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Chapter 299 Shattered Loyalties Chapter 299 Shattered Loyalties +5 Free Coins " Yes , I'm suing you , " Trent said , making no attempt to soften the blow . " You lied , told me it was a routine funds verification , then used my phone to transfer fifty million . You knew the company is strapped for cash , and that money was supposed to douse the fire licking at our feet , yet you wired it to Lindgren ..

Because of you , I'm teetering on the brink of collapse , and it will take three months to get any of it back . Do you have any idea what your betrayal has cost me ? " " Everything I did was to keep the bond between us from shattering ," Sidonie answered quietly . " Bond ? " He gave a cold laugh . " You brushed me aside when I was nobody . The moment success crowned me , you clung on - not to me , but to the title of Mrs. Grafton ." Blood drained from Sidonie's face , yet she lifted her chin .

" Regardless of your contempt , I'm pregnant with your child - you can't do this to us . " " Ah , the child . " Trent's gaze darkened as it settled on her abdomen . " So you haven't gotten rid of it yet ? " " It's ours , Trent . I would never get rid of it ," Sidonie insisted . " You'd better do it yourself , or I will see it done ," Trent growled , closing the distance between them . " Never . I won't sacrifice this baby , " she shot back . Fury erupted in Trent's eyes .

He snapped his leg forward , a vicious kick aimed at her womb . Sidonie folded over her stomach , but the blow still hurled her to the glossy parquet , breath knocked from her lungs . Pain shimmered in her gaze , yet a brittle smile curved her lips . " Trent , every word you just said - and that kick - were recorded and streamed straight to my computer . " " What ? " Trent froze , stunned into silence .

Sidonie drew a ragged breath and pushed herself upright , one hand still cradling her stomach . " Did you truly think I'd walk in defenseless ? A micro - camera is sewn into that purse . It caught everything . Withdraw the lawsuit , or the video will flood the world and drag your name through mud you can never wash off ." A flash of panic sent Trent lunging toward the coffee table . He snatched the purse Sidonie had casually set there upon entering .

Peeling back a hidden flap , he found a pin - sized lens winking up at him . She had been telling the truth . " So you would even exploit your own unborn child ? " Trent spat , disgust and disbelief tangling in his throat . " And what gives you the right to judge me ? " Sidonie shot back . " You forced my hand . " Trent's expression flickered between rage and fear before he finally growled , " Fine . I'll withdraw the suit . But if that footage ever surfaces , I'll hunt you down .

" Sidonie gave a thin , victorious / hum , clutched her aching belly , and left the office . Only now did Sidonie grasp the fathomless reach of Trent's cruelty . If he could erase Quinn from his life with a single breath , why have I ever imagined I would be granted mercy ?

111 1/2 TTF8 Aug O Chapter 299 Shattered Loyalties When the lawsuits mounted and the Stonehurst main branch rushed to sever their ties , the halo of savior slipped from her shoulders , and she became nothing more than a burden in his calculating eyes , She used to cling to the naïve conviction that carrying his child would chain him to her . Yet the brutal truth was carved in iron . Trent could discard the baby as easily as he had discarded her .

The following morning , Sidonic dragged herself to the hospital for a thorough exam . Though a savage kick had bruised her stomach , the tiny heartbeat inside her still pulsed , stubborn and steady . When she quietly asked about terminating the pregnancy , the doctor's answer iced over every vein in her body. " Ms. Stonehurst , your uterus is already compromised . If you lose this child , you may never conceive again . " " What ?

" Sidonie stared at him , disbelief and dread colliding in her eyes . Before the shock could settle , her phone shrilled to life . She answered , and her mother's panicked voice tumbled through the line , " Sidonie , the court officers just came . They have seized the jewels Trent once gave you ! " Sidonie's fingers went numb . The phone slipped from her hand and skittered across the linoleum .

Those jewels were her final lifeline - the very assets she meant to sell in order to hire a lawyer capable of rescuing her from the legal quicksand . And now , they were gone .