Cedric's men seized Violet instantly.
Before she could even utter a word in defense, Rosalind stormed forward and landed two stinging slaps across her cheeks.
"You scheming, cold-hearted bitch." Rosalind's voice rose to a shriek. "You poison-hearted monster. First you lose your own baby, and now you are trying to steal another woman's child?"
Rosalind's eyes turned bloodshot with fury. "If anything happens to my precious grandson, I will make sure you pay with your life. Do you hear me? Your life."
"Someone like you deserves to lose every child you will ever have. Every single one."
Each word pierced Violet's heart like shards of glass. She turned desperately toward Cedric, searching his face for some sign of the man she had married.
But he only gave her a look of utter disappointmen
