Night, pitch black as ink.
A heart-wrenching sound echoed through the back room of the DeRoss family villa's warehouse.Haley DeRoss's face was pale, her lips devoid of all color.Her swollen belly contracted painfully, while crimson blood flowed from her lower body.She was only eight months pregnant, but why was she feeling the urge to give birth...Could this be premature labor?The dangers of giving birth prematurely at only eight months were self-evident...With this thought in mind, she couldn't afford to waste a single moment. She crawled to the door, using all her strength to bang on it."John, I'm going into labor, please, please take me to the hospital... please..." Outside the door sat a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, smoking a cigarette.Upon hearing her plea, he coldly replied, "Miss, the seed in your belly is of unknown origin. Do you really think the master and the Madam would embarrass themselves by sending you to the hospital? Stay put and stop making a fuss!"Tears fell uncontrollably from Haley's eyes.Eight months ago, she had been caught by reporters in compromising photos at a hotel, becoming the laughingstock of the entire city!Shortly after, it was discovered that she was pregnant. Her father, ashamed of her, had forced her to have an abortion!But just a second before the abortion, she suddenly rolled off the sickbed and escaped. She would rather die than have her child killed.As a result, her father had her confined to this small room, left to fend for herself. She had been locked up for a full eight months. Never once had she set foot outside."John, I'm begging you, save my child, or else there will be bloodshed...""John, please help me..."The excruciating pain in her belly came in waves, and Haley's pleas grew weaker. But the person guarding the door remained oblivious, blissfully smoking one cigarette after another.Blood kept surging from Haley's lower body, saturating her dress, and enveloping her in a pool of blood. Desperately, she grabbed the doorknob, slamming against the door like a madwoman.She couldn't let her child die in her womb, she absolutely couldn't!"Have you gone mad? What are you doing?"John at the door was annoyed by the disturbance.Just then—"What's happening here?"A clear, cold voice came, and John quickly stopped his hand, turned around, and respectfully said, "Emily."Haley suddenly looked up and saw a figure walking into the warehouse.It was Emily DeRoss. Her sister!They grew up together since they were young, and their relationship was very good.Haley felt as if she had grabbed the last straw for her life, "Emily, save me, save my child..."Emily curled her lips and said calmly, "John, this is our daughter of the DeRoss family, how come you're dragging her like a dead dog?"John's eyes flashed, and he spoke even more respectfully, "Emily, it's not that I overstepped, it's that Haley doesn't know her place, she actually wanted to escape to the hospital. If people outside were to find out that Miss DeRoss is pregnant with a bastard child, wouldn't it affect the reputation of the DeRoss family? I was thinking of the DeRoss family.""That's right, I'll have father give you a raise later." Emily praised.She turned her head and looked at Haley's abdomen, "Sister, your child in your belly is very lucky. Father wanted to abort him, but you fought to keep him. Father said long ago that the DeRoss family will never care about this child again. If he survives and is born, it's because of his luck. But if he dies, it would be convenient for the DeRoss family to maintain some reputation...""No, my child won't die..."Haley felt Emily's unfriendly gaze and quickly backed away while holding her abdomen.Her body was covered in blood, her clothes had turned into a blood-soaked garment, and even her face and hair were stained with blood and sweat. Her lips were cracked from dryness, and her eyes were almost tearful, making her look like she had just crawled out of a garbage dump.Seeing the once most beautiful woman in Cuenca in such a miserable state, Emily suddenly laughed."Sister, do you know why you had that one night of passion with a wild man eight months ago?"She bent down, full of sarcasm on her face, "I arranged that.""What are you saying?!" Haley was shocked.At the same time, her abdomen contracted again, and blood flowed out once more.Emily smiled with satisfaction, "From childhood to adulthood, you have always been the little princess of the DeRoss family, holding half of the shares of the DeRoss Group in your hands. At your coming-of-age ceremony at eighteen, you became the heiress of the DeRoss family. Do you know how jealous I