Chapter 865


    Agnes sat here and remained silent. They had agreed to this in the beginning. She would leave of her


    own ord if she couldn''t convince Ryder.


    Now, she had nothing to argue with, but the words refused toe.


    "I... I can''t leave Jared," Agnes finally whispered, breaking the silence. "I won''t leave, no matter what


    the future holds. I''ll face it with Jared. We''vee too far to give up so easily. I want to give our son,


    Nocturne, aplete family. It would be absurd to throw away my marriage, my family, just because


    Ryder has feelings for me."


    Despite the cold war between her and Jared, Agnes knew there were countless issues to resolve. Yet,


    at that moment, she was certain she couldn''t leave him. Perhaps they could work through their


    problems.


    Her suspicions about Jared''s feelings for Valeria were just that—suspicions. She couldn''t disappear


    over such a trivial misunderstanding, not again. After all, she had made a promise to Jared.


    She had lived with regret for four long years over past mistakes. Agnes was not about to repeat them.


    Alyssa studied Agnes for a long moment before speaking. "I won''t let you leave Jared. We have to give


    Nocturne theplete family he deserves. Like Jared back in the day, Nocturne''s biggest sorrow


    would be to grow up without his father''s love. That''s what turned Jared so cold and distant. I don''t want


    Nocturne to end up like his dad, to walk through life alone, trying to stay optimistic in the absence of a


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    partner''s love. After you left, Jared was a shell of a man, a sunflower without its sun."


    Alyssa''s heart ached. Jared was a warm person at heart, but his character prevented him from finding


    his own sunshine. To him, Agnes was that missing light, and he would do anything to seek the warmth


    of her glow.


    With Alyssa''s deration, Agnes breathed a sigh of relief. The Whitfield family''s opposition had always


    been her Achilles'' heel. Without Alyssa and Tim''s approval, Agnes knew happiness would elude her—


    and Jared would suffer too.


    But Alyssa''s sudden change of heart was disconcerting.


    Just as Agnes began to rx, Alyssa added, "But you have to promise me one thing."


    "What is it?" Agnes asked, wary.


    "You must never see Ryder again."


    Agnes was taken aback, and then she replied, "I can''t promise that. Ryder''s the only one who


    understands Nocturne''s condition."


    "You don’t need to worry about Nocturne. From now on, I''ll take care of his treatment. We''ll coordinate


    with the Novy Medical Team. Ryder''s no longer with them, and honestly, he can''t offer any more


    assistance for Nocturne''s condition."


    Agnes fell silent. She sensed that things were far from simple, but the gravity of Alyssa''s words was


    undeniable. She felt the fabric of her life being pulled in directions she couldn''t control, and at the


    center of it all was Nocturne, her son, whose well-being trumped every other concern.