?Chapter 215:

    Lise cowered in the corner, her lips parting as if to speak, but no words came out.

    She hade with the intention of provoking Katelyn, yet Katelyn’sposed defiance left Lise feeling outmatched. Internally, Lise questioned whether Katelyn’s feelings for Neil had truly faded.

    Suddenly, Vincent’s voice, detached and indifferent, interrupted from behind Katelyn.

    “Are you discussing something?”

    Vincent had shed his patient’s gown and was now dressed in a ck shirt and dark trousers. His striking presence cast a chill. His very appearance intimidated those around him into silence. Katelyn responded with a nonchnt twist of her lips.

    “Miss Bailey was just unting her pregnancy, as though bearing an illegitimate child were a badge of honor.”

    Vincent nced at Lise coolly, his casual look sending a shiver down her spine.

    Even skilled at maniption, Lise felt crushed under Vincent’s stern gaze, requiring her to muster significant resolve to continue. Lise inhaled deeply, lifting her tear-filled eyes.

    “Katelyn, please be mindful of your words. I merely wanted to share what should have been a joyful milestone.”

    She continued, her voice tinged with desperation, “This conflict is ours alone—why involve an unborn child?”

    Katelyn barely nced at her, her disgust evident.

    “So, you acknowledge your actions have shamed the child, do you?”

    Lise was left speechless once more, overwhelmed by the reality of her actions: seducing a married man and now expecting his childbels that would follow her and her child indefinitely. Resentment surged within her, paralleled by a growing contempt for Neil as well.

    Had Neil divorced Katelyn sooner, Lise wouldn’t be facing such disgrace.

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    Vincent watched the exchange with measured calm, offering Katelyn an amused smile after his initial nce at Lise.

    Lise’s jealousy red upon seeing this, convinced that Katelyn was unworthy of such a man.

    Previously, Katelyn had married Neil, a decent man, but no match for Vincent. Clearly, choosing between them should be obvious to any discerning observer.

    In Lise’s view, she was better than Katelyn in every possible way. More importantly, she was the true Bailey daughter, while Katelyn…

    It pained her that Vincent paid Katelyn earnest attention, while hardly noticing her.

    Driven nearly to madness by jealousy, Lise watched as Vincent’s yful gleam in his eyes softly suggested, “Let’s…”

    Katelyn merely nodded and walked past Lise with an airy step, unaffected by her anger. Seething, Lise retreated to her room, pausing before the mirror to scrutinize her reflection. Her features were delicate, and her tear-stained eyes lent her an air of vulnerability that might evoke sympathy in anyone who saw her.

    Yet, despite her distress, Vincent seemed more interested in Katelyn. This deepened Lise’s resolve to bring her down. In the parking area of the hospital, Vincent and Katelyn got into the backseat of his car.

    Katelyn retrieved herptop from her briefcase, and a chat notification popped up, indicating activity on the other end. Her fingers fluttered over the keyboard, moving so rapidly that it almost seemed choreographed.

    Vincent watched her work in silence, intrigued. Once she pressed the enter key, he asked, “What are you busy with?”

    Katelyn replied calmly, “I asked a friend to look into the email ount of the person stalking me, and they discovered transaction records with the maniptor.”

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