Too Late, Mr. Cooper: Your Bride Ran with Your Baby novel Chapter 379

The whole story, really, was about Mr. Grayson being less than human. In the dramatic, soap-opera-like feud of the Grayson family, he was the one and only villain.

In his youth, Mr. Grayson was a shining star in Crownport's elite circles—a man of exceptional talent, charisma, and dashing good looks. As he aged into middle age, he developed an even more captivating aura of worldly charm and refined elegance. He was precisely the type of mature, sophisticated man who could easily seduce a young woman.

Liam's mother, Elena Maris, was one such woman. Mr. Grayson first saw her performing a dance at a university gala and was immediately smitten. It was, for him, love at first sight. At thirty-six years old, with his wife pregnant, he grew restless and began an affair with the young university student, pursuing the innocent Elena with fervent passion.

At first, Elena refused him repeatedly. She saw that he was older and feared he was already married. But Mr. Grayson, desperate, lied and claimed he was single. He promised that as soon as she graduated, they would get married and he would take care of her for life.

Elena was a junior at the time. A year from graduation, she was a star student with phenomenal dancing talent. She had been accepted into Crownport's most prestigious arts academy, and by her sophomore year, she was invited to intern with the provincial dance troupe, mentored by famous instructors. Her future was incredibly bright. Her university president often praised her, saying she was destined to become the nation's principal dancer.

He kept her like a bird in a gilded cage, a pet he could visit at his leisure. She, oblivious, believed she had found the love of her life, lost in a beautiful dream. That dream shattered the moment she became pregnant.

Of course, Mr. Grayson had no intention of divorcing Mrs. Grayson to marry a young student from an ordinary family. He hadn't expected her to get pregnant, and his first reaction was to offer her money to have an abortion and leave Crownport forever. He ordered her never to appear before him again. Elena was devastated. She couldn't believe that after sacrificing everything, she had been utterly deceived—her body, her heart, and her trust all betrayed. She broke down, crying and begging him to let her keep the child, pleading pathetically for some kind of legitimacy.