“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…”

you hide it from me? How come you had a child?” He frowned. At this moment, he realized that he

willing to tell him and he also didn’t take the initiative to

was only treated badly by

had never thought that she

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

“Speak!” Charles growled.

than his. She wanted to escape and hide,

of pain. She shouldn’t

speak, who can help you?!” Charles’s face had a

Charles. Looking at him, she smiled

face turned from red to bloodless pale and her eyes were filled with a dead stillness. She stared blankly at Charles, “You are disgusted with

shook his head

he was lying to

loudly after saying that. She laughed until

childlike but her lovely and innocent appearance 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 not sleep

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

and hid under the quilt that was thin and smelt

sound of the door opening with a

“Lacey.”

her adoptive father treated her badly. In the daytime, she was required to do chores, feed the cows, mow

adoptive father was slightly better towards her than

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

at night, what work would there be to do?” He sat down on the bed and said with a smile, “I

her head quickly, “I am not afraid, Dad.

didn’t understand what her adoptive father was going to do. But still,

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

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

was trapped and could only

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