I remained silent for a moment and then said, "I won't allow his mother to marry into this family, and I also don't accept this child."

Cheryl widened her eyes and exclaimed, "What? Mildred, you clearly know the situation in the Alwyn family. I only have one son, and Doran is my only grandchild!"

I pursed my lips and then said, "This child must not be accepted by the Alwyn family."

After finishing my words, I returned to my room.

The smell of medicine in the air had not yet dissipated.

Armand came in and held me in his arms, asking gently, "Mildred, are you angry?"

I looked straight ahead, unmoved by his coaxing.

Armand sighed resignedly, "Mom is seriously ill, and you can't get pregnant. If it weren't for these, I wouldn't have brought him back. Haven't I sacrificed enough for you? Why can't you understand me?"

Many people in the capital wanted to send beauties to Armand when they saw that he had no children, but Armand refused them all.

However, in my eyes, that was what Armand should do. When he married me, he swore to be with me forever and never take any concubines.

I looked up at Armand. "So? Are you going to hide it from me for the rest of your life?"

He lowered his eyes. "I didn't break my vow."

Indeed.

Now, I was still his only wife, and he just had a child with another woman.

Armand's unreasonable argument made me want to laugh.

I suppressed the sorrow in my heart and sneered, "Yeah. You had that child by using some magic."

Armand fell silent.

After that day, we stopped talking to each other.

Despite my objection, they still brought the child into the mansion, and he was kept in Cheryl's place.

Following the timeline, I found it was not difficult to find out the truth.

Four years ago, to protect Armand from an arrow, I got injured.

But he had sex with Estelle that night.

After Estelle found herself pregnant, she came to Armand, and Armand told me Estelle was her distant cousin who came to seek refuge.

I believed in Armand and settled Estelle in the Alwyn's manor.

But before long, Estelle was taken out of the manor.

Estelle was always dressed gorgeously, looking like a rich lady.

She bowed her head to greet me.

At the same time, she unintentionally revealed the jade pendant around her neck.

It was an emerald pendant, made from the same material as the earrings I was wearing today.

I also had an emerald hairpin, but I didn't wear it today.