Thinking back to her accident, Eliana suspected Samuel had kept her around just to have his baby. When she refused, she was driven to attempt suicide by jumping into the river. After her suicide attempt, Samuel must have regretted it and sent Chloe away. Otherwise, why would Chloe have sought her out to tell her those things?

Eliana thought, 'Oh Eliana, you fool. You only exist to bear this man's children. That's why he doesn't care about your health, your age, or even that ...