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Linden’s fists balled up, and he slammed one straight into the wall. “I can’t take this. Just thinking about makes my skin crawl
That damn woman. He wanted to scream at her, break something, anything.
Teresa stayed firm. “You need to cool down. Right now, the only thing that matters is getting her to agree to a DNA test. Until then, act like nothing’s wrong. Treat her the same, got it?”
Linden didn’t like it, but he gave a tense nod.
If the baby turned out to be his, he’d wait for the birth and then toss Helen out.
If it wasn’t, she’d be gone the second the results were in his hands.
Later that night, in their room, as soon as he brought the test up, Helen exploded. “You promised me! You said you’d talk to your mom, that you’d stand up for me and the baby. And now you’re the one trying to convince me to go through with it?”
Linden was already on edge, ready to blow. Every muscle in his body screamed to strike back, but he bit it down and remembered what his mother had told him. “My mom’s still not convinced. We’ll just do the test to put her mind at ease, alright? I spoke to the doctor. Your health’s fine–there’s no danger in it.”
“I’m not doing it! You don’t care about me, and you sure as hell don’t care about this baby. If no one else will love us, then I’ll love us enough for both me and the baby!” Her voice cracked, and fat tears poured down her cheeks.
Before, those tears would’ve melted his anger.
But now, they only added fuel to it.
The more she pushed back, the more it confirmed his doubts.
He didn’t say another word. He turned around and walked out without looking back.
Helen sat there, a little thrown off.
Before, every time she cried, Linden would be at her side in seconds, trying to soothe her. But today felt different. Off. Cold.
She didn’t have to think long. It had to be that wretched mother of his.
That woman never stopped making her life miserable.
It’d be better if the old bag just dropped dead already.
But the hag still looked disgustingly/healthy. If cursing her could’ve worked, she’d be dead ten times over by
now.
No, Helen needed another way. If she wanted that woman gone, she had to handle it herself.
She’d managed to push Caroline’s mother into the grave with pure spite, but pulling that off again with this
one? Not a chance.
This time, she’d have to go further–she’d have to poison her.
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Once that old witch was out of the picture, no one else in this house could touch her
As the plan formed in her mind, a grim little smile tugged at her lips.
“Ms. Somerton, dinner’s ready. Mrs. Grayson says to come down now,” a maid called from the falle
Helen wiped the expression clean off her face. “Coming!” she replied, sweet and snappy.
Downstairs, she glided into the dining room all smiles and sat right next to Teresa. Her eyes swept across the dishes on the table before she reached out and took the older woman’s hand. “Oh, my favorites she said with syrupy warmth. “Teresa, thank you for going out and picking these for me. I know I’ve been difficult before… I hope you’ll let it go.”
Mrs. Grayson stiffened.
Ever since Helen had gotten pregnant, she’d been distant, even indifferent. She never tried to flatter her. And she had never once called her “Teresa“.
What the hell was behind this sudden shift?
Teresa pulled her hand back slowly and gave a tight smile. “I didn’t pick anything out today.
When she first believed Helen was really carrying her grandchild, she went out every single morning herself, making sure everything that entered the house was top quality–fresh, clean, perfect.
But now, knowing the truth… she couldn’t bring herself to keep up the act.
Helen’s hand froze midair. Her fake smile cracked a little at the corners.
She remembered what Linden had said–that his mom didn’t trust the housekeepers to shop for ingredients because she was concerned about Helen’s health and the baby’s well–being.
Turned out, it had all been bullshit.
Every word about caring for her and the baby had been one giant, steaming lie.
She swallowed her fury and gave a stiff nod.
“Oh … I just figured it was you.”
Then she picked up her fork, stabbed a chunk of rib, shoved it into her mouth, and chewed hard. “The ingredients are decent. Shame the flavor still kinda sucks,”
Back then, if Helen had said something like that, Teresa would’ve jumped at the chance to discuss which chef made the best food, and she’d have gone out of her way to track that person down just to please her.
But now? She didn’t give a damn whether Helen liked the food or not. Her voice was even, cool. “If you agree to my condition and go through with the test, I’ll find a top–tier chef for you. Someone who’ll cook exactly what you want.”
Helen’s eyes gleamed. That was the line she’d been fishing for.
She thought she’d need to play a few more games to make Teresa say it out loud. But it only took one sentence to get what she came for.
Seeing Helen quiet, her head slightly bowed, Teresa continued calmly, “Like I said before, we’re not a
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regular family. This test isn’t some personal attack, so don’t take it that way. And if you’re worried about your health, you don’t have to be. We’ll go to the most trusted hospital for this sort of thing. Afterward, we’ll make sure you recover well. You won’t have to worry about a thing.”
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