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    Ellie blinked, her voice tinged with uncertainty. “I… I was terrified that I might actually be responsible for Demi’s miscarriage…”


    It was, after all, a matter of life!


    Recalling her bewildered and vulnerable demeanor in the hospital, Kaiden found it impossible to remain angry with her.


    “Do you now realize your mistake?”


    “What… what did I do wrong?” Ellie asked, genuinely puzzled.


    Kaiden gently ran his fingers through Ellie’s silky hair, his voice filled with concern. “Ellie, as I’ve mentioned before, being overly kind may not be the best approach. Why do you find it so hard to heed my advice?”


    Ellie nibbled on her lip, lost in thought.


    “I was convinced I hadn’t intentionally pushed Demi, yet I did swat away her hand. Therefore, I couldn’t entirely dismiss the notion that it might have been my fault. Naturally, I harbored suspicions that Demi had orchestrated the entire incident. However, considering her supposed deep affection for the child growing within her, it seemed illogical for her to jeopardize its life merely to cast me on me, so I found myself…”


    She didn’t know about Demi’s fake pregnancy.


    That was why she had misjudged the situation—especially because she genuinely believed a life was at risk, having seen blood flow from between Demi’s legs.


    The horrifying realization of possibly endangering a life because of her own actions weighed heavily on her.


    Kaiden sighed, lowering himself to meet her eyes.


    “El, your sense of morality should be reserved for those who demonstrate moral behavior themselves.”


    From the beginning, he had urged Ellie to sever ties with the Gordon family after discerning Cecelia’s malicious intentions.


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    Yet, as he thought about how early he had learned the true natures of Jorge and Brisa, he questioned whether he had ever truly been happy.


    Not a single day had passed without some measure of bitterness.


    The truth, he knew, could be cruel.


    He wished Ellie could face it aste as possible because she was different from him.


    He had grown up hardened, his heart shaped by the cold realities of life.


    In contrast, Ellie—though raised in the fractured Gordon household—had preserved her innate goodness, still offering life the reverence it deserved.


    His wife… oh, how splendid she was.


    Later that night, once Ellie had drifted off to sleep, Kaiden sent a message to Jerome. “Demi was expelled from Critport University and suffered a miscarriage. Spread this information.”


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