am of you? You're so pure, high up there, so I wanted to make you a slut!""You, you!"She had thought of countless possibilities, but never once did she imagine that the event that ruined her life would be orchestrated by her dearest sister."After eight months of being locked up here, I have become the new heiress of the DeRoss family. From now on, you can only be the most disreputable woman in Cuenca, a whore who has birthed illegitimate children from sleeping around. Your whole life is ruined! Hahaha!"Under the intense provocation, Haley's abdomen was hit with a sharp pain, and her lower body suddenly began to tear apart. The pain overwhelmed her, and she almost passed out."Ah...!!"She couldn't help but cry out in pain, collapsing to the ground.Her pale face turned upwards, her legs instinctively spreading apart as a large amount of blood poured out from under her. A force squeezed her lower body, as if tearing her apart...It felt like centuries had passed, but in reality, it wasn't that long before the cry of a baby suddenly echoed in the small warehouse.Haley gasped in pain.She lifted her head and looked down, lifting up her skirt stained with blood to see two children.The babies were covered in blood, clenching their tiny fists and crying intensely.They were her children. And they were twins.Haley didn't have time to be overjoyed. The babies suddenly stopped crying.Their tiny faces turned purple."Don't be scared, my children, mommy is here..."Her heart tightened, and she crawled over, about to hold the babies, when suddenly, a foot stomped on her hand."Sister, you really do have some skill, actually giving birth to a pair of twins."Emily looked at the babies with a cold and sinister expression."Too bad, these two bastard children seem to be unfortunate. They only lived for a few seconds before dying.""Don't speak nonsense! My children are not dead!" Haley's heart almost exploded.She reached out to touch the babies, wanting to feel their faces, gently pat their little bottoms, but before she could touch their soft bodies, a maid walked in, coldly picking up the two babies from the ground."Miss Emily, how should we dispose of these two dead infants?"Emily didn't care at all about whether the babies were alive or dead. If they died, seeing Haley's sadness would bring her immense joy.Of course, even if these two children were alive, it wouldn't matter. With two illegitim
Four years laterA well-dressed man pounced on her and forcefully pressed her beneath him.Haley’s clothes were torn apart, and every inch of her skin was ravaged without mercy, and she couldn't resist at all...She desperately wanted to see the man's face, but it was obscured by a mist, and his face was indistinct, only his eyes could be seen.Those were a pair of hawk-like sharp eyes, not a ripple could be seen even in the midst of the most intimate activity...The gaze made Haley feel terrified.Her heart skipped a beat suddenly, and then she opened her eyes with a gasp."Mummy, did you have a nightmare?" A soft voice sounded in her ear.Haley suddenly realized that she had just had such a dream on the plane.In the dream, it was the night of her 18th birthday, five years ago, when she was framed by her sister, Emily...After so many years, she had long let go of that incident. She couldn't understand why she still dreamt of that man...Looking into her son's clear eyes, she felt a
The woman was none other than Emily.Her hand stiffened in mid-air, and tears suddenly welled up on her face. "Owen, I am your mommy, how can you treat me like this... I carried you for nine months, went through a lot of hardships. Can't you speak to me more kindly...?”"Hmph!"Owen's face was full of disdain.He was still young and didn't understand what it meant to carry a child for nine months.But he was very clear that he didn't like Emily, he hated this woman who claimed to be his mommy."Owen, apologize to your mother!"Ivan's eyes filled with coldness, ready to explode.The children of the Winston family could be cold and heartless, but they must respect their elders.Someone who didn't value their own mother would be expelled from the Winston family."Forget it, Ivan..." Emily choked, "Although I am the children's mother, I haven't fulfilled my responsibility of raising them for a single day. It's normal for Owen not to recognize me. Don't scare the child."She paused and con
