Chapter 500


    How could it be Leonora? She was her Mom’s dearest friend, her confidante. Her mom trusted


    Leonora implicitly, so much so that she had promised ra to Ian before ra was even born.


    Why would Leonora do this to May? Not only did she have an affair with May’s man, but she also


    bore him a daughter. For the sake of her own daughter’s happiness, she sacrificed years of


    sisterhood and wasplicit in May’s death. And because of her, ra had been cast adrift for


    years.


    Tears streamed down ra’s face as these thoughts consumed her. She had vowed to find the


    culprit and avenge her mother, no matter who it was, but she never imagined it would be Leonora.


    The culprit was the mother of Ian, the man she loved most.


    What about her and Ian, then? His mother killed her mother. They were bound by a blood feud.


    ra’s body shook uncontrobly. She slid off the bed, copsing onto the floor, mumbling over and


    over, “Why is this happening? Why?”


    After all she and Ian had been through, why did fate script such a melodrama?


    It was only now that ra understood why Ian had been speaking in riddles recently. He had


    insisted that she should never leave him, no matter what. He imed his love was eternal.


    So he knew the truth all along and feared she would leave if she found out.


    ra’s tears fell onto her swelling belly. She caressed it gently. Her voice was choked with emotion.


    “Baby, what am I supposed to do?”


    She could pretend nothing had happened, act oblivious, and continue a life with Ian. But could there


    be happiness between them now? Would her mother’s spirit forgive her? Her death was so unjust,


    and yet her daughter was ready to marry and bear the child of her enemy’s son.


    These thoughts sent ra’s head spinning with pain. Shey on the bed, sobbing quietly.


    That was when she heard a knock at the door, followed by Ian’s desperate voice. “ra, please


    open the door. Let’s talk this through, okay?”


    His voice only made ra cry harder. Her mind was a mess. She didn’t know how to face Ian or


    what to do next. Fighting back her sorrow, she whispered to the door, “Ian, I need some time alone.”


    Ian replied immediately, “ra, you can’t shut yourself in there. Casey and I are worried. Open the


    door. I need to talk to you.”


    “I just can’t see you right now, Ian. Please, just give me a moment. My thoughts are all over the


    ce. I don’t know what to do.” She broke down in tears.


    Ian, standing outside, was frantic, his forehead veins bulging. He was almost certain ra knew the


    truth.


    He had been so careful, so who could have leaked it to her?


    He turned to Dawson standing behind him. “Check ra’s phone records. Someone must have


    sent her something.”


    Dawson nodded. “On it, right away.”


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    Ian leaned against the wall outside the door. His eyes were bloodshot, staring at the ceiling. With a


    pale face and a hoarse voice, he pleaded, “ra, I never intended to keep this from you. I wanted


    to wait until after the baby is born. Then I will tell you. Now that you know, I won’t force you to make


    a choice. But I beg you, take care of our baby, and take care of yourself. I believe May would want


    nothing less than to see you both safe.”


    The words caught in his throat, and he could say no more.