After All the Hurt, She Chose Herself novel Chapter 198

His methods were probably even more ruthless than the old man's.

"How is the baby?!"

As the two were facing off, Aldous Evernight, having gotten the news, hurried over.

His face was etched with urgency.

"What on earth happened? How did she end up in the hospital? How is the baby?!"

Eveline was supporting Aldous Evernight, and she had practically jogged all the way here.

"Grandpa, the baby... is gone," Gideon said, the words heavy in his mouth. "Aria, she's in..."

"Gideon," Raphael cut in. "Sign the papers."

Eveline's eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn't believe Aria had actually miscarried. But... now that Aria had miscarried, she’d never be truly accepted as part of the family legacy, would she?

Aldous Evernight stumbled, and Raphael had to help him into a chair.

"Dad, Aria and Gideon aren't right for each other. Let them divorce."

Aldous Evernight's body trembled, and he seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

"If they divorce, how can Aria bear an Evernight child?"

Aldous Evernight looked at Raphael beside him, his eyes red-rimmed and his voice trembling.

"If Aria could have given birth to an Evernight child, the family's genetic disease might have been solved..."

Raphael said, "You can't trap an innocent woman's life for a reason like that."

The realization dawned on Gideon, and he stared at Aldous Evernight.

"Grandpa, the only reason you wanted Aria to get pregnant was to have her give birth to a child with the genetic disease, and then use her child to blackmail Dawn into curing it?"

Aldous Evernight didn't speak. He slowly leaned back against the wall, his entire body tense.

In an instant, the air fell silent.

He was wrong. He had failed Aria, and he had failed the child that was now gone.

Eveline screamed, and chaos erupted.

The Evernights had a deep-seated fear of blood.

Because of their genetic disease, something as minor as a common cold could be the start of a full-blown attack.

Let alone coughing up blood.

Years ago, Alden Reaves had said that Gideon was very lucky. Although he carried the genetic illness, no triggers had appeared for many years.

But the longer it went, the more unlucky he became.

Because once the illness was triggered, it would hit with a relentless force that was impossible to stop.

Eveline was terrified that this was the very "trigger" Alden Reaves had warned about.