Chapter 39: No mercy

"DO NOT force yourself to improve your health."

Jenny suddenly stopped from entering the room when she heard Edwin's voice inside Amber's room.

"I won't let it happen, anyway." Edwin smirked at his wife.

Jenny looked around first, when she made sure there was no one else, she put her ear to the ajar door.

"It's your fault that you're in that condition. If you had chosen to love me rather than that useless man, our family would be happy. Perhaps I would've accepted Yazed as my own son."

Both Amber and Jenny's eyes widened at Edwin's revelation.

"Were you surprised? You thought I didn't know that you only married me so that your child would know someone as a father?" Edwin became grim remembering the past.

Amber tried to pull her hand that Edwin grabbed, but he only gripped her tighter.

"But do you want to know how you ended up alone after loving him more than yourself?" He laughed. "He did not run away from responsibility as what you were told." Edwin brought his grinning face closer t