Chapter 268


    “Mrs. Warner, please understand. You and I are both mothers. As mothers, we are willing to sacrifice


    our own lives for the well-being of our children. If… If you truly believe in a life for a life, then take mine.


    I beg you, spare my son,” Jessica pleaded with an anguished expression on her well-maintained face.


    Her hands were sped together in a humble plea to Esther. “Mrs. Warner, I can fullyprehend


    your feelings and empathize with your anger. But please… Please consider this for a moment. Ever


    since I became pregnant with him, I’ve aspired to be a good mother. I have raised my son well, and he


    has excelled in his endeavors. Recently, his teachers even mentioned the possibility of him being


    admitted to Capitellum University. Mrs. Warner, I may be halfway to the grave, but my son-he deserves


    a bright future.”


    Esther looked at Jessica, a fellow mother, but turned her head away, unable to bear the situation. She


    knew deep down that the woman before her was innocent, but… wasn’t her own son, Felix, innocent


    too?


    A cool sea breeze gently tousled Esther’s long hair as she covered her mouth and coughed softly.


    “Son, remember what I told you. Always be kind and upright. I love you, forever,” Jessica said, looking


    at Ben with teary eyes and a gentle, tender smile.


    Ben silently shed tears.


    He now understood. He realized that his father was not the exemry figure he had believed him to be.


    Heprehended that his father hadmitted something outrageous against a stranger.


    He just didn’t understand why his father had taught him to be good and kind while failing to exemplify


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    those qualities himself.


    Jessica slowly stood up and walked toward Shane, raising her hand and delivering a fierce p across


    his face. “Shane Hoyer, let’s get a divorce!”


    Shane looked at Jessica in astonishment, but she remained unfazed and coldly dered, “I don’t want


    my son to have a father like you.”


    Shane sensed something amiss, but before he could fully grasp the situation, he saw Jessica turn


    around and sprint to the deck.


    Bradley, Esther, Kevin, rk, and others tried to stop her, but they were a step toote.


    With the unwavering determination to exchange one life for another, Jessica jumped into the sea,


    creating a tremendous ssh.


    The slightly salty seawater sshed on Ben’s face, still carrying a hint of innocence as he struggled in


    the air, consumed by fear and panic.


    ‘Mom! Mom! Mom!


    ‘Mom, don’t do something foolish!’


    Fortunately, there were already rescue teams in the area searching for Felix. Within a minute of Jessica


    jumping into the sea, the nearby rescue personnel pulled her up from the depths.


    At that moment, Kevin deeply understood the saying, ‘A woman may appear weak but bes strong


    when she bes a mother.’


    Bradley looked at Jessica with a dark and unreadable expression, then nced at Esther. As Jessica


    was being pulled up, Esther quickly wrapped a towel around her.


    Jessica waved her hand, rejecting Esther’s kindness. “Mrs. Warner, don’t save me.”


    She would be willing to die if her death could guarantee her son’s safety.


    Esther thought of Shane’s betrayal and deceit. She couldn’t help but question the woman’s actions


    before her. “Is it worth it for such a man? Did you think we would let you go after you jumped into the


    sea? Have you considered the worst possible oue? Even if you die, he will continue to live


    carefree and at ease! He might even find a stepmother to mistreat your son…”