“If you hadn’t taken Amara’s place that day, I never would have mistakenly believed you were the one who saved me. Amara and I would have been happily together. We would have continued our marriage and welcomed our child together.”

“But your actions destroyed my path to a happy life. Liliana, do you want to settle all these debts at once?”

If Liliana had just felt a chill in her heart moments ago, now she was genuinely terrified.

Was it her imagination? She felt that beneath Finnian’s calm tone lay a profound, dark undercurrent of resentment and fury.

This was a man who rarely showed his emotions, but his lack of outward anger didn’t mean he wasn’t terrifying.

His presence was incredibly oppressive. Even a slight deepening of his tone was enough to strike fear into anyone around him.

Liliana’s fingers dug so hard into the sheets that her knuckles turned white, her teeth chattering.

“But, Finnian… I only did it because I love you…” she pleaded.

Despite her terror, she couldn’t give up. Tears streaming down her face, she said, “I didn’t know Amara was the one who saved you that day. I thought it was just one of the Everly family’s young maids.”

“If I had known Amara saved you, I wouldn’t have stepped in to take her place for no reason. After all, you two weren’t divorced then…”

As she spoke, Liliana broke down crying again. This time, her heartbreak was real. She truly couldn’t bear to let Finnian go.

She had been in love with him for so many years. And it wasn’t just him she loved- it was his status, his power, and his position.

Finnian stood at the absolute pinnacle of Wye’s business world. No other man could even compare. If she couldn’t be with him, she would have to settle for someone lesser.

But people were supposed to climb higher, not sink lower. How could she accept a downgrade? She couldn’t.

Finnian’s expression was freezing as he delivered a line that chilled Liliana

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Plenty of people liked him; was he supposed to respond to every single one of them?

If he did, would he have time for anything else? He owed them nothing, so why should he reciprocate?

Liliana understood exactly what he meant, and she froze instantly. It was an undeniable truth. Was it truly over between them?

Hearing those words, she realized Finnian genuinely had zero feelings left for her.

In fact, not only was there no love, but even his gratitude had been ground down to

dust by her actions. She and Finnian really were finished…

No, no! She couldn’t accept this! She refused to live a life without Finnian!

Unable to hold it in, she let out a loud wail and completely broke down, lunging forward to grab him.

In the past, whenever she had done this, Finnian would always catch her.

Even if he hadn’t wanted to hold her, she was his savior, and he wouldn’t just watch her fall off the bed.

But this time, Finnian made no attempt to catch her. Instead, he took a step back, letting her crash onto the floor.

Liliana’s entire body slammed

against the icy tiles. Blinding agony shot through her torso, making her feel as if every bone had been rattled loose Furthermore, her chest wound made direct contact with the hard floor, bringing a monstrous surge of pain that defied description.

Finnian kept his head turned, refusing to look at her. “I’ve said all I have to say. Figure the rest out yourself. Whether you live well.or poorly from now on is entirely up to you,” he said coldly.