“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…”

from me? How come you had a child?”

willing to tell him and he also didn’t

she was only treated badly by her

had never thought that she had

She shrank, trying to hide. She

“Speak!” Charles growled.

was louder than his. She wanted to escape and hide, not wanting to face

lot of pain.

can help you?!” Charles’s face had

Charles. Looking at him, she smiled

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 disgusted

his head

knew that he was lying

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

could already be faintly seen. At that time, her younger brother was a few years old and he liked to cry at night. Her adoptive father used his crying noises as an excuse to

rumbled. Even the cows tethered in the house became jittery with fright

afraid and hid under the quilt

there was the sound of the door opening

“Lacey.”

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

was slightly better towards her than her adoptive

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

be to do?” He sat down on the bed and said with a smile, “I saw that it was raining

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

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

taught her well, she will be better towards you in the future.”

resistance and lack of cooperation angered him and he tied up

and

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