Chapter 5

"Willow whips drive out demons. We'll help drive out your demons."

The willow whips were soaked in salt water. With the first strike, the salt water penetrated my wounds.

I screamed. Sean tried to rush in but was held back.

"Honey, they know what they're doing. They won't really hurt her."

"If you go in, she'll know she can manipulate you even more."

Sean's expression changed, but in the end, he didn't go in.

Sixty-six lashes.

The dual pain in my heart and body left me unable to even scream.

Something was flowing down my legs.

The people in the room saw the blood and panicked.

"Is she pregnant?"

Sean heard the commotion and came in.

Seeing the blood between my legs, he completely panicked.

"It was just supposed to be a simple lesson. Why is there blood?"

The women couldn't say a word.

They all looked at Raina.

Raina panicked too. She quickly grabbed Sean's arm and lowered her voice: "It must be her period."

"You know Sophia's menstrual cycle best. Isn't it around these days?"

Sean's worry subsided by half.

"You're probably right."

Raina smiled, looking at me with contempt: "Sophia is pretending to miscarry so you'll soften and take her home."

"Sean, you've told me before that Sophia is very smart."

"She knows she can't go back soon, so she wants to use her body to manipulate you."

I felt the life gradually dRainaing from my abdomen, and I laughed bitterly.

In my previous life, I didn't keep this child either.

But the child wasn't lost at this time. I lost it because they forced me to work the fields until I was exhausted.

This time it was beaten out of me.

Sean completely believed Raina's words: "Sophia, you really are shameless."

"Still trying to scheme against me at a time like this, trying to make me take you away."

"Watching me worry—is that fun for you?"

Raina looked at me with disapproval. "Sophia, using Sean's concern like this is really wrong."

"Apologize to Sean quickly."

I gently placed my hand on my lower abdomen, feeling the warmth gradually fading inside.

I bit my lip until I tasted the sweet metallic tang, then suddenly lunged forward, ramming straight into Raina's stomach.

Raina fell flat on her back, clutching her stomach, crying pitifully. "My stomach, my stomach hurts so much."

"Sean, will I never be able to be a mother now?"

Sean slapped me hard across the face: "You'd better pray Raina will be okay."

He turned to Raina's parents who were peeking in and raised his voice: "I'm taking Raina to the hospital first. She's in your hands now."

"Just do what Raina said."

He carried Raina and left.

As the car engine started, Raina's parents sent the other people in the room away.

Raina's mother came forward and slapped me twice: "So what if you're that CEO's wife? He likes my daughter now."

"When you die, my daughter will be the CEO's wife."

"Of course, we won't let you die too suddenly. A spoiled rich girl who ran into a pigsty in a tantrum and got bitten to death by pigs..."

Raina's father grabbed my hair and dragged me outside.

My legs were cut by stones, leaving a trail of blood.

Raina's father was quite satisfied. "Once I starve those animals for a few days, they'll smell the blood and you'll be their dinner."