“Brian, I'm planning to head back with Deanna tomorrow. Why don't you come with us?" Noemi asked.

She was eager to return and confront Brad. Brian nodded but remained silent.

Noemi looked at him and asked, “Brian, where do you stand on all of this now? Are you still resistant to the idea of a divorce?"

Fatigue was evident in her appearance, yet a glimmer of determination shone in her eyes.

Brian found himself in a difficult spot.

He feared that defying his mother's wishes again would only stoke her anger.

At that very moment, Selina's phone started to ring.

ALL eyes turned to her as she retrieved her phone from her bag.

A sheepish smile on her face, she glanced at the caller ID.

“Hey, Mom, what's going on?"

"Selina, it's about Eleanor. She committed suicide in the detention center."

Upon hearing the despair in her mother's voice, Selina discreetly pinched herself, coaxing a few tears to well up in her eyes.

After ending the call, she turned to Brian, her voice heavy with sadness.

“Brian, it's about Eleanor. She committed suicide."

What? Eleanor committed suicide? Although Brian was shocked, he just pursed his lips and remained silent. Noemi asked, “Who is Eleanor? And why would she do something like that?"

“She is

Selina cast a meaningful glance in Brian's direction. Her desire to speak was evident in her eyes, but she held her tongue.

Deanna, who stood by their side, broke the silence.

"Mom, Eleanor used to be a famous star. She was also Brian's lover and was once pregnant. However, she got embroiled in a scandal involving a director's death, and the police arrested her."

Noemi's brows furrowed slightly, a trace of displeasure lurking in her gaze as she asked, “Eleanor was pregnant once? What happened to the baby?"

Although she didn't like Rosalynn, she held an aversion to mistresses in general.

However, the baby was innocent. It was her son's flesh and blood, so she felt compelled to know.