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    she could always give birth to another son again…


    A flicker of thought passed through Carol’s eyes.


    Even the grief from moments ago slowly began to <b>fade </b>


    Finally, she stood up and sat down on the couch, back straight, he thoughts empty, lost in a daze for a long, long time


    Seeing this, Albert didn’t say another word.


    Though he felt a twinge of guilt, he had no choice.


    It was for the sake of thepany.


    If Julian hadnded in jail, it meant whoever was behind this was afraid <b>of </b>the Hayes family’s power


    Before getting dragged in, Julian had surely unted the family name.


    Yet nothing had changed. That alone said everything


    It <b>was </b>time to shift his focus to grooming another heir–someone he could rely <b>on</b><b>. </b>


    If he couldn’t fight back, then he’d simply step aside.


    The Hayes Enterprises had onlye this far because of his cautious, calcted ways.


    As the saying goes, it was better to be safe than sorry.


    That was how Hayes Enterprises survived.


    Between his son and thepany, it was a simple choice and one he could make swiftly.


    Carol saw the look on Albert’s face and knew right away that he had made up <b>his </b>mind.


    And once this man made a decision, it wasn’t something others could change easily.


    No one could sway him, not even her.


    That was just how stubborn he was.


    There was nothing left to be done. The oue was already set in stone.


    Carol closed her eyes and silently apologized to Julian in her heart


    “I’m sorry, my son. It’s not that I don’t want to help you–I truly can’t


    “This is all your mother is capable of. I’ve reached my limit.”


    Outside Hayes Group headquarters, the sun zed brilliantly.


    But in Carol’s heart, there was only cold.


    Adrift in her own thoughts, she no longer knew where to go from here, especially living under a man like Albert—she had to


    Chapter Ade


    tread carefully with every step,


    In Milford


    Police station.


    Julian sat there for a long time before finally standing up and silently returning to the holding cell.


    His expression was hard to read, his entire presence weighed down by a heavy gloom.


    Even from a distance, anyone could feel that something was deeply wrong.


    As Hector followed him in, he noticed that Tessa had changed seats again, which meant she had likely been eavesdropping outside earlier.


    This woman’s schemes ran deep.


    She clearly wanted control over everything, refusing to let go of even the smallest detail.


    As a police officer, Hector saw through her right away.


    She was the type who needed everything in her grasp, driven by an intense sense of possession.


    And she liked things to unfold exactly as she nned.


    If something veered off course, she would immediately step in to correct it, never allowing anything to spiral out of her control.