Chapter 225

"Mr. Mayer, you gotta move! Willa's in trouble. She's trying to do something drastic!" Skyler's urgent voice cut through the tension, prompting Matthew to abandon his confrontation with Willow and sprint toward Wilhelmina's room. Willow couldn't help but roll her eyes at Skyler's timely intervention. It seemed Skyler had a knack for inserting herself into every situation. Assuming Matthew had gone to deal with Wilhelmina, Willow thought she could finally make her exit. But to her dismay, Damon remained steadfastly at her side, preventing her from slipping away unnoticed. Before she knew it, a group of bodyguards arrived and escorted her forcibly to Wilhelmina's room. Wilhelmina lay on the bed; her face was a pallid mask, and her eyes were vacant. She trembled uncontrollably, the agony evident in every quiver. Before this, Matthew kept his distance and didn't want to touch her. After her reckless night of drinking, she'd wound up pregnant. The child wasn't Matthew's, and she kne