From Forgotten Wife To Fierce Queen - Chapter 337: Chapter 337

"My baby was weak because of me?" Josie looked at Paisley, her voice filled with self-blame. "Is it because I'm old? Or because I took birth control pills? Or because my lifestyle was irregular?"
Josie was lost in deep regret. She hadn't wanted the baby at first, so she hadn't taken any precautions in her life. But now that the baby was actually here, she couldn't bring herself to let go.
"No, Aunt, it's not your fault." Paisley was quick to clear Josie of any blame, wanting her not to blame herself.
She then looked at Zim. "If it wasn't for his constant routine of giving you milk with added ingredients every night, your baby might have stood a better chance."
The moment Zim heard Paisley's words, his pupils constricted. "You know. you knew all along."
From the moment Paisley told Josie not to drink the milk with 'special ingredients,' Zim had suspected that Paisley knew something. But despite his multiple tests, he couldn't figure out what she knew.
Josie, the Godard family members, and even Paisley had kept their attitudes unchanged toward him. But this didn't make him lower his guard. In fact, it was because of Paisley—an unpredictable factor—that Zim had to move his plans up ahead of schedule.
Now, it was clear. Paisley knew everything. She knew he had added something to Josie's milk. She had deliberately kept quiet, making him anxious and forcing his hand, so he moved his plans up.
It was only now that Zim truly realized he had been played by Paisley. Especially when he met Paisley's calm, piercing gaze, he finally understood how thoroughly he had been defeated.
"Paisy, what are you talking about? What milk with added ingredients? Is there something wrong with the milk I've been drinking?" Josie had always thought that Paisley's refusal to let her drink milk was just because of her health condition. She never suspected the milk had anything wrong with it.
"Yes." Paisley saw no reason to keep hiding the truth. "The first time I checked your pulse, I already knew you were pregnant. However, by then, your body was no longer fit for continuing the pregnancy. The fetus inside you was already very weak and could miscarry at any time.
"The cause of all this lies in the milk you drink every night. That glass of milk had a drug added to it that harms the nervous system. That's why you've been feeling lethargic, tired, and lacking appetite. However, these are just the initial symptoms.
"If this continues, your nerves will suffer irreparable damage. The final result will only be two outcomes: either death, or severe mental illness that makes you unable to live a normal life."
And by then, as Josie's husband, Zim would have absolute control over her. A random "accident" could lead to her death, or she could be sent to a strict mental institution where she'd never see the light of day. This outcome was clear to everyone present without Paisley saying it.
"You heartless beast!" Tyson was furious, and for the first time, the usually calm man had lost his composure. He stepped forward and kicked Zim.
Normally, Tyson would not be a match for Zim as he was older. But now, Zim was heavily injured. Tyson's kick was like adding salt to the wound. The pain made Zim break into a cold sweat, unable to recover for a while.
Josie lowered her head, letting out a shallow laugh. The laughter was empty, full of despair. It turned out that the man beside her, the husband she loved, the one she had never doubted, had long had plans to harm her.
It turned out that from the very beginning, Zim had come to her not for her, but for the Godard family. She had only been a temporary stepping stone. She was so naive! If it weren't for Paisley warning her, she might have continued drinking that drugged milk.
"Paisy, is Josie okay now? Did the drug affect her nervous system?" Tyson asked Paisley anxiously.
Paisley replied, "Fortunately, Aunt has only been taking the drug for a short time, so it's still in the early stages. With systematic treatment, she can recover."
Hearing that his sister could recover, Tyson finally relaxed.
"But the child." Paisley looked at Josie, "Aunt, the reason I didn't tell you about the pregnancy at first was because—"
"Alright, Paisy, you don't need to explain. I understand," Josie said, a bit dreamy. She was a little infatuated, but she wasn't foolish. She understood Paisley's motives.
"And even if you had told me earlier, the child couldn't have been saved, right?" she asked.
Zim had started giving her milk two months ago, saying that he noticed she had trouble sleeping and was having nightmares, so he wanted her to drink some milk before bed.
Perhaps even before giving her the milk, Zim had already found another way to make her ingest the drug. It just wasn't as convenient as giving her the milk at night.
"I've been taking those drugs for so long. How could the child grow healthily inside me?" Josie removed her hand from her abdomen. "It's good that he wasn't born. It would've been such a hellish life for him."
Just as Josie finished speaking, Jolin walked in with her people again. This time, she was accompanied by Captain Elijah Wyatt of Criminal Investigation Division.
When Elijah saw Paisley, he was startled. "Paisley, what are you doing here?"
"This is my home, and this is my father." Paisley introduced Tyson to Elijah.
Elijah was shocked. Only now did he realize that Paisley was the young lady of the Godard family.
"Alright, sis, we've caught all the people outside. Now we need to take them back," Jolin spoke up.
Elijah was surprised again, looking at Jolin. "You're also from the Godard family?"
Jolin gave Elijah a look as if to say, "Isn't that obvious?" Then, she motioned for her team to handcuff Christopher without hesitation.
She had resentment toward Christopher. If it weren't for his mockery and sarcasm, her younger brother Joshua wouldn't have turned out like this. So today, she would personally handcuff Christopher.
Florence watched in horror as her husband was handcuffed. She immediately panicked, grabbing Jolin's hand and refusing to let go. "Jolin, don't do this. He's your brother. Let him go, please!"
Without Christopher, Florence and Bella would have no place in the Godard family and no way to survive.