Chapter 53

Clarissa broke into tears, sobbing pitifully as she clung to Seth. "Seth, I was wrong. I shouldn't have treated Layla like that. Punish me however you want, but please don't call off our engagement. I've already lost the ability to have children because I saved you. What man would want a woman who can't have kids? If you leave me, I might as well just die." Her cries were heartbreaking, filled with despair. She sounded as though her entire world had shattered. Seth clenched his fists, the veins on his hands protruding. Her words were like a cage, trapping him in guilt, suffocating him. It was the same argument she used years ago that made him leave Layla. He had sacrificed so much for a debt he didn't want to owe. He closed his eyes, his voice laced with anguish. "Clarissa, do you know how close Layla came to dying when she gave birth to Benjamin? She nearly bled out on the operating table. She sacrificed her health for me and for my company, keeping my secrets even when it