Chapter 4

I sat in the guest room for a long time, listening to the laughter and joy downstairs until I fell into a drowsy sleep.

When I woke again, the villa was quiet.

My stomach hurt terribly.

I went downstairs to find food.

The servant said disdainfully there was nothing left.

If I wanted to eat, I should make it myself.

The ingredients were in the basement.

But at the basement door, I saw Mia sitting astride Sebastian, her voice coquettish:

"Sebastian, what if she finds out? She'll be so hurt."

"Mmm... it's so hard, Sebastian..." Sebastian's lips curved wickedly: "Mia, you clearly love this. Why do you always refuse me?

Don't worry, she won't know. I also promised not to trap you with marriage, but you have to satisfy me..." Mia wrapped her hands around Sebastian's head, pushing her hips forward.

"Sebastian, just this once. After this I'll go abroad and never disturb your happiness with her again. We'll just be childhood friends, nothing more." Sebastian said nothing more.

Obscene sounds drifted to my ears on the wind, making me nauseous and unsteady.

I stumbled away from there.

Only after escaping that suffocating place did I barely come back to myself, tears falling heavily to the ground.

I sat helplessly confused on the curb.

The next second, Mia's soft, anxious voice sounded. "I'm sorry about today." "Which part?

" I looked into her guilty, evasive eyes. "Just... misunderstanding that you wanted to hurt Asher. I'm a first-time mother, I overreacted about the baby's safety.

I wasn't targeting you. Also, I promised Sebastian I'd let you raise the baby. I definitely won't appear in the future to affect your relationship.

From now on, Asher is your biological child." Mia's eyes reddened as she choked up:

"Don't worry, I'll go abroad after Asher's celebration and never come back. I'm leaving Mom, Dad, Asher, and Sebastian in your care."

This appearance of deep affection forced to retreat overlapped with the year she went abroad.

My chest ached unbearably.

How could she so innocently, so matter-of-factly steal Susan, David, and Sebastian's love, yet seem so sincere?!

I grabbed Mia's collar.

Before I could voice my accusation, someone kicked me hard.

The stones on the ground pierced my wound, new injuries on top of old.

The pain turned my vision black.

Mia cried out.

She tried to help me up but was pulled into Sebastian's arms instead.

"Nora, if you have a problem, take it out on me!" Mia explained softly: "Sebastian, it's not like that. Nora didn't..."

"I saw everything and you're still covering for her. Since the day she came back, she's never had good intentions toward you."

Sebastian's face darkened as he looked at me: "You killed your own baby, yet you dare target Mia. Nora, you really never change!"

I never change?

I killed my own baby?

I tore open my clothing at the uterus, roaring angrily: "I killed my own baby? I ate the food YOU cooked for me, then I hemorrhaged! How did my baby die? Why can I never conceive again?!"

Sebastian showed no guilt: "I cook for you and somehow that's my fault? Who knows what you ate before?

Your uterus was removed because your body couldn't handle it. You have the nerve to question me?

You almost became a mother yourself. How can you bear to hurt another mother willing to let you raise her child? Apologize to Mia right now!"

Ha ha ha!

What righteous indignation!

My baby was murdered and I'm supposed to be grateful! "Thank you both." I suddenly bowed, then turned and walked away.

Sebastian's heart lurched with panic, feeling like he was losing something.

But he shook his head.

She was just upset.

Once Mia left, he'd coax Nora and she'd definitely forgive him.

A few days later was my and Mia's birthday.

Sebastian spent lavishly on drones and fireworks for Mia that went on all night, trending topic after trending topic.

The Nora also rented out an entire resort hotel for Mia's grand celebration party.

I packed up all my belongings and distributed them to nearby homeless people.

The next day, they seemed to finally remember my birthday was yesterday.

My brother guiltily expressed a cake to me.

Sebastian had his secretary deliver a necklace as a gift.

I squatted by the trash can and slowly burned all our wedding photos and marriage certificate, the ashes scattering in the wind.

Early on the third day, Sebastian called me: "Nora, I forgive you for what happened before. Today is Asher's celebration. Dress nicely. I'll have my secretary pick you up at noon." I agreed with a smile, as if truly without hard feelings.

After hanging up, I changed into the old clothes I'd worn when I was first found, heading straight for the hotel.

I never showed up at Asher's celebration.

Sebastian's expression darkened.

Nora was throwing tantrums at a time like this, becoming more and more unreasonable.

He forcibly suppressed his growing unease.

He coldly ordered people to find me.

When Susan and David heard, their faces also darkened: "Outrageous! I've been saying we should have let Mia marry into the Quinn family instead." Elizabeth Quinn, Sebastian's mother, frowned slightly but said nothing.

Just then, someone rushed in panicking: "Something terrible happened, Mr. Quinn! Your wife jumped off the building!!"