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."

Nancy quickly

as long as I can

could only smile in reply. "It's simple really. You will get paid if you

few moments for Nancy to even register the

reputation would

she'd always

quickly taken to the

go wash yourself," the old lady commanded, motioning to the bathroom as she handed Nancy a silky nightgown. "Master would

admire her surroundings as she nodded at the woman.

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

still felt as if she were like an animal being watched in the

the lights once you're finished freshening up," she instructed before closing the door behind

moved over to the bathroom, readying the

before throwing herself onto the bed, letting the cushions swallow up her

already starting to unnerve

Her heart started to beat fast in her chest, and she tried her

standstill. It felt as if hours had passed by before the

quickly closed

she could feel a tall figure approaching her.

sounded, and she shivered in

body was already shaking at

his

stiff as ever, as if they were just

Nancy could only lie there waiting and slowly

window. Just then, Nancy got a good look of

if it was the first time

turned her

over and lifted her pajamas, his cold fingers trailing over her thighs. "Whether you saw me or not, you'll forget me soon,

Nancy said.

was it. As long as she had the baby, the agreement was done and she'd be gone.

heavily outside, drowning out the noise

Nine months later.