Chapter 2
Tammi cradled her belly and glared at me, her eyes full of malice.
“You filthy housekeeper daring to act so brazenly as a mistress! Today, I’m doing society a service by getting rid of you, so you won’t be able to seduce another husband!”
With that, she lit the birthday candle and moved it closer to my face.
“You slut! Always trying to be a mistress instead of living like a decent person!”
“Ah!” The searing heat of the candle burned my cheek, causing uncontrollable shivers to wrack my body. A dull pain in my abdomen began to intensify.
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“Let me go, when Geoffrey comes, you’ll see i wasn’t lying!”
Tammi scoffed and turned to the two
women. “Do you believe her?”
“Believe her? Mr. Cantrell couldn’t possibly have such a pitiful wife!”
“Sis Tammi, you’re joking! Mr. Cantrell just said yesterday that you’re his most capable assistant, his virtuous wife!”
As I listened to their flattery, I felt as though I had fallen into an icy pit.
All these years with Geoffrey, I thought I had found the best man in the world. But now I realized that I had been living in a carefully crafted web of lies.
“Did you hear that, you filthy nanny? The
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price for being so stubborn is more slaps!”
Tammi continued to insult me, striking me repeatedly across the face.
After a dozen slaps, blood began to pour from my nose and mouth.
She didn’t stop until my left ear rang with a dull silence.
“I’m pregnant, so I can’t get too worked up. You two keep hitting her. I want to see her beg for mercy!”
Her words hung in the air as the two women tossed me onto the floor.
One slapped me across the face, while the other kicked my body with force.
I I
dn’t protect my head, so I just shielded
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No nordess bxxch! You stink of oil and grease and still think you can seduce Mr. Cartell? You’re making women everywhere
“We’ll break your legs so you can’t be a mistress anymore. Die, you slut!”
As they spoke, the bat came crashing down onto my leg with a sickening crack.
I screamed in agony, my body wracked with pain as I writhed on the floor, sweat soaking my back. Gritting my teeth, I managed to squeeze out a few words,
Tll make you all kneel and beg for
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forgiveness!”
Tammi watched with a smile, clapping her hands in praise for the two women.
“Well done! When Geoffrey returns, I’ll make sure he gives you both a raise!”
The two women nodded eagerly, bowing in gratitude.
“Thank you, madam. We’ll do whatever you say!”
Tammi’s smile turned cold. “But she just said we should kneel and apologize. I don’t think you two hit her hard enough!”
They exchanged a glance and spat on me.
“How
unlucky to meet a slut like you. Today, you’ll learn your lesson. Some people
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shouldn’t be provoked, and some things shouldn’t be said!”
With that, one of them stomped on my head, while the other mercilessly kicked my broken leg.
Their kicks grew harder and harder, and my head throbbed with pain. The agony in my leg made my entire body tremble uncontrollably.
“Shameless woman, daring to be a mistress! Your face is burning now, how will you seduce men anymore?”
“You still dare to cry out in pain? The day you tried to seduce a man, you should have known this was coming! Damn slut!”
I glared at Tammi with defiance, my words coming out slowly, each one carefully
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enunciated,
“I will never forgive you, no matter who you
are…”
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Tammi let out a cold snort. “You filthy maid, your mouth is really tough! I’m going to see if you can withstand my beating!”
She ordered the two people to pick up baseball bats and continue the assault.
“Beat her to death! For every hit, I’ll increase your salary by five thousand! Break this slut into pieces!”
When they heard this, they were like flies drawn to a rotten smell, their eyes shining with greed.
They swung the bats and struck me
repeatedly, like raindrops falling relentlessly on my body.
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I curled up like a shrimp, trying to protect my child.
The pain on my back kept intensifying. I bit my lip so hard, trying not to make a sound.
Suddenly, a bat struck my waist, and I felt like my internal organs were tearing apart.
The pain made me gasp for air.
In a short while, a hot stream flowed from between my legs.
The intense pain in my abdomen made my body convulse uncontrollably.
I realized my child was being ripped away from me…
The floor was gradually stained with bright red, and I broke down, screaming, “No! My
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child! My child! Stop! You have to pay for my child’s life!”
For three years, I sought medical help, facing countless mockery and sarcasm.
My in–laws said what good is it that I can earn money if I can’t even bear a child? Who would inherit my money?
It was Geoffrey who stood by me, shielding me from those rumors.
That’s when I was determined to give him a child.
But now, the dream in my heart is shattered.
All I want is to take these people down to hell with me!
Tammi, seeing this, stepped on my back with
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a forceful kick.
“I want to see how you make me pay for your life! You’re just a worthless woman, and even your child will be a worthless one!”
“Better off dead early, so you won’t have to drag your useless mother around! You don’t still want to frame my husband with that illegitimate child of yours, do you?”
“Ridiculous! The Cantrell family heir can only be my son! Geoffrey spends all his time with me, and the rest of the time he’s buried in birth control shots!”
I struggled to lift my head, unable to believe what I was hearing. Did she just say she ruined Geoffrey’s child?!
So, all the years I spent preparing for pregnancy were just a joke.
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He always said he wanted me to bear his child, but all along he had been secretly preventing it.
How worthless must I be in his eyes for him to treat me like this…
Perhaps in his eyes, only Tammi deserves to bear his child.
I let out a bitter laugh. Forget it. I’ve lost the strength to resist, and I endured their beating and cursing.
Tammi seemed to see something in me, and suddenly grabbed my wrist, yelling,
“Slut! This is the Imperial Green Bracelet from the Cantrell family! How did it end up in your hands?!”
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I couldn’t break free from her grip and could only watch as she snatched the bracelet away.
“Give it back to me! Give it back! That’s mine..”
It was the only heirloom my mother left me before she passed!
A fire had killed my parents.
Before she died, my mother put the bracelet on my wrist and told me to live well.
It was my only memory, my only emotional anchor.
But no matter how much I cried out, Tammi remained unmoved.
“Pah! You cheap maid, seducing men and
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stealing things! Want this bracelet? Then kneel and bow to me!”
The two accomplices immediately stepped back, clearing the space.
Calm down. I need to stay calm. The bracelet is the priority.
Taking a few deep breaths, I forced myself to suppress my anger and gritted my teeth as I asked Tammi,
“Is it true that if I kneel, you’ll give the bracelet back?”
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