Something hard and sticky seemed to have stuck my feet to the marble floor, making me unable to retaliate against Natalia's mistreatment.It wasn't until I heard the tapping sound of her footsteps that slowly faded away that the bondage of fear and trauma receded at last.*falls*After being able to move my legs, my strength that was sucked out by her made my body stagger to the floor. Very pitifully.Both of my hands, which had been touched by his rough shoulder a few seconds ago, clenched hard. Tears fell on the floor that witnessed my torture. However, they were not tears of sadness.Rather, they were tears of overflowing anger.My crying made me drown in my own anger. Unconsciously, my nails dug sharply into the flesh of my hands, causing them to bleed.The drops of blood accompanied my steps out of this house. The red that fell there, I regarded as the war flag that I had raised.After today's events, I realized o
Natalia and Mattheo were still inside, eating together after ignoring me. Going back inside the mansion was tantamount to giving up my dignity to be made fun of by the two of them again.Not to mention my mother-in-law who still didn't know anything about me being here.Compared to all that, I'd rather go through it again and again than have to go back to my mother's house right now. I'm pretty sure her purpose in telling me to come home right this second is because she wants to talk about my marriage to Luke Davis.“Did you hear me?” I point at his annoying good looking face in a very unflattering way. Just so he knows how annoyed I am by his presence right now.“Hurry up and leave instead of kicking your feet,” I snapped. He didn't answer, which made me even angrier.My ears weren't willing to listen to anything he said anymore, so I chose to reverse my steps and get away from him as quickly as possible.But one han
Not only did my mother force me to put on a fake smile, she pulled me by the hand to sit across from Lord and Madame Davis.Beside them sat the mastermind of this whole mess: Luka Davis. My mom was crazy, but compared to her, Luke Davis was even crazier!What man would marry a married woman? On top of that, he knew I was terminally ill. And to top it all off, I was pregnant!I understand our breakup was my fault. Unilateral because I never really liked him. Unfortunately, Luke Davis seems to want revenge on me.'Who would have thought ten years of high school love could make him such a psychopath? And what the hell mom? She lied to Lord Davis that I was still a virgin!? Does my body still look like a girl!?'Annoyed by all, my legs wouldn't cooperate so easily. In my living room that was set up for this sudden meeting, I hurriedly wanted to leave.My legs moved away on their own without my control. The first to reflexively scream in annoyance was, of course, my mother. She was so angr
I was forcibly taken into my room. There, there were so many sexy clothes hanging there that I had no idea where they came from. But I knew it must have been my mom.Mattheo has a taste for women who dress sexy. But since marrying him, I've never worn a revealing dress. So looking at the rows of sexy clothes in my room, I was pretty sure this was all my mom's plan.“Is he going to sell me?”“Eh?” Angel suddenly stopped dressing me after my mouth said something.“I said, did she say anything about selling me?” I asked her again.“Of course not, Miss!” she squealed. I didn't say anything that I thought might hurt her. But Angel, all of a sudden, sounded like he was going to cry.My premonition was getting worse. The chair I'm currently sitting in is no longer comfortable. The maid hadn't finished fixing my appearance yet, but my legs were too weak to leave this room.“Young Lady! You are forbidden to leave until Madame gives you permission!” Angel screeched behind me as she tried to cha
"Ah! Thank you very much, ma'am!" My mom interrupted me and snatched the black card away from me.My words were cut short by her immediately taking over my conversation with Tamara. She put on her fake demeanor again, sprinkled with a manipulative smile. It was obvious she didn't want to let me talk to Tamara as much as I wanted."You don't need to bother, our daughter Belle is already working. She can earn her own money,” my mother said in her soft, seductive voice. However, her hand was the opposite of her words.Rejecting the credit card, yet her hand gripped it tightly.“Our family is happy to spend money on the people we love,” Tamara said innocently. "Belle will soon be an official Davis family member, she'll have to get used to all this treatment. Luke will also make sure Belle is provided for from now on."Oh, Aunt Tamara, don't say that. You have no idea how pleased my mom is with your words.My very materialistic
“Attach the oxygen hose!”"How's the blood pressure? The heart?""Above normal, Doctor! But she is pregnant!""Oh my. Operate the ultrasound now. Hey, I said operate it now!"Something inside my belly was raging, struggling angrily. I don't know if it was just me or the baby that was sulking. Thanks to that, all my energy was sucked into my belly.In addition to my actively moving belly, all my limbs were surrendered on a hospital bed full of wires. But I hadn't lost consciousness, which made me even more able to feel the unbearable pain in all my veins.Doctors entered the emergency room one by one, accompanied by nurses who were growing in number. All had the same look on their expressions: fear, anxiety, and dizziness all rolled into one.One by one, the doctors stared at the large monitor screen above me, their gazes as if they were seeing an apocalypse.I didn't know what was being displayed up there. I just ho
