Blizzard First Love and a Wife Who Finally Snaps novel Chapter 314

Miles stammered, unable to answer.

“I’ll tell her,” Evelyn raised her hand and pulled Isabel aside. “I already got the whole story.”

Miles huddled by Julian’s bed, muttering, “It’s not my fault, man. The opposition is too strong. Don’t blame me when you wake up.”

***

Evelyn sat Isabel down on the sofa, and Edmund poured them both some water. Amanda hadn’t come back with them; they had passed near her place, so she went home, telling them to call if they needed anything.

“Thanks, sweetie.” Evelyn took a sip of hot water before speaking. “The injury is serious, but don’t worry, I checked with the doctor. He’ll be fine as long as he rests. He heals quickly. As for how it happened, it’s the usual stuff, you know. Trying to go completely legit comes at a high price.”

“Go legit?” Isabel didn’t know about this. She had assumed Adrian was behind it.

Evelyn patted her hand, sensing her thoughts. “Of course. It was already going to be difficult for him to clean up his business, but with Adrian causing trouble, he was bound to get hurt.”

Isabel’s hands, resting on her lap, clenched into fists. “It’s all my fault.”

It was one thing before, but ever since Julian started helping her, he had been getting seriously injured.

“Mommy, it’s not your fault. This was part of the plan anyway. Because he had to take me with him, Daddy’s side of things had to change. Some of his past businesses had to be shifted.”

“Back in the day, those two were always at each other’s throats over Harold. Their family backgrounds were similar, so it was an endless, evenly matched fight. The turning point was when Kate got pregnant.”

“When Catherine heard the news, she almost died from anger. She went crazy, trying everything to get rid of Kate’s baby, even wanting Kate dead.”

“And at the time, Harold’s life was complicated. He didn’t want a child, seeing it as a weakness, so he also wanted Kate to have an abortion.”

“But he loved Kate and couldn’t bear to see her sad, so he let her keep it.”

“When Catherine found out that Harold loved Kate, that he wanted her to have their child, and was even planning a wedding, she joined forces with Harold’s enemies. She only intended to get rid of Kate and the baby, but she never imagined she couldn’t control those people. Things spiraled out of her control, and Harold died protecting them.”