Chapter 296

How could Hazel not feel heartbroken? Hayden was her flesh and blood. At that moment, a thread of dissatisfaction with Bobby began to creep into her heart, but since she depended on him for support, she dared not go against him. She watched Lily's car disappear into the distance, conflicted and deep in thought. After all, they were family, and this was the situation Lily least wanted to see. On her way back, her heart felt like it had been thrown into a meat grinder, painfully shredded. They didn't love her, didn't care whether she lived or died, and she accepted that. But how could they, who valued sons over daughters, abandon even Hayden? She couldn't imagine what she would have done if Rowan hadn't provided her with the final option. Would she have just watched Hayden's treatment stop and let him suffer like that? When she returned to Aqua Sonata, she parked the car and got out. Walking around to the back seat, she opened the door. "Hayden, we're home." "Okay," he responded f