And since a child with a congenital disease would naturally be weaker, it would fit Roxanne's "premature baby" story.
Mira was a little lost, not understanding what the two of them were talking about.
But seeing their calm and composed attitude, she understood that the latest incident with the Rowan family hadn't affected Aria much, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Raphael added, "Also, the news about Nathan fainting is true."
***
Nathan weakly opened his eyes in the hospital.
When he fainted, his body had hit a bench, causing a minor fracture in his lumbar spine.
But at this moment, the physical pain was nothing compared to his psychological fury.
His gaze swept across the room, finally landing on Roxanne, who was sitting by his side.
"So, Lilith was Sylvia's daughter? And Sylvia's daughter has nothing to do with me?!"
"That bitch! How dare she play me again!"
Nathan's agitation tugged at his fractured spine, and he sucked in a sharp breath of pain.
But this time, Roxanne didn't rush to his side with words of comfort as she always had.
They were the only two in the room.
Roxanne sat calmly in her chair, looking at Nathan as if he were a stranger.
Nathan vaguely sensed something was off about Roxanne, but after so many years, his attitude toward her was hard to change on a dime.
"Are you an idiot? Go get the doctor to give me a pain pump!"
Roxanne raised an eyebrow, picking up the prepared syringe from the table. Her voice was as gentle as ever.
"I've already got it ready."
"Then hurry up and administer it!"
A slight curve formed on Roxanne's lips as she slowly pushed the plunger.
The thought that Sylvia had dared to trick him again made him snort coldly.
But...
"Aria looks so much like that bitch. Are you sure there wasn't a mistake?"
Roxanne sighed. "Regardless, Aria is unwilling to do a paternity test with us now. What can we do?"
"Lilith definitely wasn't our child. If Aria isn't my child either... then where did my baby go?"
Hearing the sob in Roxanne's voice, Nathan only felt irritated.
"What are you crying for? If you hadn't made such a scene back then, would you have gone into labor prematurely? You brought this on yourself!"
Roxanne's hand slowly tightened around the apple.
There was no hint of concern for their lost child on his face, only the fury of being betrayed a second time.
Nathan was the one who deserved to die most of all.

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