Chapter 474

"I wouldn't have been here if Maeve hadn't asked me to check on you," Sergio replied. Clara froze. Maeve? Why would Maeve be kind enough to send Sergio to see her? Maeve must have wanted Sergio to witness her humiliation! Clara bit her lip and said, "Sergio, I was forced! What mother would willingly give up on her own child? Conner made me do it! He wanted me to frame Maeve, and I couldn't disobey him!" Sergio watched her performance with cold detachment. Although her supposed kindness and fragility had once deceived him, he no longer harbored any sympathy for her after discovering her true colors. "I don't care about your relationship with Conner or any of his schemes, but I won't let anyone harm Maeve. If you try, I'll have you taken care of." Sergio was serious, and Clara's face paled. Clara still tried to appeal to Sergio's sympathy by saying, "Sergio, we were about to be husband and wife. After all, we—" Sergio's cold gaze cut her off, and the danger in his eyes was unmi