Sweet Twins

"Miss, Madame had said that you can get two million dollars if you have a baby boy and five hundred thousand if you have a baby girl," the old lady said softly.

"Okay." Nancy Ning nodded.

She had no other choice, did she? Her mother was already in desperate need for someone to pay off her hospital bills, and she knew for a fact that her father, Clark Ning, would never shoulder any part of the bills, because he didn't care it at all.

Nancy Ning was angry about that, so she didn't want to beg him to give her some just to shoulder off the few debts. Thus, she tried to turn to her boyfriend, Caspar Yue, for help only to find that he'd been sleeping with her half-sister, Fannie Ning.

Desperate times could only bring desperate measures.

Nancy Ning could only sneer, stomping off.

Lightning strike in the clouds above the skies thundered in reply. Soon enough, rain drops smashed down onto the pavements as her thin clothes were now considered drenched by the rain.

The others ran away from the rain, trying to find a shelter as fast as they could, leaving her to wander alone like a soulless person looking for a purpose.

"Miss!" Someone called out to her.

Nancy Ning turned around, only to spot an old lady.

She furrowed her eyebrows and walked over towards her. "Madame, did you call me?"

"I just want to ask your age." The woman took hold of Nancy's hands and led her to a milk tea shop where they could get the shelter they needed.

She glanced at Nancy up and down, an unknown emotion passing in her gaze.

"19," Nancy answered.

"Oh!" The older woman paused. "I saw you in the rain earlier, and I felt like you were going through a lot of tough times. Are you okay?"

Her question had triggered the waterfalls about to tear through Nancy's eyes. In a second, she was already sobbing on the old woman's shoulder.

"My mother was in a car accident ten years ago. She's in a coma now, and now that her organs are failing her, she needs surgery, and I... and I..." she sobbed. She had no hope now if she wanted to save her mother.

"It's just a bit of cash, girl. Don't worry." The old lady patted. "Besides, I know one way where you can get all the money you need for the surgery."

heard money, Nancy quickly latched on to her.

as long as I can get the

simple really. You will get paid if you can have a child

even register the information at hand before

teenage years. If people were to find out, her reputation would be destroyed. But if she didn't

she'd always choose her

approval, Nancy was quickly taken

lady commanded, motioning to the bathroom as she handed Nancy a silky nightgown. "Master

no time to admire her surroundings as she

her eyes crinkling. "Don't worry, girl. My master's a nice man. He'll take care

felt as if she were like an animal being watched in

freshening up,"

moved over to the bathroom, readying the hot

hair and turned off the lights before throwing herself

already starting to unnerve her.

as if she were an animal waiting to be slaughtered, to be sold out. Her heart started to beat fast in her chest, and

as if hours

quickly closed her eyes.

then, she could feel a tall figure

you nervous?" His husky voice sounded, and

sheets unconsciously. Her body was already

drawing his breath

now, their voices were as stiff as ever, as if they were just going through a business transaction.

lie there

Nancy got a

was the first

turned

"Whether you saw me or not, you'll forget me soon, just as I

Nancy

she had the baby,

out the noise made inside the

Nine months later.