Loredana replied with a yes and Boyce went out closing the door behind him.
Maxina stood behind her and called, “Lola.”
Loredana clenched her fists but remained silent.
Maxina sighed and walked over.
Loredana looked up and saw Maxina, she lost weight. She wasn’t cuffed because of Boyce, she looked like her usual self. She gazed at Maxina for quite some time.
She had a lot to say, question, and blame before she arrived, but she couldn’t say anything once she saw her.
Maybe she didn’t know where to start.
Maxina took the seat across from her and said, “I’m sorry.”
Because it was her fault, she only cared about herself and ignored everyone else.
Loredana who had been enduring exploded, she mocked, “What exactly is the purpose of your apologies? Is it worth it to give up your freedom because of a decision you made…”
“Of course it is.” Maxina interrupted. “Did I do something wrong sending my son the man that murdered him?”
Loredana was taken aback and looked at her in bewilderment.
“We started communicating after we ran into each other when we returned. I’m sure he was preying on your relationship with Cormac and hoping to profit from it. So I took advantage of the opportunity to get closer to him, and he mistook me for the naive girl he knew!” Maxina was overcome with emotion as she spoke about it.
Garrett’s struggled face before he died as the poison took effect was still clear in her thoughts. She stood by his bedside, watching him struggle to death with no one around to save him. “You?” Garrett screamed angrily.
“Yes.” It was colder than the pile of snow outside when she peered down at him. “After everything you’ve done to me, what makes you think I’ll forgive you?”
“You’ve always sought vengeance.” Garrett gulped for air as if he was about to die from suffocation.
Maxina burst out laughing. “A person like you has no right to live. If it weren’t for you, Lola wouldn’t have to put up with me. I harmed my brother by failing to look after him, I am also responsible for my son, whom I gave birth to but allowed to suffer a difficult existence before being murdered. You were the one! Garrett Flores, it was all because of you!”
“If you hadn’t thrown me away, Lola would not have suffered, and my son would still be alive today, Garrett Flores!”
Garrett’s face flushed, son, what son?
“Son?” He said as he climbed to the edge of the bed and grabbed Maxina’s shirt.
“You sent me away while I was pregnant.” Maxina halted and glanced at Garrett.
“However, due to my emotional instability during pregnancy, the baby was born with autism…”
Maxina’s heart still hurts when she thought of her dead son.
She could never get over the loss of her son.
If it hadn’t been for Loredana, she might not have lived to see today.
Despite having his lips wide open, Garrett was unable to speak. He had a son, but he passed away?
Because Beulah told him she was expecting a son, he decided to send Maxina away.
He had no idea Maxina was expecting a child, and it was a boy.
Garrett felt bad about what he’d done right now.
He was a man that had always desired a son.
Now Maxina informed him that he had a son, not via Beulah, where that baby had been miscarried, but a son he did not know of, who had been born and had seen the world.
Even savage beasts watched after their young, and his heart was filled with remorse at this time, no matter how cruel he was.
Maxina grinned as she looked at Garrett’s struggling face. “Since you’re dying, let me tell you another secret, Lola isn’t your daughter.”
Garrett looked at her, puzzled. What exactly did she say? Loredana was not his daughter?
“You… cheated on me…” Has he been duped from the start?
Maxina kept her mouth shut because she wanted to watch him in agony.
“Bit…Bitch.” Garrett’s hand fell to the ground, he took his last breath and died with his eyes wide open, grieving.
Maxina was completely unconcerned with what was going on. If her brother hadn’t died of cancer at such a young age, she would not have gotten married to Garrett along with her family fortune. Garrett seemed like a kind guy, but it turned out he wasn’t even human.
“I don’t have any regret.” Maxina felt happier and relieved now that Garrett was gone, she didn’t think she had done anything wrong.
Loredana stared at Maxina silently for a few moments before asking. “Have you considered whether or not this is against the law, and how it would affect me?”
“I have.” Maxina believed she could continue to look after the kids for her if she managed to flee or that she would take responsibility if she was arrested, but she could no longer do so. “Even without me, you’ll have a fantastic life. Cormac appears to be a kind man, and since you are the mother of his children, he will treat you properly even if it is for the sake of his children.”
“So, you had everything prepared for me?” Loredana clenched her fists.
“Please accept my apologies.” Maxina couldn’t think of anything more to say.
Loredana was emotional, and it took all of her strength not to cry in front of Maxina. “What should I tell Samuel and Simona in the future after they claimed they missed you two days ago? That their grandmother is a murderer?”
Maxina’s face tensed as she heard the word murderer.
Loredana had realized her lack of sensitivity and immediately regretted it.
“Enjoy your life.” Maxina then stood up and walked over to the front door. She paused for a moment, her hand on the doorknob. “There’s no going back for me now, don’t blame me because I can’t keep my commitment to look after you properly, I’m sincerely sorry.”
Loredana was self-blaming and didn’t realize the meaning behind her statements.
Maxina would have noticed her intention and stopped her if she had concerned her a little more.
She had the chance to put an end to it all, but now…
Loredana sobbed, her face buried in her hands, knowing Maxina would be going to prison no matter what.
She had the opportunity to have a happy life in her remaining years, but she decided to ruin it to get revenge on Garrett.
Was it all worth it?
Hearing Loredana cry hurt Maxina’s heart. “Don’t be sad, I made the decision understanding the repercussions, the only thing I forgot to consider was your and the children’s feelings, tell them…”
“Tell them their grandma went to a faraway location, don’t ever bring them over and don’t tell them what I did, I’m not a good role model,” Maxina added, her eyes stung.
“You, too, don’t come to see me again,” Maxina said as she opened the door.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.