Callista immediately burst into tears,playing the victim first.
"It’s all my fault,Ed.Liora was already in a fragile state after the miscarriage.I shouldn’t have brought her porridge,but it must have seemed like I was showing off that my baby is still healthy."
Edward rushed to check Callista’s burn,clearly distressed and quickly called for the doctor to treat her.
Then he turned to Liora with a frown,his expression darkening.
"Liora Wrenford,don’t even try to push your luck."
"If you hadn’t tried to throw Callista out…if you hadn’t exposed her in front of others,none of this would’ve happened.The baby might’ve survived."
He spoke as if she were the one at fault.
Liora let out a cold laugh."Get lost."
Callista’s eyes welled up with fresh tears.
"Don’t blame Liora.Even though she planned to abort her pregnancy…maybe if I’d moved out sooner and hadn’t upset her,there would’ve been a small chance her baby could have made it."
"What do you mean,abort her pregnancy?"Edward’s eyes narrowed,his voice sharp.
Callista blinked,then glanced at Liora with a deliberately provocative look,though her tone remained sweet and innocent.
"I overheard the doctor say that Liora had scheduled an abortion a few days ago.She never planned on keeping the baby in the first place."
The moment the words left her mouth,Edward lost control.His eyes reddened and he grabbed Liora by the neck.
"Liora,how could you be so heartless?That was your own flesh and blood!"
"If Callista hadn’t told me,would you have kept this secret forever?I’ve never seen a woman so cruel!"
He was panting,shouting,his grip on her throat tightening with every word.
Liora’s vision began to blur,but even as her breath caught,she managed a cracked,bitter smile.
Cruel?
And what about letting her abort a healthy child just because of a few stretch marks?
However,Liora said nothing.She only stared at Edward calmly,like she was watching a stranger.
"Whether or not I wanted that baby…has nothing to do with you,dear brother-in-law."
The final word,drawn out and deliberate,struck him like a slap.Edward froze.His breathing stalled and his hands fell away from her neck.
Liora quickly pulled back and put distance between them.His expression darkened with humiliation,but he could not get a word out.
Given his current legal identity,he was technically her brother-in-law.
If he tried to argue,it would all come out.
Callista stepped in at just the right moment.
"Don’t be mad at Liora,Ed.She’s just had a miscarriage.Her body’s still weak.If she didn’t like the porridge,I’ll go back and make another one right away."
Edward saw Callista being so considerate and when he thought of the child she was carrying in her womb,his expression softened slightly.
His lips pressed into a firm line and his gaze flickered as he looked at Liora.
"There’s no need to make a new one.She has no right to reject the porridge you thoughtfully prepared."
"Go ahead and feed it to her."
"Let go!Ugh!"
Liora glared at the bodyguards surrounding her,her eyes fixed on Edward and Callista as they walked away,her jaw clenched with rage.
But the porridge was still forced down her throat.
"Ugh!"
After finally breaking free,Liora staggered to the sink,her body trembling in distress as she retched uncontrollably.
However,the seafood in the porridge immediately triggered a severe allergic reaction.
Red rashes began to spread rapidly across her skin and her face and throat started to swell,her breathing becoming more and more labored.
Just then,Callista,who had already walked out,suddenly turned back with a sneer.
"Wrenford,do you like the gift I prepared for you?"
"Hmph,I don’t even need to lift a finger to deal with you.But Liora,I want you gone.I want you dead,so you’ll finally give up your place beside Edward completely!"
As she said this,Callista deliberately scratched her own belly with her fingernails without a moment’s hesitation.
"Liora,I shouldn’t have told Edward that you wanted an abortion…please,I’m begging you,not my child!"
