Queenie pulled Bianca into the living room and sat her daughter down on the sofa.The caretaker served some pastries, fruits, and tea on the table.Queenie peeled a fruit for her daughter and handed it to her, but Bianca shook her head. She took the fruit and set it aside on a plate."Mom, I don't have an appetite right now, so can I put it aside for now?"Queenie sat beside Bianca, took her hand, and gazed at her pale complexion. She sighed slightly. "Bea, what happened to you? Why do you look so listless? Are you sick? Or did you get into a fight with Luke?""..."Bianca did not say anything. Instead, she just fixed her gaze on the glass of water on the coffee table before her face turned even paler.She shook her head gently but did not say anything.Queenie lovingly patted Bianca's head and said gently, "I'm your mother, is there anything that you can't tell me? Bianca, we’re not just mother and daughter, but we’re also best friends. If you have anything to tell me, I can b
Queenie walked up to Bianca, pulled her by her shoulders, and forced Bianca to face her. Her gentle voice trembled as she asked, "Bianca, what are you talking about? What do you mean you were drugged? Tell me what happened.”Bianca looked miserable, and despair flashed across her eyes.She cried and fell into Queenie's arms as she sobbed. She stammered as she told her mother the truth about what had happened that night.After Queenie listened to her daughter's cries, her whole body froze up."B-Bianca, how could you be so stupid? How many times have I told you that you can’t trust anyone in this world except for your closest family? But did you listen to me?!" Her mother, who had always doted on Bianca, raised her hand high due to the regret she was feeling for her daughter not living up to her expectations. However, when she saw her daughter's miserable appearance, Queenie finally softened up and reached out to wipe away the tears on the corners of her eyes. "My poor girls. What
Bianca anxiously went to buy a pregnancy test.When she came back, she could not wait to do the urine test.When she saw the positive result on the pregnancy test, she was dumbfounded and shook her head helplessly. She was close to crumbling.Why was fate playing such a trick on her?It was bad enough that she had been raped by a strange man. The matter had already plunged her into the abyss, so why did fate continue the horrible game and make her pregnant with the man's evil seed?She had clearly taken Plan B a month ago!No!She absolutely would not have this child!This child would haunt her about the day she got raped! She did not want the man's dirty blood inside of her!"Ah..." Bianca punched her stomach like a madwoman while hysterically screaming, not holding back any strength.‘Let me just die! I’ll go to hell with this child!’When Queenie heard the commotion in the room, she realized that something was wrong and slammed the door open from the outside.When she sa
Outside the window, it suddenly rained heavily and the sound of thunder rang through the sky, sounding like the devil's roar.Inside the clean white ward, however, it was unbelievably quiet.The soft wall lamp shone on the person on the hospital bed.Bianca, who was on the bed, had an extremely pale complexion. She looked haggard, frail, and listless as if she had lost too much blood.Queenie held her hand and looked at her daughter's lifeless face, sighing incessantly.Jack stood by the side, quietly looking at his daughter's troubled sleeping face. His face, which had always looked vigorous, seemed as if it had weathered through blows of attacks.When Luke came in, he saw Queenie wiping the tears on Bianca's face and Jack standing by the side.He felt incredibly bad as he greeted them, "Dad, Mom."Jack nodded at him and shifted his focus away from him soon after. His attitude was a bit cold. "Come here."He resented Luke.He could not bear to let his baby girl, whom he had
Luke's words were more shocking than the booming thunder outside the window. Bianca's body was trembling slightly. She shook her head in despair, and she asked with an extremely soft voice, "So the man that night was you? So the reason why the room was reserved with my ID was that you know it very well? So that's why the clothes on the bed fit me perfectly, because you planned all that?" Luke's hawk-like eyes narrowed slightly when he saw how Bianca was holding back her tears while asking those questions. "I'm sorry, I didn't know what I was thinking back then. I didn't expect the incident to cause so much harm to you. I thought I'd teach you a lesson not to easily trust others. I didn't mean anything else. I didn't expect…" Bianca glared at him. Her gaze was hollow. Her frail body was as weak and helpless as a leaf floating on the surface of the water. Suddenly, she started to laugh. She bit her lips tightly, which made for a sorrowful yet beautiful scene of despair. "Do you
In the morning, when the first rays of light appeared on the horizon, Jason came to the VIP ward carrying a stack of documents and several sets of new clothes. He turned a corridor and saw Luke sitting on a bench outside of the ward. Next to the bench was a mound of cigarette butts and ash. Jason was shocked. "Did you sit here the entire night, Boss? Didn't you rest?" The VIP ward had a fully-furnished lounge for the patient's family to rest, so why was Mr. Crawford sitting outside, and why was he in such terrible shape? He had a beard stubble on his chin, which made him look haggard and dispirited. Jason could not understand why his boss's gaze was gloomy, as though a storm was approaching. Luke shot a glance at Jason, and his well-built body trembled slightly. He took the documents and clothes from him and asked, "Any news about Wayne yet?" They had prepared for that night for a long time. They gathered evidence of Wayne's crimes and presented them at the banquet: Smu
The weather became cooler, but the sun was shining brightly. Bianca brought Old Master Rayne to the back garden. There was a pond in the back garden, in which the water lilies were in full bloom. The slender flower stalks were like the necks of graceful swans, supporting the big flower petals. Old Master Rayne seemed to be in good spirits, though he continued to struggle to speak. "B… Bianca… why isn't… Luke… here…" Bianca stopped pushing the wheelchair. She went in front of her grandfather and crouched down. "Grandpa, Luke has been busy recently with several major projects that need his approval, and so he moved to the company for the time being. He'll be back when he finishes his work." Bianca knew that her grandfather's mind was still sharp even though he could not speak properly. That was why she lied to him. She knew that he would be worried if he found out that Bianca and Luke were not on speaking terms. Old Master Rayne nodded stiffly. "Mm… I… I'm feeling a lot… be
Luke went into the guest room. He saw his clothes, used and brand-new, arranged neatly in the closet. His shoes were placed on the shoe rack, and his toiletries in a bag. He could not help but grimace. Not only did his wife not speak to him, but she also moved his belongings into another room. How dare she! … Bianca went around the city, busy surveying for a suitable location for her company. Now that she had decided to embark on this journey, she realized that starting a business was not as easy as she thought, even after being CEO of T Corporation for two years. After all, T Corporation was a corporation with established business and management practices. Even though the workload was heavy, Bianca found it manageable. On the other hand, starting a new company meant that she had to start from scratch, whether it be about financial and human resources or other aspects. She did not want to involve T Corporation in her new company. If she did that, it would be no differen