Chapter 130

Panic gripped Joan’s chest and words were lodged in her throat. Fane had done everything for her. He had only agreed to this false marriage and to take Ivan’s place in the military because he wanted her to receive proper medical treatment. She did not know any of this when she was confined to the sickbed. It was only after she was discharged from the hospital that the doctor handed her Fane’s letter, and she found out about the entire situation. Throughout these five years, she had been fearful, too. She feared that Fane would die on the battlefield. Plenty of people also told her that her son was dead. He would not have remained silent all these years otherwise. She could only pray for her son as she waited for him to come back. At this moment, they heard the quiet whirr of an approaching electric scooter. Fane and Selena were on the scooter, finally home. They parked the vehicle inside the garden. “Fane, are you okay? I heard that you beat up the Drakes’ bodyguards. Is it true?” Joan