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After handling William's discharge from the hospital, Yolanda personally drove him back to the orphanage.
As she was about to leave, William held her hand tight and said, “Yolanda, is everything okay between you and
Charles? You two hardly spend any ttogether these days. If anything's making you unhappy, just let me
know. If it gets too much, we can call it quits-it's perfectly fine to live on your own. Don't feel like you have to
stay with a man just for the sake of it.”
Yolanda’s eyes grew red on the spot. Living in this circle, she'd felt all too clearly the malice toward women-
especially since she was a Grant.
William had devoted most of his life to the orphanage and never really understood how women thought. Back
when Athena was still around, she'd be the one Yolanda confided in.
Athena had plenty of her own ideas.
Back then, Yolanda was always chasing after Charles, never trying to hide the way she looked at him-so
obviously in love. Athena would hold her hand and say seriously, “That boy doesn’t seem the type to settle down
with anyone. Yolanda, you have to look out for yourself. Love isn’t always enough. If something ever feels wrong,
it’s best to get out while you still can.”
The elders always had razor-sharp insight into people-a talent that meant Yolanda and Charles's fate was sealed
long before they even realized it.
But at the time, Yolanda didn’t buy it. She thought that marrying Charles would mean he’d be hers, but he kept
chasing women outside their marriage, one after another. He wouldn't even let her nurse her heartbreak -just
ruthlessly tore away fifteen years of love without a second thought.
All those years of Athena's guidance, and she’d let her down in the end.
Yolanda dropped her lashes, schooling her face into a perfect, unbreakable smile-no cracks, no hint of pain.
“Don’t worry, William. The minute everything's settled, I'll file for divorce,” she promised, resolute on the inside
though calm on the surface.
If she tried to break free now, the Grant family would never let her go. The pressure from them was suffocating.
Renee and the Andrade manor would be just as ruthless. For now, being Charles's wife was the only shield she
had-no matter how flimsy, it was all that stood between her and a storm.
As she was about to leave, Yolanda noticed Joey peeking out timidly from behind a tree. He called out in a small,
shy voice, “Aunt Yolanda, thank you for bringing Grandpa William back.”
A smile tugged at Yolanda’s lips, her heart nearly melting from the sweetness.
“No need to thank me, Joey. You must've really missed Grandpa William, right? Con, go join everyone
inside,” she replied warmly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJust as she was about to get in the car, she spotted a vehicle in the distance suddenly floor it-like a maniac- and
cbarreling straight for her.
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The car must've lost control, because it crushed half her front bumper, then veered off crazily in Joey's
direction.
The edge of the car slammed into her thigh, blood blossoming instantly-but Yolanda didn’t have a second to
care. Her eyes darted to where Joey was standing.
The car crashed straight into the orphanage wall.
Yolanda went paper-white and hurried over, only to see Renee clamber out of the car, barely keeping her footing.
Her face was twisted in a harsh snarl, eyes flashing with a toxic hatred.
Renee spat, “Yolanda, if it hadn't been for you, | never would've lost a finger! Now everyone's going to mock me-
all because of you. | swear, | won't ever forgive you for this!”
Renee was clearly losing it.
Yolanda rushed over to Joey, who'd just been knocked aside by the crash, scooped him up, and hurried him into
the car. Her hands were shaking badly as she tried to start the engine.
Renee, still decked out in her high-end dress, scrambled onto the hood, blocking Yolanda from leaving. She
shrieked, “If that kid dies, so what? | wish it had been you instead!”
“Yolanda, why did you have to marry into our family? You made my brother sick of me, madea cripple! |
swear, | really hate you!”
She still obsessed over the finger she'd lost because of Yolanda, desperate to ruin anyone connected with her.
Yolanda cradled Joey in her arms and slammed a hand down on the horn, her voice shaking: “Renee, move it! Let
Renee arched an eyebrow, all smug and defiant. “Go ahead, hitif you dare! I'd love to see if the Sinclairs or
Grants let you walk out of that mess alive.”
