Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After novel Chapter 499

Chapter 499 You Wanted

Me Dead

Alexa couldn’t tell if it was her own illness making her feel this way, but she simply couldn’t bear to watch any

longer.

“Miss Lawson…” She hesitated before speaking. “The birthday party is about to start. You should go ahead and

prepare.”

Carol withdrew her foot instantly, as if she had lost interest, standing with a casual, almost indifferent posture.

Alexa’s gaze dropped to Linsey’s injured hand, and for a brief moment, she froze.

Linsey instinctively pulled her hand back, but the wound on her arm made every movement slow and

excruciating.

Her fingers trembled uncontrollably from the lingering pain.

For a moment, her gaze turned hollow. She cradled her injured hand against her chest, her breathing uneven. A single tear escaped her eye, landing silently on her bloodied skin.

Carol let out a pleased hum. “You’re right. I should get going.”

She turned away, humming a lighthearted tune as if nothing had happened. “Stay here and watch her. I’ll be back after the party.”

“Yes, Miss Lawson,” Alexa murmured, lowering her head.

With that, Carol swept out of the storage room, her entourage trailing behind, leaving only Linsey and Alexa in the thick, suffocating silence.

Alexa stood stiffly to the side, forcing herself to remember her purpose. Protect her daughter. That thought was the only thing keeping her from giving in to the pang of guilt twisting in her chest.

Years ago, she had made a choice–one that changed Linsey’s fate forever.

She had personally swapped the Lawson family’s real daughter–Linsey–with her own child. And after the switch, she hadn’t even cared to raise Linsey.

She had abandoned her without a second thought. But fate had played a cruel trick.

Alexa’s mind drifted. She was lost in old memories, until Linsey’s hoarse voice suddenly cut through the silence. “At the last Lawson family banquet, you tried to kill me, didn’t you?”

Alexa’s breath hitched. Her heart pounded violently in her chest.

So Linsey remembered…

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