"No. Of course not, Doctor. ANow, how about you tell me about my illness right away? That would save more time."My mouth did not stop trying to distract the doctor's keen intuition, smelling something wrong with me.It wasn't just this doctor. Probably all the nurses in this hospital also realized that something was wrong with my marriage. Everyone knows I'm the wife of Mattheo Sinclair, the owner of this hospital.And my husband, himself, is more comfortable going out with his half-sister-in-law than his legal wife.A letter came out from behind the report printer. The creaking sound that came out was so warm, that I imagined that the doctor in front of me had deliberately printed the examination results late because he didn't want anyone to know about my condition.“It would be better if the owner sees it first,” said the doctor, as an outstretched hand handed a wad of documents in an envelope.I grabbed the white envelope in agitation. Whatever was written inside, it had to be som
My legs sprinted despite the throbbing pain in my head, not to avoid Nick's cold lips. On the contrary, my mind could never break away from Mattheo.I couldn't bear the thought of the two of us crossing paths in that room, Mattheo with his arms around Natalia rather than me. More than that, I just didn't want him to find me at my worst.The soles of my bare feet kept running, turning, stumbling a few times over exhaustion, bumping into other patients, and getting smacked around, yet kept running like my life depended on it.*sound of collision*My watery eyes could no longer see the road clearly, causing my body to once again bump into someone in a hospital corridor. The person fell in my place.“Ah, I'm sorry.” I hurriedly said an apology before the person shouted angrily at me. “I didn't mean to—i mean, sorry for running around in the hospital.”“Young Lady?” The person replied to my request with a strange greeting. The voice was familiar, my head reflexively searched for those eyes
Belle's POV“Nggg~” Raven whined in tears when I separated him from his soft pillow. Not much different from her brother, Christ, who had already cried when his deep sleep was awakened. I really couldn't bear to wake them up in their unhealthy state.'However, Mattheo is already in Japan. It's only a matter of time until he finds the location of this hospital and my nightmare will come true.' I reminded myself not to let my guard down for a second in this critical situation.“Forgive your mother, my dear. I'm sorry.” I repeatedly apologized to my two babies who had to become victims of their parents' problems. I had to do this now or never.While Robert was still talking to someone on his phone, while the hospital was still too quiet for the guards to find me. Once again, I had to leave everything behind for my two babies. I'm not sure I would have survived if I hadn't hurried now.As soon as I found out Mattheo had reached Japan, the stitches in my stomach were excruciating. My stoma
Natalia’s POVI never expected to get a surprise like this, Mattheo's coming to the hospital and seeing me alone had managed to make my heart beat.I never imagined that Mattheo would even give me another surprise that was even more shocking than the previous one, not only did it make me do heart exercises, but it almost made my heart fall out of place because I was so surprised to see Mattheo in front of my eyes when I was just a few steps away from getting into the car.It was even more shocking that he was waiting for me there, like he already knew what I was going to do after this. Mattheo, he couldn't possibly know that I was going to leave and escape through the back door of the hospital and he couldn't possibly know that I kept a car in the backyard of this hospital either, right?''So, what are you going to say again this time? What are you going to explain about everything that has happened this time, where are you going and what made you decide to escape from this hospital?'
Natalia’s POVWho would have thought, a few moments after the phone call with Ragen had been disconnected, the doctor came back into the hospital room and he again checked my condition, which was still lying weakly on the hospital bed even though it had been assisted by drugs and also an IV tube that was still attached to my wrist.I will not waste this good opportunity. I will ask the doctor if I can get out of the hospital right now, so that I can meet Mommy Ragen without getting suspicion from anyone, including Mattheo if he finds me out there again.Unfortunately what I hoped for didn't really come true, the doctor stuck to his decision of not allowing me to be discharged from the hospital. My body that was still weak and not fully healthy was used as an excuse to keep me here.But I also can't stay here like this, I have to go and see Ragen before she does something much worse, she could tell Mattheo and twist the facts so that Mattheo only hates me.No, I can't let that happen!
