Mrs. Carter finally realized that the secret she had been trying to keep was exposed on the very day she became Mrs. Leclair.
"I'll kill you, you wretched woman." Stone Leclair, feeling utterly humiliated, furiously stormed off to grab a whip.
The parlor fell into complete chaos in an instant.
Ignatius Leclair seized Delphine forcefully and led her upstairs, far away from the turmoil.
Delphine felt numb, her body devoid of strength, as though walking on cotton. Half-supported by Ignatius, she went upstairs. When the man carried her to the bed, she finally snapped back to reality and slapped his handsome, breathtaking face.
"Why did you do this?" Her voice was choked with sobs, tears streaming down her face, soaking her clothes. Her chest throbbed with a pain as if it were being torn apart.
She truly had nothing left now.