"The will?"Barbara's eyes gleamed.May, the eldest Martínez daughter, thought to herself, her married daughter had also been called back home, did that mean she also had a share of the Martínez family's will?Not only her, but the others in the living room also began to have their own thoughts.No one was uninterested in the matter of the will.However, when each of them was considering how much money they could get, several figures walked in from the entrance.Walking beside Madam Martínez was a young and beautiful woman.The woman was wearing jeans and a shirt, with her hair casually tied up, but even with such a simple outfit, it was still stunning.Especially with her extraordinary and elegant temperament, it was hard to find another person like her in Cuenca.Barbara suddenly felt intrigued by this woman. She looked somewhat familiar, but Barbara couldn’t quite place her."Haley, your aunt and uncle are here, go and say hello to them," Madam Martínez pushed Haley.Haley's face h
As Barbara's words fell, countless gazes shot towards her. The most icy and severe one came from Madam Martínez.Barbara looked at her grandmother with a strong warning and displeasure in her eyes.If there weren't so many people present, Barbara suspected that her grandmother would have struck her with her cane.She swallowed her saliva and unwillingly took a step back. However, she accidentally stepped on her son, causing him to cry out in pain.Irritated, Barbara slapped him and said, "Why are you crying? No one died in this house."The five or six-year-old Jerry Miller cried and said sadly, "Mom is mean, Mom is a witch. I don't like Mom anymore!"Barbara, already in a bad mood, was even more angered by her son's public mockery, making her want to slap him again. The mother and son created a chaotic scene in the living room.Madam Martínez had a displeased expression and said calmly, "Haley, after signing the contract, come to my study with me."Haley nodded and, after signing her
"Are you planning to kick this old woman out as well while you're at it?" Madam Martínez said, walking out with a cane, taking a protective stance.Then, Haley stood in front of Barbara with an attitude.Barbara's mother, suppressing her anger, said tremblingly, "Mom, that's not what I meant. You just saw it. Haley showed no respect and even laid hands on her cousin. With her arrogant personality, she will disrupt the peace of the Martínez family. I am also considering the well-being of the Martínez family...""I think it is you who disrupts the peace of the Martínez family!" Steven angrily interrupted, "If you don't welcome Haley, then go back to your mother's house!"Barbara's aunt, a member of the Martínez family, felt humiliated by her own mother-in-law and husband's public scolding, losing all her dignity.But she didn't dare to say anything more.She reluctantly helped Barbara to her feet and grabbed the still crying Jerry, leading them both straight upstairs.Even though this i
Haley was one hundred percent sure that the man was Ivan.But why did he deny it?She replayed the scene in her mind and then her face turned dark.Did Mr. Winston think she was using Angela to intentionally get close to him?Could people not be so self-centered?Haley rolled her eyes very ungracefully.She looked down at her daughter in her arms, only to find that Angela's eyes were still staring straight at Ivan's car.She was slightly surprised and said, "Angela, do you recognize that man? Who was that the person just now?"However, the little girl did not react to her question at all.It wasn't until the car disappeared on the road that Angela turned her gaze back and obediently hugged Haley's neck.Haley looked at the driver's hand back and felt guilty: "I'm sorry, Angela sometimes bites people when she gets impatient. Let me take you to the hospital to put some medicine on it..."The driver waved his hand and said, "It's normal for children to bite people. My son also bites me o
The door to the reception room is pushed open.A woman wearing a pink and white suit walks in slowly.She has long, jet black hair tied up behind her head, light makeup on her face, and elegant features with crimson lips."The Martínez Group is really becoming more and more extravagant, leaving the partners waiting for almost half an hour..."Emily turns her head and sarcastically says, her voice suddenly stopping.She looks at the woman who entered, her gaze firmly fixed on that face.The woman's eyebrows, eyes, and facial contours are exactly the same as Haley's.But!Didn't Haley die four years ago?Didn't she die in the fire, or commit suicide by jumping into the river?Why... why would she suddenly appear before her eyes?"Are you, are you a human or a ghost?"Emily's voice trembles, her face turning pale.Although she didn't kill Haley with her own hands, Haley died because of her, and four years ago she often had nightmares.She always dreamed that Haley turned into a vengeful