“Did you guys investigate my background?” Lacey jumped up with anger, as if she was about to fight Boyce. That was her secret and she didn’t allow anyone to know it.

Her feet were tied and the moment she jumped up she fell to the ground.

Boyce smiled. Having confirmed that it was her weakness, he continued to provoke her, “You were pregnant and you even gave birth. However, the baby… died.”

“Shut up! You shut up!” Lacey shouted and shook her head. Boyce’s words seemed like thunder, and fell straight on her head, separating her blood and flesh.

Sometimes she acted crazy, sometimes she laid on the ground motionless like a lifeless puppet.

On the second floor.

Charles frowned. Boyce had only said a few words briefly. However, these few words had shocked him a lot. Lacey had been pregnant? She had given birth?

This was like a bolt from the blue for him.

Now, he finally understood what Boyce meant when he said there would be a surprise.

He grabbed the armrest and stared at her. There were some things he wanted to ask her himself.

With the help of his driver, he went downstairs.

Lacey’s head was on the ground, her hair was scattered blocking her eyes and eyebrows. Through the gap in her hair, she seemed to see Charles rolling his wheelchair and coming towards her.

Charles?

She suddenly raised her head to look at Charles and her eyes widened. Was he here too?

Did he hear what Boyce said just now?

“Charles…”

me what happened to you? Why did you hide it from me? How come you had a child?” He frowned. At this moment,

him and he also didn’t take the

only treated badly by her

never thought that she

She wanted to hide herself, not

“Speak!” Charles growled.

to escape and hide, not wanting to face

in a lot of pain. She shouldn’t

you don’t speak, who can help you?!” Charles’s

Charles. Looking at him, she smiled and then

as if she was thinking of something fearful. Her face turned from red to bloodless pale and her eyes were filled with a dead stillness.

head and

that he was lying

a child. I was forced!” Lacey laughed loudly after saying that. She laughed until her

her younger brother was a few years old and he liked to cry at night. Her adoptive father used his crying

Even the cows tethered in the house became jittery with fright and

quilt that was thin and smelt

of the door opening

“Lacey.”

was her adoptive father’s voice. She poked out her head from under the quilt. Usually, her adoptive father treated her badly. In the daytime, she was required to do chores, feed the cows, mow the grass, wash and cook and even do the work in the field. The only time she wasn’t required to work was when

was slightly better

“Dad, why aren’t you sleeping? Is there

and said with a smile, “I saw that it was raining with thunder and lightning. I was afraid that

shook her head quickly, “I am not afraid, Dad. You can go

much. Plus, she had never gone to school. She didn’t understand what her adoptive father was going to

mother is not good to you. But I have taught her well, she will be better towards you in the

feet. Her resistance and lack

was trapped and could

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