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Once alone, | sat beside Matriarch Evelyn's bed and reached for her hand. Her skin felt
paper-thin beneath my fingers, the blue veins visible through the translucent surface.
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| leaned over, pressing my face against her wrinkled hand. "Grandmother," | whispered, using
the term of endearment | never dared speak when she was conscious, "my Lily is dead."
The words broke something inside me. Tears burst forth, hot and unstoppable. Even now, | couldn't truly accept
that Lily was gone. Every t| mentioned her name, thought of her face, or saw anything that remindedof
her, my heart ached as if cut by a knife.
Lily was a piece of my soul, my daughter whom | had raised and cherished like the most
precious treasure. After finally finding a compatible kidney donor and seeing hope that she
would overcher illness to grow up healthy and happy, she was killed by Victoria.
How could | not be in pain? How could | not hate?
"It was Victoria Frost who killed her," | continued, my voice breaking. "She deliberately stole
Lily's kidney donor on the day of her operation, causing Lily to die on the operating table."
| clutched Matriarch Evelyn's hand tighter. "And | clearly know the murderer is Victoria, but |
have no evidence and can't do anything about her."
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that Lily is
pable. "I've tried telling Ethan repeatedly
dead, wanting him to avenge her, but he refused to believe me."
My voice turned bitter. "He doesn't care for Lily. He favors Emma, and he wholeheartedly protects Victoria and
her daughter. | have no recourse. | can't count on him."
| wiped at my tears, but they kept coming. "I want to confront Victoria directly and make her pay myself to
avenge Lily, but Ethan... arranged bodyguards for her, and | can't even get close
to her."
Hatred burned in my chest like acid. "Victoria is truly vicious. She killed Lily, and that wasn't
enough-she took black dog blood with talismans and poured it on Lily's grave."
| broke down completely then, my body shaking with sobs. "Grandmother, | hate Victoria with
every fiber of my being. | want to make her pay dearly to avenge my Lily, but I'm helpless..."
Once unleashed, my emotions were impossible to contain. | leaned over the bed's edge,
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consumed by grief so profound | couldn't control myself. Unable to avenge Lily, I- her mother-
was the one most pained.
As | cried, | didn't notice Matriarch Evelyn's fingers moving. | was so immersed in sorrow that | remained unaware
until a gentle hand landed on my head, stroking it with distress.
My body froze. | quickly raised my head to meet Matriarch Evelyn's compassionate eyes.
The matriarch had awakened.
My mind went blank. | stared at her, tears still clinging to my face, until her distressed voice
reached me.
"Olivia... don't cry..." She slowly raised her hand to gently wipe away my tears.
In that moment, | realized she had truly awakened. Setting aside my own grief, | forgot to use
the call button and instead rushed out with tears streaming down my face. "Matriarch Stone is awake!" | shouted
to the security guards. "Call Dr. Bennett immediately!"
Dr. Bennett arrived promptly. He gave Matriarch Evelyn a thorough examination and confirmed
she had indeed awakened with all vital signs normal.
"Remember, the patient must not becemotionally agitated," he warnedsternly. After all, she was elderly
and couldn't withstand excessive stimulation.
| nodded, and Margaret escorted the doctor out. Throughout the examination, Matriarch Evelyn held my hand
tightly. While the doctor checked her, her eyes remained fixed on me, the
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distress in them almost palpable.
"Don't inform anyone else. You may leave us," Matriarch Evelyn instructed Margaret.
The caretaker, who had been about to call Ethan and other Stone family members, immediately put away her
phone and left the ward.
"Grandmother..." | stood beside the bed with reddened eyes, my expression helpless.
Uneasiness filled my heart.
After the initial joy of the matriarch's awakening cfear. | had revealed too much about Lily while at her
bedside. The doctor had repeatedly warned that she shouldn't be upset.
| wasn't certain when Matriarch Evelyn had awakened or whether she had heard about Lily's death and Victoria's
role in it. Although | desperately wanted her guidance, if it would endanger her health, | couldn't bear the
responsibility...
Matriarch Evelyn studied my expression and seemed to understand my internal struggle. Her
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"| heard everything... Lily, she..." The word "death" caught in her throat. Even though she had heardsay it,
she still couldn't immediately accept it.
When Lily was mentioned, tears rolled uncontrollably from her eyes. It was profoundly tragic for an elder to
outlive a child.
"Olivia, don't cry," she said, her voice gaining strength. “I will make this right for you! I will never let Victoria, the
murderer who killed Lily, escape justice. She will pay for Lily's life!"
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