Chapter 129

Chintya looked toward Clara, hoping for support. “Grandmother... please say something. I’m speaking like this for the future of the family.”

Clara stared at Chintya for a long time before finally sighing heavily. Grandmother Clara’s voice came out softly but firmly.

“You’re in the wrong place at the wrong time, Chintya.”

“Grandma?” Chintya was startled.

“I did want you to be part of the family. But not like this,” Clara continued. “Not by telling a wife... a mother... to die.”

Chintya held her breath. Her face looked pale.

“Elena hasn’t left yet. And as long as that woman still breathes, as long as Nathan still hopes… we have no right to take that hope away,” Clara said firmly. “You should go home.”

Chintya bit her lip, her eyes beginning to redden. “But—”

“Go home, Chintya,” Sonia cut in coldly. “And never speak like that again.”

Chintya stood up, looking at the two women one by one, before finally turning and leaving the room i