Chapter 1044 No One Protecting Me

Crystal's expression froze when she heard Seraphine say she wanted to leave Simeria.

"Miss, what are you saying?"

Leave Simeria? What would that mean for Seraphine? It meant everything she had once possessed would vanish, and her life might even worsen.

"Mother is gone. In Simeria, no one will protect me," Seraphine stated.

Even if Eleanor were here, what difference would it make? Both Seraphine and Crystal knew that Eleanor's attention would still have been on Bianca.

"You don't know how terrifying he is," said Seraphine, Malcolm’s suffocating presence making her want to flee.

But Crystal interjected, "The outside world isn't as beautiful as you think."

Beautiful?

In her world, that word was nothing but wishful thinking. But hearing Crystal say this made Seraphine wonder if she could endure an even worse life than now.

"She's proud, she won't keep the child," said Crystal, who understood Seraphine's concern.

Because Bianca was pregnant now, Seraphine was worried that Malcolm