Camilla hit me for a while, then turned around and began to remove the tube from my mother’s body.
I was shocked and angry. I was crying and shouted, “Camilla, I’ve already knelt down and apologized.”
She glanced at me and said with a smile, “Yes, but unfortunately I don’t keep my promises.”
Then she pulled hard. My mother’s body began to tremble violently and within seconds, her heartbeat became a straight line.
My mind went blank. I didn’t know where I found the strength, but I went crazy, breaking free from the two bodyguards.
I charged toward Camilla without caring about anything else. I pinned her to the ground and choked her neck fiercely.
But within two seconds, I was dragged away by the bodyguards.
Camilla stood up, rubbing her neck angrily and said, “This woman is yours now. Take good care of her.”
The bodyguards hesitated. “But she’s pregnant.”
Camilla snorted coldly, “So what if she’s pregnant? Does she deserve to carry Darius’s child?”
The two bodyguards exchanged glances. Their eyes grew increasingly greedy as they looked at me.
They dragged me to the ground and pinned me down.
I screamed and begged for help, but no one paid any attention.
They actually intended to rape me beside my mother’s corpse.
Meanwhile, Camilla held her phone, smiling as she filmed the scene.
I struggled desperately. The two bodyguards grew angry and kicked me twice with all their strength.
I felt a sharp pain in my lower abdomen and blood gushed out everywhere.
I had miscarried. The bodyguards looked at me with disgust and lost interest.
Camilla spat at me. “What a bad omen!”
She left with the bodyguards.
Outside the door, I heard her instruct the doctors and nurses, “No one is to help the person in this room.”
The doctors and nurses knew she was Darius’s woman. They didn’t dare offend her and obediently agreed.
I lay on the ground in despair.
I didn’t even have the strength to get up. I closed my eyes and looked around for a long time before finding my phone.
I dialed a number. “Do previous promises still stand?”
***
When night fell, I managed to crawl to my feet.
No one in the hospital dared to help me, so I gritted my teeth, pushed my mother’s body and walked step by step toward the exit.
Every step brought excruciating pain.
When I stepped out of the hospital building, the blinding sunlight hit my face and I felt dizzy, then collapsed forward.
At that moment, a pair of strong arms caught me.
I looked up and saw a familiar figure.
It was Gideon Sagredo.
He looked at my mother’s body. His voice hoarse, “Emma, I’m so sorry I’m late.”
I shook my head slowly. “It’s not your fault. I chose the wrong path in life.”
Gideon was the arranged marriage partner chosen for me by my parents. But I had fallen deeply in love with Darius.
On the day I became engaged to Darius, Gideon was drunk out of his mind.
He called me and said, “Emma, even if we can’t be husband and wife, we can still be friends.”
“If you want to continue your research, my company will always have a position for you.”
“If you need help, I’ll be there for you anytime.”
After that day, Gideon avoided me to maintain appearances and never appeared in my life again.
After I married Darius, I quickly became a housewife. All my former aspirations became dust.
With Gideon’s help, I buried my mother. Although there were only a few people at her funeral, at least she was able to leave this world with dignity.
