The butler and Maximilian each went to take action: one to call Dr. Zheng, the other to fetch a first aid kit.
Beatrice had just been awakened. Seeing the fight break out downstairs—with Ignatius bleeding—she screamed in shock and terror.
The scene grew even more chaotic.
Delphine looked at the jade fragments shattered across the floor, streaked with blood. Her vision blurred, and her breathing faltered. It was as if she had been transported back to those desolate mountains, to the moment that child slipped from her body. The world was awash in blood, and Leah wept weakly, stifling her sobs beside her.
Ignatius's expression shifted slightly. He reached out to steady Delphine's swaying figure and called out in a deep, commanding voice, "Delphine Carter."
