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."

as she heard money, Nancy quickly latched

do anything I can, as

reply. "It's simple really. You will get paid if you can have a child with my young master." She peered at her.

even register the information at hand before she

find out, her reputation would be destroyed. But if she didn't get the money,

this point, she'd always choose her mother.

approval, Nancy was quickly taken to

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

surroundings as she nodded at

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

felt as if

up," she instructed before closing the door behind

anything more as she moved over to the bathroom, readying the

and turned off the lights before throwing herself onto the bed, letting the cushions swallow up her petite frame.

already starting to unnerve her.

be slaughtered, to be sold out. Her heart started to beat fast

seemed to be at a standstill. It felt as if hours had passed by before

quickly closed her

she could feel a tall figure approaching her.

nervous?" His husky voice sounded, and she shivered

body was already

worry," he whispered, drawing his breath close

as if they were

could only lie there

across the window. Just then, Nancy got a good look of his dark eyes staring

if it was the first time he was looking at her too.

hurriedly turned

"Whether you saw me or not, you'll forget me soon, just as I did." He smiled.

Nancy said.

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

outside, drowning out the noise made

Nine months later.