CHAPTER 421. A CAGE FOR THE QUEEN. My hormones are fine

"No."

That word came out of her mouth with more determination than either Jhon or she expected.

"What...?"

"No, I don’t want it!" she repeated firmly.

Chiara looked at Jhon, her heart heavy with the suffering that seemed never-ending. She knew the road ahead would be tough, but she also knew the only path forward was a fresh start, to erase everything and begin again.

"Chiara... this is the best for..."

"You need to give me better options," she interrupted. "You know how much I love my family, and you know..." She stopped herself from saying how much she loved him because he didn’t deserve it yet! "You need to give me better options, Jhon! I can't accept you going back to the CIA. That would be a sacrifice that would only bring us peace for a short while, and then everything would get worse. I won’t let our daughter’s life get tangled up in this. I don’t want her to grow up like that."

Jhon’s eyes welled up as he looked at Chi