Chapter 1403


    Hylda froze and immediately tried to flee. But it was toote. One of the police officers tackled her to


    the ground and put her in handcuffs. Her face was drained of color. Hylda realized that her time was up


    and did not resist the arrest.


    As the police escorted her away, she stole a nce toward the corner where Ian stood. He looked


    expressionless.


    Suddenly, it all made sense to her, and she began to curse.


    Humans are selfish creatures. Hylda was at the end of her road and could no longer turn things around.


    ‘I guess our ten- year rtionship meant nothing to him. I used all my connections and means to get


    him married to Irene, yet this is how he repays me. Though, I can’t me him. He is now a part of the


    Moore family. Why would he want to derail his own life for me?’


    As Hylda was taken into custody, news of the suitcase murder case’s perpetrator being caught spread


    like wildfire. The city, once fraught with anxiety and restlessness due to the case, became peaceful


    again.


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    Hylda readily admitted to killing Walter. When questioned about the reason for her actions, she


    remained remarkablyposed, stating that she wanted to see her husband and make arrangements


    for her children.


    ‘Walter was the one who was extorting and threatening me. Moreover, he had a knife at the time. As


    long as Albert


    makes into finding a skilledwyer for me, I could at least argue that it was self-defense,’ she thought.


    However, Hylda’s illusions were shattered by the police when they told her that someone had reported


    her involvement in Rainee’s car crash. When they questioned Albert, he imed she was the


    mastermind behind the whole thing. He removed himself from the picture, insisting that Hylda was


    consumed by jealousy and plotted the ident.


    Hylda could not believe her ears. Suddenly, she burst intoughter that sounded crazed. It got louder


    and louder as her eyes filled with tears. Albert had fended himself in the face of disaster. He showed no


    trace of affection and abandoned her without a second thought.


    For over two decades, Hylda had kept her head down and obeyed Albert’s everymand. She could


    not ept that this was the end. ‘Why the hell did I ever fall for Albert?’ She thought.


    Hylda was in her prime back then. She had juste out of her remote, impoverished hometown.


    Even though she attended a rtively unheard medical school, she always held her head high. She


    aspired to change her destiny through her college entrance exam, where she could enter an Ivy


    League school and get a good job.


    With Rainee’s support, she could focus on her studies without being burdened by life’s hardships. She


    was just a step away from getting into college when Albert came along. He tricked her into having sex


    with him and got her pregnant. He robbed her of the one chance she had to


    change her future. She was blinded by a web of lies.


    To turn her dreams into reality, Hylda endured humiliation and went as far as to harm her benefactor. In


    the end, she was med for Rainee’s murder.


    Hylda had ced her hopes in the wrong person from the very beginning. She recalled what Rainee


    had said when she supported her financially all those years ago. She had warned her not to rely on


    anyone else but herself. “Only when you be strong can you face this world fearlessly,” said


    Rainee at the time.


    Hylda did not take her seriously. She assumed it was easy for someone who had not experienced the


    hardships of life to say that.


    ‘Unlike her, Ie from a poor family with nothing to my name. How am I supposed to climb the social


    ladder by myself? How long would it take for me to seed in this world? Rainee doesn’t know what


    she’s talking about. She wouldn’t have umted such wealth without her wealthy parents,’ thought


    Hylda.