During their conversation, Matteo mentioned the public reaction to recent news that had been trending.

Mitchel tapped his finger on the table, a sarcastic smirk crossing his face. "See, they all think I adore that woman."

On the screen, a video showed Mitchel lifting Katie into a car, her dress stained with blood.

The headline lauded Mitchel's profound love for Katie, triggering a flurry of emotive comments.

The more Mitchel watched, the more absurd he found it. He chuckled.

"Love, they think it's love. That's perfect."

This laugh from Mitchel was unlike any Matteo had heard from him before. It was desolate, touched with melancholy, as if Mitchel had transcended concerns of life and death.

Matteo had always struggled to decipher Mitchel's thoughts, yet at this moment, Matteo felt a glimpse of understanding. True love was never a show. It was Mitchel's profound love for Raegan that drove him to protect her at all costs.

In Katie's ward.

Upon awakening after the miscarriage, Katie looked down at her now smaller belly, her eyes not filled with sorrow but with relief. She had never wanted this pregnancy, and her desire to end it had only grown after the last doctor's visit.

By using Raegan as a pawn in her scheme to kill the baby in her belly, though Katie hadn't achieved her initial goal, she had still extracted some advantage. With this incident, she assumed she could push Raegan toward imprisonment and then discreetly resolve Raegan's pregnancy on her terms.

Katie was quietly satisfied with her scheming until her assistant's next words doused her smugness. The assistant spoke hesitantly. “Miss Glyn, that woman was released by Mr. Dixon."

“What? What did you say?" Katie's shock was palpable.

The assistant repeated cautiously, careful not to upset Katie further.

"That woman was released by Mr. Dixon."

Infuriated, Katie grabbed a water bottle and hurled it at her assistant's face. She yelled, "You're worthless! Didn't I instruct you to take her to the police station? There's no surveillance at the back entrance. If you had just insisted you saw her push me, you could have definitely gotten her locked up!"

This was precisely the ploy Katie had concocted, using the pretext of slipping to let Raegan pull her up. If Raegan had pulled her, the safety of Raegan's unborn children would have been at risk, and Raegan's own safety would have been compromised as well.

In that case, Katie could claim that Raegan was trying to push her but ended up bumping into the sharp corner of the table by accident.

Katie could then find an easy way to get away while Raegan's pregnancy was definitely terminated. Raegan would suffer not only physically but could also face legal consequences for the alleged assault.

Katie did not foresee Raegan being so astute and avoiding the trap.