Chapter 5

The door was ajar. Through the crack, I heard a woman's seductive voice: "Alex, you're hurting me?"

The man grunted, his tone laced with a hint of ruthlessness: "Afraid of pain, yet you still lured me here? You truly can't behave, even with a child."

Suddenly, a chill ran through me, like falling into an icy chasm. All the blood in my veins turned cold.

I hadn't expected Alexander to be so impatient!

The sounds from inside continued. Cassandra suppressed a moan: "Alex, I just saw you were upset after Madam kicked you out, so I wanted to make you happy on her behalf."

"Don't make excuses for your own wild behavior. Remember, if you want Leo to stay in this family, don't you dare upset my wife."

I couldn't listen anymore. I didn't even know how I managed to leave.

Back in my room, I immediately rushed into the bathroom, leaning over the sink, throwing up bile.

Until a cramping pain seized my stomach, I slowly straightened up, looking at my pathetic self in the mirror.

My tears had long since run dry. I was Eleanor Hayes, the proud heiress of the Hayes family, I should be better than this.

I don't know how long I stayed in the bathroom. It wasn't until the sky began to lighten that I slowly got up and lay back on the bed.

This time, *I* was the one who didn't want him.

The next morning, when I went downstairs, I saw Cassandra standing by the dining table, arranging tableware.

After a night of effort, she had successfully changed out of the maid's uniform and was wearing a figure-hugging, elegant dress that showed off her curves. Her face had a faint resemblance to mine. No wonder Alexander had picked her.