Chapter 497

Evelyn's eyes burned with unshed tears as her fingers curled into tight fists. "Amelia has no connection to you, Alexander! Stop deluding yourself!"

Her composure cracked as the painful truth spilled out. "You destroyed me completely, you monster. Sebastian was the only light in the darkness you left me in!"

She met Alexander's increasingly stormy gaze without flinching.

"Amelia is Sebastian's child—ours. She will never call someone like you her father, so stop trying to claim her!"

With that, Evelyn shoved past him, her hands trembling.

Alexander stumbled back, his legs unsteady beneath him. He barely registered the movement before she was gone, her bag slung over her shoulder as she stormed out of the villa.

Inside the taxi, Evelyn exhaled shakily, her mind spiraling into the past.

She remembered dragging her weakened body to Alexander and Victoria's engagement party.

Her heart had shattered, but she had forced a smile through every cruel word from the man she loved and the hatred from the parents who had once adored her.

She had been certain she would die there.

Then, inexplicably, Alexander had rushed to her side, his voice frantic as he demanded to know what was wrong.

She had barely managed two words before darkness swallowed her.

She had thought it was the end.

Yet she had woken again—this time in the royal hospital of F Country, with Sebastian Whitman standing over her.

He had saved her from death's doorstep.

The tumor removal surgery had been successful, but while her body healed, her heart remained in pieces.

Then came the news that changed everything.

She was pregnant.

Amelia became her reason to keep going. Sebastian stayed by her side through every moment of despair.

The memories faded as Evelyn stared out the taxi window, her jaw set.

She would sever every last tie with the man who had destroyed her.

The following days settled into an uneasy routine.

Evelyn arrived at the villa early each morning to prepare breakfast for Ethan before taking him to kindergarten.

Alexander waited outside her boutique every evening so they could pick Ethan up together.

After dinner, she would take the boy for a walk, but she always returned—with Alexander trailing behind.

She stayed only until Ethan was bathed and asleep, then left without a word.

Her indifference toward Alexander never wavered, but he didn’t complain.

This fragile arrangement was more than he deserved.

Then came the court summons.

Blackwood Enterprises faced staggering fines for halted projects with RS and South America.

The financial burden should have been handled by the company, but the notice somehow reached Henry Blackwood instead.

Unable to pay, Blackwood Estate was to be auctioned off.