NovelEnglishChapter 301 "You stay away from my son!" Sophia Shaw's eyes blazed with fury. "He's never hurt you not once! He's innocent in all of this." Claire Linwood's voice was icy, her words sharp as glass. "Not once, you say? Every meal your son ate overseas, every roof over his head, every privilege-who do you think paid for it all? The Linwood family did. If he's enjoyed the easy life your family gave him, he can bear the consequences of your crimes too." "A son paying for his father's sins one kidney. That's all I'm asking. Hardly unreasonable." Claire's tone was measured, almost calm, but every word hit Sophia like a hammer, splintering her hope.
"No! You can't-if you want revenge, take it out on us. My son doesn't know anything," Sophia sobbed, her voice breaking.
For the first time, real terror overtook Sophia. She loved Garnett Brown too much without him, she was nothing. To keep her alive, Garnett had swallowed his pride, endured her affair with Nathan Linwood, even shared her with him. Garnett's love was vast, forgiving beyond measure.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe could not let Garnett's bloodline end. Her son-nothing could happen to her son.
Heart pounding, Sophia steeled herself and looked at Vanessa Linwood with a gaze full of helpless sorrow. "Vanessa, don't blme. I have no choice." Vanessa stared at her mother in disbelief, frozen to the spot as the truth dawned. She watched, speechless, as Sophia pleaded with Claire. "Claire, I accept your terms. If... if Vanessa dies, I'll sign the donation forms immediately. Just promise me-you'll leave my son alone." "Let us go. Do whatever you want to us, but spare my son." "Mom-how could you? I'm your daughter too!" Vanessa's scream was ragged, desperate. "If you agree to Claire's terms, you're signing my death sentence!" Vanessa wept openly, her grief overwhelming. In twenty-three years of life, she'd never felt agony like this-the raw heartbreak of being abandoned by her own parents. It was as if her heart had been torn from her chest, leaving nothing but pain and bleeding emptiness.
She sobbed and thrashed, her anguish pitiful to see. But not a single person in the room felt sympathy for her. Everyone knew everything Vanessa was suffering now, Claire had once endured.
Nathan and Adah Jones Linwood had sacrificed Claire again and again for Vanessa, wounding her without mercy. Now, the tables had turned; the once cherished Vanessa was nothing but a pawn, discarded by the people who should have protected her.
This was the justice Claire had longed for-the vengeance she deserved.
Once, Claire had been pure, kind, desperate for her family's love. She'd humbled herself again and again, hoping for affection that never came. But that Claire had died behind bars.
The day she walked out of prison, she'd sworn to cut all ties with the Linwoods. Back then, she had no taste for revenge-no strength to seek it. But the Linwoods had refused to let her go, forcing her, step by step, into the darkness she now inhabited.
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Her heart had been shattered beyond repair. It was only because of Mr.
om Foster, her grandmother, Nanny Grace, and May-their love and warmth slowly pieced her together again.
They saved her from becoming a monster, from dragging her enemies down with her into kuin Their M kein kindness kept her tethered to what little conscience she had left, offering her a fragile hope that beauty might still exist in the world. Even if that hope flickered like a candle about to die.
At that moment, Sean Foster picked up a stack of documents he'd prepared and tossed them onto the coffee table Here's the agreement. En. Sign it, and you two are free to go." His voice was low, steady-a velvet threat directed at Sophia and Garnett Brown. They looked at him in disbelief, unable to trust their luck. Could Sean really be letting them walk away? But as their eyes scanned the pages, all hope drained from their faces.
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