Zayden just took another drag of his cigar and nodded. "Yes, he's dead."

As he spoke, he held Sadie in his arms. “Ariana died with him. Everyone is happy, right?"

However, Sadie just sat there in a daze. It took her a long time to snap back to reality. She stared blankly ahead and mumbled, “Holden is really dead? How can that be?"

Her entire body felt cold. She was still in disbelief. The person who had occupied most of her memory so far had died just like that.

Even in the car accident five years ago, she had only been angry momentarily. She had wanted to die with Holden. But she had never thought he would die alone. How could he die like this?

No, this couldn't be. She didn't want him to die like this.

Sadie felt a pang of pain in her heart, and her face turned pale.

Her eyes were horribly red.

It was only then that Zayden noticed Sadie's expression. He looked at her in shock and asked, "What's with that face? Why are you reacting like this? Do you still have feelings for him?"

He sneered, "Don't even think about it. Holden is dead. Besides, even if he is alive, he doesn't take you seriously. There is only one woman in his heart, and that is Ariana. As for you? Think about it yourself. After waiting for him for many years, has he ever cared about you? Was he ever intimate with you? Those are the things you desperately desire, right? Ariana has got them effortlessly."

Zayden looked at Sadie with a faint smile and said, "Besides, if you were the one who died today, I'm afraid Holden would be so happy that he wouldn't shed a single tear for you."

Upon hearing Zayden's words, Sadie's mood became complicated. She felt angry and sad at the same time. But she managed to hold back her tears.

At that moment, Zayden suddenly grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. He said, “You are already pregnant with my child; how could you still think about someone else?"

It was only then that Sadie understood everything. A self-deprecating smile appeared on her face.

Zayden was right. The only person Holden loved was Ariana. He had never cared about her all these years. Why would she feel sad for him?

And the most important thing was that Ariana was dead.

At the thought of this, Sadie smiled. She stroked Zayden's face and said, “How can that be? I'm already your woman. I don't have anyone else in my heart. I just didn't expect him to die like this.”

As she spoke, she wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled charmingly. “Now that Holden is gone, the Fredrick family's inheritance..."

Zayden smiled. He gently touched Sadie's belly and said, "Of course, it belongs to my baby.”

In the hospital, Ariana lay on the bed. Her eyes were tightly shut.