Natalia’s POV''Mattheo, can I talk to you outside? There's something I want to talk to you about,'' Robert said which made me turn my head, wondering to myself what Robert was going to talk to Mattheo about?Was he going to say something very important that I shouldn't know so Robert asked Mattheo to leave?Shit, why can't my brain think properly? Even if Robert asked Mattheo to talk outside together, I was sure that Robert wouldn't tell the truth. Yes, he is also the one who has always helped me, if what I hid from Mattheo was revealed, it would also drag his name and Robert would not do that, I'm sure.Never mind, I should just trust him for now. Trying to convince myself that Robert will definitely not do anything wrong, he must have thought about it and considered it carefully before doing something.''Talking together? What do you want to tell me, is there something important?''Robert without hesitation immediately nodded to confirm what Mattheo had questioned, confirming that
Natalia’s POV''Why does your face look so pale after seeing me? Your reaction is so exaggerated, it's like you're seeing a ghost.'' Mattheo mocking me again while I was still trying to convince myself that what I was seeing was real, that Mattheo's presence in front of my eyes was not a hallucination due to the effects of the medicine I had taken.But his coming to the hospital and visiting me was real.He was really in front of me and was even looking at me intently, my palms were getting wet when I saw the way Mattheo was looking at me. With my nerves getting the better of me, I tried to act casual despite the fact that my heart was almost out of place.I'm afraid that Mattheo knows the truth about me, I'm afraid that he knows what I'm hiding from him, and I'm also afraid that Mattheo knows what makes me here now.This stress that I'm feeling, I'm sure it has something to do with Mommy Ragen's request that told and forced me to follow her will, assist her to seize custody of both M
Natalia’s POVI never thought that things would never go as smoothly as Mommy Ragen wanted, the process of taking custody of the child that she wanted was not as easy as imagined.'There was too much drama to be done, too many lies that needed to be prepared in order to get everything that Mommy Ragen wanted.'However, the fire of desire that has been burning so big inside her makes she completely unadvised in any way, she still imposes her will and insists on doing everything possible so that her goal can be achieved immediately.Even I could only stay silent and pensive staring in disbelief at her in front of there who was still talking to the Lawyer to discuss what they would do next so that the custody of Belle's two children could fall into the hands of her grandmother who was none other than Ragen.I did not expect that her ambition to control all the assets inherited to the two babies would make her desperate to do anything, even to the point of trying to seize the custody of B
Ragen’s POV''Robert, no matter what happens. I hope you will keep your mouth shut from everyone, I don't want all this to leak out to others and put me in danger. Mommy would immediately suspect me if what she is planning to do is leaked to others, you want to help me right?''Robert immediately nodded his head, agreeing to what Natalia said to hide everything he knew. To keep everyone's mouth shut so that what was happening here wouldn't leak out.''Of course, you don't have to worry about me leaking it. I will definitely keep my mouth shut with everything that has happened, just relax.'' he reassured Natalia and managed to make her smile with relief, at least Robert could be trusted for now.''That's good, for the time being, we should hide everything that happened from everyone, especially Mattheo, he shouldn't know what his mother is planning. I myself am also reluctant to get involved with that oldman madness, I don't know what the end will be, but I can guess that things will d
Ragen’s POVFrom where I was sitting, I could see Natalia shaking her head, looking very distrustful of me who dared to go against the law to get what I wanted.Of course I dare because it's not the law that I will fight against that I have in mind, but the property that will belong to Belle's two children that will also belong to me if I manage to get custody of the two children.Whatever she thinks, I don't care what she thinks here either, I'm not asking for her opinion. But I'm just forcing her and the lawyer in front of me right now to do what I want.Yes, not just the lawyer. But Natalia must also comply with what I want, whatever I tell her, she must obey!''Why are you shaking your head like that, Natalia? What are you thinking?'' I asked her, furious too because more and more Natalia seemed very out of line with my mindset.''Nothing, Mom. Just.. I think I need to go to the restroom first, You just continue the conversation with Mr. lawyer.''Natalia immediately rose to her f
Ragen’s POV''Natalia, I only asked you to accompany me to the legal counsel. Why are you so scared of being found out by Mattheo? After all as long as we keep quiet and don't tell anyone then it will all be safe right, or do you really want me to do something to you first so that you will listen to what I say and make you want to obey my orders?''I stared at Natalia's two eyeballs so intently, giving off an intimidating aura that was so strong as to pressure Natalia and make her give up on her initial decision to refuse my orders.“Please, I can’t do this,” She’s still rejecting me.“You certainly know what I mean, Natalia. It's not a difficult thing to influence Mattheo to hate you by bringing up his children's names, I can do that if you continue to refuse me. Ah, how about I tell Mattheo that you secretly want to harm his children?''Natalia looked surprised when I suddenly turned my head to look at her, I also saw her body jumped up when I suddenly turned my head and looked at h