"So what? I promised Mandy that she would be the true mistress of the Hoffman family. The only way to erase Marie as a threat was to completely ruin her."
"As for the child? I never intended for it to be born in the first place."
Lying on the operating table, my tears streamed down like broken pearls.
The man I had risked everything to protect—the one I had trusted with my life—had orchestrated the entire nightmare. Even our child had been nothing more than a pawn in his scheme…
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"By the way, Mr. Hoffman, because of the… severity of the assault, your wife suffered a ruptured corpus luteum. The doctor recommends immediate suturing. Should we proceed with the operation?"
"Not a suture. A hysterectomy."
The assistant froze. When he spoke again, his voice carried a trace of hesitation, even pity.
"Mr. Hoffman… are you sure? She just lost her child. Stripping her of motherhood entirely at this moment—isn’t that too cruel?"
"What’s more, do you really want to give up fatherhood for Miss Mandy?"
For a brief second, Sean hesitated. But then, his voice was filled with unwavering devotion.
"For Mandy, I would sacrifice anything—even my life."