“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? How come you had a child?” He frowned. At this

tell him and he also didn’t take the

thought, she was only treated badly

had never thought that she

trying to hide. She wanted to hide herself, not wanting to be seen

“Speak!” Charles growled.

She wanted to escape and hide, not wanting to

lot of pain. She shouldn’t have

don’t speak, who can help you?!” Charles’s face had a darkness that it never

Charles. Looking at

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

head and

that he

laughed loudly after saying that. She laughed until her tears came out laughing, “I was… ruined a long time ago.

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

rained very heavily, thunder and lightning rumbled. Even the cows tethered in the

quilt that was thin and smelt

the sound of

“Lacey.”

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 she slept at

was slightly better towards her than her

was still scared and very cautious, “Dad, why

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

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

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

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

instinctively pushed him and kicked him away with her feet. Her resistance and lack of cooperation angered him and he tied up

trapped and

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