Chapter 341

The sedative had worn off.

Cassandra Delacroix spiraled into madness again.

"Let me die! Just let me die!"

She threw herself against the wall, her forehead already swollen and bruised. "My baby is gone!" she screamed, voice raw with agony. "There's no reason for me to live anymore!"

The nurses panicked. They called Nathaniel Blackwood immediately.

He dropped everything and rushed to the hospital.

Cassandra was hysterical. Nathaniel grabbed her, holding her tight. "Shh," he murmured. "It's going to be okay."

She collapsed against him, sobbing. "Nathaniel... Sebastian's child is gone. The last piece of him... gone."

Her voice broke. "They said my womb is damaged. I can never have children again. My life is over!"

Nathaniel gently guided her back to the bed. He pressed a warm towel to her bruised forehead. "Your life isn't over," he said quietly. "The Blackwood family will stand by you."

Cassandra's tears kept falling. "Do you know what Isabella Lockhart said to me? She told me the Blackwoods only see me as a breeding tool. That once I gave them an heir, I'd be discarded."

She clutched his arm. "She said Eleanor Whitmore prefers her because she's more valuable. That Eleanor wants her to marry you again. I just—I grabbed her hand, begged her to explain. And then she pushed me!"

Her voice cracked. "She killed Sebastian's baby, Nathaniel. She took everything from me. And now I can never have another child. How can you let her walk away?"

Nathaniel stayed silent.

Cassandra's grip tightened. "I'm not asking for revenge. Just an apology. Just for her to admit what she did!"

She sobbed. "She wanted me to kneel and apologize in public before. But now she's a murderer, and she gets to go free? Sebastian would never have let this stand!"

Nathaniel exhaled. He picked up the untouched meal tray. "You need to eat. You need to recover."

"Stop avoiding this!" Cassandra screamed. Tears streamed down her face. "Your brother's child is dead! He was a perfect little boy, and Isabella destroyed him! All I want is justice!"

She gasped for breath. "If you won't give me that, then let me die. Let me be with Sebastian and our baby!"

Nathaniel closed his eyes. This scene repeated nearly every day. The only way to calm her was another sedative.

The nurses entered, restraining Cassandra as the injection took effect.

Her body went limp. But her eyes—filled with pain and betrayal—locked onto Nathaniel's.

Guilt twisted in his chest. He couldn't run from this any longer.

"Fine," he said quietly. "When you're better, I'll make her apologize. She'll admit what she did."