Renee only got cockier, like she basically owned the world-she’d never had to eat defeat twice from anyone. And
now this humiliation was coming from sgirl who used to moon over her brother? ‘No way am | swallowing
this. Not ever,” she seethed to herself.
Yolanda threw the car in reverse, then slammed forward, sideswiping Renee with a brutal crunch before tearing
out of there.
Renee's leg broke with a sickening snap, but she stayed on her feet, standing there and screaming curses at
Yolanda.
Yolanda’s mind was eerily calm as she rushed into the hospital with Joey in her arms.
But Joey never even made it into the emergency room. The nurse took one look, barely hesitated, and shook
her head.
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“There's nothing we can do. Start making arrangements for him,” she said, voice flat.
Yolanda just froze, mind completely blank, unable to say a word.
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She sank into a chair, her clothes stained with blood, while her phone just kept ringing and ringing.
Yolanda stayed there until nightfall, totally lost, not sure what to do with herself. Her phone was blowing up,
practically ready to shut off from all the calls.
She blinked away the sting in her eyes and picked up when William finally called.
His voice trembled on the other end. “How's Joey?”
Yolanda tried to speak, but her throat was so tight, she couldn’t get a word out.
William was silent for a long ton the other end-finally, his voice cthrough, soft and shaky: “I know,
Yolanda. | know.”
Yolanda shut her eyes and let herself slump back into the chair. The blood on her hands was dry now, leaving
only the sharp, coppery tang clinging to her skin.
Joey's body was taken to the morgue, and as Yolanda walked out of the hospital, she spotted Charles and May
stepping out of a luxury car.
May was trembling with rage, her hand raised toward Yolanda's face, ready to slap her.
Yolanda, who would never have defended herself before, grabbed May's wrist before she could strike.
May's chest heaved with anger. “You've got snerve, breaking Renee’s leg! You and Charles are getting a
divorce-right now!”
Yolanda’s eyes lingered on Charles, exhaustion and determination mingling in her gaze.
Charles stepped forward, gently placing his hands on May's shoulders. “Mom, let's go check on Renee first,” he
said, trying to calm her down.
May glared at Yolanda like she was her worst enemy.
“Wife, go home,” Charles said, his voice cold as ice.
He still used the word “wife,” but there was zero warmth in his tone.
Yolanda could tell he was truly angry now.
Back at Moonbay Estate, Yolanda took a shower, but when everything went quiet, she couldn't sleep. She lay
there, nerves still raw, haunted as if the blood refused to wash off her skin.
She scrubbed herself three separate times, but the sticky, metallic stench of blood just wouldn't let go.
The scrape on her thigh burned fiercer with the hot water, the pain sharp, like acid biting into her skin.
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Her mind was numb, struggling to accept how Joey’s body had slowly grown cold in her arms.
She lost track of time, only to notice someone quietly standing at the doorway.
Charles turned on the bedroom light and slowly sat down at the edge of the bed.
He reached over, letting his fingertips brush her cheek-‘She must've cried herself raw, he thought, feeling at
stab of sympathy. Then, softly, he asked, “Have you been crying?”
Yolanda stayed quiet, listening as he said, “The Sinclair family gave the orphanage 600 thousand. That kid had
no parents, so | tried to convince William to handle things privately.”
There was a mark on his face, like he'd been hit-probably from his meeting with William, which clearly hadn't
gone well.
William had always been good to every kid at the orphanage. If it weren't for him and Athena’s protection, none
of those children would've grown up safe.
During the holidays, he'd always bring presents, and everyone would get together to make dumplings.
Charles had even cwith Yolanda once, back when Joey gave him a handmade puzzle as a gift.
But Charles probably never gave it a second thought-he couldn’t even remember Joey if you asked him. That kid
was just background noise to him.
After all, even playing the loving couple with her was nothing but a performance. Everything between them was
strictly for show.
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