NovelOnlineChapter 699 Privilege of Being a Mother 1 Grace frowned.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Lyra had been angered to death. She hadn't even been able to see her own son.
Susan was truly evil! "Why didn't she face any legal consequences?" "How could she? Everything was done legally, and eating supplements during pregnancy isn't a crime. It couldn't be counted as intentional harm." Grace immediately understood. "It was done by the maid Susan hired!" How manipulative of her! She had done everything without leaving a trace.
Elizabeth admitted it. "Her name was Reina."
It had been the janitor at the annual party. So, she was one of Susan's people! No wonder she had taken orders from Celia.
It was no surprise that Elizabeth was so angry.
"If this is what happened, then why did you..." Grace hesitated, but Elizabeth understood what she meant.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Why did I let her marry into the family?" "Yes." "She said she was pregnant." For the sake of the child and the reputation of the family, the Hawkins had covered everything up. They hadn't wanted any scandals about a homewrecker murdering Lyra to appear on the news.
"We only realized that she wasn't pregnant after she married Michael, Two years passed before she really became
NER ee pregnant with Benjamin. After that, she gave birth to Celia." \ It had all been planned in advance;-ali'so that Susan could secure her position as the lady of the Hawkins family.
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f Susan is very intelligent. After that, she | fired Reina and never hired a maid again.
She didn't want anyone to do the same thing to her." That was the reason why there were no maids at Hawkins Manor.
Grace felt heavy-hearted. She couldn't imagine how Alexander had managed to survive under this kind of oppression.
She stood up and picked up the black- and-white photo from the table.
At first glance, he did look very similar to Benjamin, but upon closer examination, it was clear that Alexander had a more youthful energy.
If it hadn't been for Susan's meddling, he
would have grown up in a happy family.
He would have become a proud, confident ' man like Caleb, and the Hawkins family « would never have ended up in sucha state.
| But there was no way to turn back time.
| Grace sighed. { "Gracie, what I've told you..." Elizabeth suddenly spoke up. She had had enough of thinking about past wounds.
"I know. I won't say anything to anyone." It was already late in the afternoon when she left Hawkins Manor. The Bentley Mulsanne that she had come in was still waiting where it had dropped her off.
The window was half rolled down, and she couldn't clearly see the face of the ‘man in the backseat.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe was about to walk up to the car when a Porsche sped over from a distance and screeched to a halt in front of her.
It was Benjamin. When he saw that it was Grace, he got out of the car, looking ! confused. "What are you doing here?" 4 There was no longer any hesitance. There was only hostility and panic.
| Xander immediately got out of the car | and pulled Grace behind him. She was enveloped in a faint whiff of smoke, and she felt strangely safe.
"You came too?" Benjamin squinted.
Then, he looked at the manor. "You came to see my grandma? What do you want?" Grace had been angry to begin with. She laughed coldly. "I'm not heartless like you. You can't even squeeze out time to visit her, and it's been half a year. How could you even ask that?" After hearing this, Benjamin knew that she must have already met Elizabeth.
He had a sense of foreboding. "Why did you bring him here?"
Xander remained calm. "Mr. Hawkins, are you getting angry because you're ' afraid that the old lady will acknowledge - 4 another grandson and threaten your position?" | Grace'slip curled involuntarily.
i | uxander!" Benjamin strode forward and grabbed his collar in warning. "Don't overstep your boundaries with my family! That's not something you can touch!" Xander looked at him coldly and brushed Benjamin's arm off roughly.
"What on earth would I want from the Hawkins family?"
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