“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…”

hide it from me? How come you had a child?” He frowned. At this moment, he realized that

wasn’t willing to tell him and he also didn’t take

she was only treated badly by her adoptive

never thought that

a huge shock. She shrank, trying to hide. She wanted to hide herself, not wanting to be seen by

“Speak!” Charles growled.

can’t!” Lacey’s voice was louder than his. She wanted to escape and hide, not

a lot of pain. She shouldn’t have been

help you?!” Charles’s face had a darkness that

at Charles. Looking at him, she

can help me. I am already dirty…” Her lips kept trembling 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. She stared blankly at Charles, “You are

his head and said

that he

laughed until her tears came out laughing, “I was… ruined a long time ago. Those days lasted for three

year, Lacey’s face still looked childlike but her lovely and innocent appearance could already be faintly seen. At that time, her younger brother was a few years old and he liked to cry

very heavily, thunder and lightning rumbled. Even the cows tethered in the house became jittery

under the quilt that was thin and smelt really

was the sound of the

“Lacey.”

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

better towards her than her adoptive

still scared and very cautious, “Dad, why aren’t you sleeping? Is

sat down on the bed and said with a smile, “I saw that it was raining with thunder and lightning. I

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

Plus, she had never gone to school. She didn’t

But I have taught her well, she will be better towards you

her feet. Her resistance and lack

was trapped and

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