124 I Have Repaid You Enough
125. Chapter 125 Seeking Help from Nola
126. Chapter 126 There Were Hidden Truths About the Past
127. Chapter 127 Did Daisy Come?
128. Chapter 128 You Are Too Irresponsible to Your Patient
129. Chapter 129 Are You Deliberately Taking Revenge on Me?
130. Chapter 130 Emma Must Be Mute
131. Chapter 131 Do I Have a Terminal Illness?
132. Chapter 132 Nola in Trouble
133. Chapter 133 Nola Is Actually Going to Die?
134. Chapter 134 Are You Threatening Me?
135. Chapter 135 Birthday Party? I'm Not Going
136. Chapter 136 Claw Machine
137. Chapter 137 Already Forgotten by Everyone
138. Chapter 138 Open Your Mouth, All Diseases Vanish
139. Chapter 139 Can't You Catch It?
140. Chapter 140 Just Endure It, and Everything Will Be Fine
141. Chapter 141 People with a Dirty Heart, See Everything as Dirty
142. Chapter 142 You Can Go to Hell
143. Chapter 143 Dad's Embrace, Is Peaceful
144. Chapter 144 Mr. Martin, Mom is Missing
145. Chapter 145 Daisy Suspects Andy and Noah
146. Chapter 146 Monitoring Daisy
147. Chapter 147 The First Time Seeing Her So Vulnerable
148. Chapter 148 The Bracelet Once Dreamed Of
149. Chapter 149 Not Giving
150. Chapter 150 Nola's Determination
151. Chapter 151 I Am Different from You, I Do Not Engage in Adultery
152. Chapter 152 Most Afraid of Repeating the Same Mistakes
153. Chapter 153 I Hope Frank Can Be Happy
154. Chapter 154 As Long as Men Change Quickly, There Is No Sadness, Only Love
155. Chapter 155: Alex's Past
156. Chapter 156 All the Fake Best Friend Situations Exist
157. 157: Where Are You Taking Me
158. Chapter 158 The Cost of Going All Out Is Having Nothing
159. Chapter 159: The Flowing Light And Shadow
160. Chapter 160 James Stayed Here 2,192 Times
161. Chapter 161 Whoever Chickens Out Is a Fool
162. Chapter 162: Trust Me, I Will Handle Everything
163. Chapter 163: Secrets Among Men
164. Chapter 164 :No One Can Resist Being Attracted to Him
165. Chapter 165: Fireworks Across the City, Blooming for You
166. Chapter 166: Web Log
167. Chapter 167 Who Is the Third Party?
168. Chapter 168 Betraying Your Past Self
169. Chapter 169: I Can Stand Alone
170. Chapter 170: Want to Investigate a Few People
171. Chapter 171 No Such Person Found
172. Chapter 172: James Won't Help
173. Chapter 173 Charlotte, Are You Avoiding Me?
174. Chapter 174: Charlotte, Well Done
175. Chapter 175: Give Me a Reason
176. Chapter 176: Just a Transaction
177. Chapter 177 The Thoughts of Adults
178. Chapter 178: I Came with Sincerity
179. Chapter 179 Meeting Paused, I Go to See Mr. Martin
180. Chapter 180: Daisy, It's Your Own Fault
181. Chapter 181: Do You Have Dirt on James?
182. Chapter 182: The Person I Like Is You
183. Chapter 183 They Aren't a Good Match
184. Chapter 184 The Engagement Must Not Be Broken
185. Chapter 185: Did Daisy Commit Suicide?
186. Chapter 186 Give Daisy an Explanation
187. Chapter 187: Charlotte Is Indeed a Scourge
188. Chapter 188 Do You Have to Be So Cruel?
189. Chapter 189 It Is a Fact That She Abandoned You
190. Chapter 190: These Six Years, You Had a Hard Time?
191. Chapter 191: Do You Hate Her That Much?
192. Chapter 192: Leave Her Some Dignity
193. Chapter 193: Potentially Life-Threatening
194. Chapter 194 The Abandoned Daughter is Fake, Abandoning the Husband is Real
195. Chapter 195 Seeking Elizabeth to Treat Daisy
196. Chapter 196 | I'm Just a Candidate
197. Chapter 197 Being the Deputy Dean, It's Not Impossible
198. Chapter 198 My Foot Slipped
199. Chapter 199 A Forced Marriage Is Not Beautiful
200. Chapter 200 If It Were Me, I Would Kill Her First
201. Chapter 201 For the Sake of Old Times
202. Chapter 202 The Storm is Coming
203. Chapter 203 We Can Help
204. Chapter 204 Mommy Is the Most Important Person
205. Chapter 205 The Affectionate Drama, My Favorite
206. Chapter 206 He Can Only Belong to Me
207. Chapter 207 Don't Be So Cruel to Me
208. Chapter 208: Charlotte, You Will Always Be Defeated by Me
209. Chapter 209 Her Obsession Was Terrifying
210. Chapter 210: Rose's Ex-Boyfriend
211. Chapter 211: She Was Fickle First
212. Chapter 212: Fake, All Fake
213. Chapter 213 Turning Point, Rose Unconscious
214. Chapter 214: She Is My Ex-Wife
215. Chapter 215: The Net Tightens
216. Chapter 216: A Child's Hand, A Mother's Fear
217. Chapter 217: The First Move
218. Chapter 218: The First Public Crack
219. Chapter 219: The Girl Who Didn't Die
220. Chapter 220: A Convenient Fire
221. Chapter 221: Not a Servant, a Witness
222. Chapter 222: The Child They Wanted
223. Chapter 223: The Crack in the Lynn House
224. Chapter 224: A Mother Used as a Weapon
225. Chapter 225: The Hairpin and the Drawing
226. Chapter 226: Daisy's Press Conference
227. Chapter 227: The Name in Mirathia
228. Chapter 228: Before Departure, Blood Revealed
229. Chapter 229: Mirathia, Where It Began
230. Chapter 230: Beneath the Maternity Center
231. Chapter 231: Harlan Voss
232. Chapter 232: The Original Birth Log
233. Chapter 233: The Children They Marked
234. Chapter 234: The Trap on the School Route
235. Chapter 235: Dad
236. Chapter 236: Public Ruin
237. Chapter 237: Nola’s Final Awakening
238. Chapter 238: The Bomb at the Villa
239. Chapter 239: The Chapel
240. Chapter 240: Cedric Skye
241. Chapter 241: The Mother Who Chose Too Late
242. Chapter 242: Maris Vale
243. Chapter 243: The Second Fragment
244. Chapter 244: Memory Recovery
245. Chapter 245: Restoring Her Name
246. Chapter 246: Sons of Martin
247. Chapter 247: Emma's Voice
248. Chapter 248: Rose, Alex, and the Future
249. Chapter 249: The Answer She Promised
250. Chapter 250: Home
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