As soon as Beatrice left, Haelyn's body collapsed to the floor. She was gasping for breath as her thoughts and feelings suddenly spiraled into chaos. Haelyn had just realized that all this time she had been so consumed by her role as a pregnant woman that she had almost forgotten the pillow propping up her stomach.
Now, a deep sense of anxiety began to surface, as she realized that without that baby, she was nothing more than a tool that Beatrice could destroy at any moment.
From the very beginning, Beatrice had only used her as a tool to control Mark. The promise of wealth they had agreed upon at the start had now shifted and crept deeper—her thirst for power made her willing to do anything to avoid being kicked out of this house. She was so afraid of losing her status that she began to lose her sanity just to stay in this house.
