Chapter 10%
His lips were purple, and his voice was faint, struggling with each word ”
“Dad.. don’t worry. Evelyn… she’ll come to save me.”
“She’s just punishing me a little now. Once she calms down, everything will be fine.”
Jason’s hand instinctively stroked the jade bracelet on his wrist, his eyes burning with stubborn hope.
I let out a soft, bitter chuckle as I stepped slowly into the grand but somber Xavier residence.
“You still dare to show your face here?”
Father and Mother Xavier, their faces taut with rage and betrayal, locked eyes on me. It was clear they knew I’d deceived them. Their anger was a wildfire barely contained.!!
Miranda bit her lip hard, a mixture of hatred and triumph gleaming in her eyes as she stared at me.”
“Evelyn!” she hissed 8
Jason’s gaze brightened as he raised the bracelet high, his voice filled with hopeful desperation:
“I knew you’d come for me. I’ve been punished enough.”
“You’ve calmed down now, haven’t you? You came to save me.“8
I stared down at that bracelet–the symbol of her claim–and felt a bitter irony clawing at me.
Before I could reply, Miranda suddenly straightened up from the corner where she had been hiding, voice trembling but loud: “Dad, Mom, I’m pregnant.”
The room went dead silent.
Father Xavier’s eyes widened in disbelief, almost hopeful.
“Really?”
“Yes,” Miranda said firmly. The doctor confirmed it just now during the examination.”
Mother Xavier’s face lit up with joy, a bright, almost desperate smile breaking through her tension.
“Well then, that’s wonderful news! If we keep this baby, the Xavier family won’t be wiped out after all.” I couldn’t help but curl my lips into a sharp smirk.
“Pregnant? Sister, do you understand that faking a pregnancy to gain favor is taboo in high society?” Jason’s grip on the bracelet tightened as he looked toward me, defiant and loyal:
“I don’t trust her anymore. Now, I only trust you.”
I let out a short laugh, then slapped the jade bracelet out of his hand.
It shattered on the polished floor with a sharp crack.
Jason’s eyes reddened, his voice hoarse and cracking as a strangled cry escaped him.
Father Xavier slammed his fist on the table, rising abruptly and shouting
“Evelyn! Get out of here! You’re no longer welcome in the Xavier family!”
Mother Xavier rushed forward, shoving me roughly.
“Miranda’s pregnant! What else do you want?”
Miranda cowered behind her mother, clutching her belly protectively, pride flickering in her eyes despite the chaos.
I stood firm, clapping slowly, almost mockingly.
Suddenly, the heavy door to the room swung open. Charles entered, flanked by a group of stern–faced bank officials and lawyers. Shielding me with his presence, he handed a thick document to Father Xavier.
“Chairman Xavier,” he said calmly, “according to the mortgage agreement, all assets of the Xavier Group have been frozen. This is your official bankruptcy liquidation notice.”
“What?” Father Xavier snatched the document, his hands trembling so violently that he nearly dropped it.
“No… this is impossible! This can’t be reall
Jason stared at me, his breath shallow, fading fast.
“Why” he whispered, voice breaking.B
I looked down at him coldly.
“Jason, in my last life, when you forced me to buy a coffin and bury myself alive. when you sewed my mouth shut with needle and thread… I swore that if I ever got a second chance, I would never save you again.”
“I hate you. I wish you were dead.“}
A violent spasm shook Jason’s body, as if lightning had struck him. Foam gathered at his lips.
220 AM
“I hate you. I wish you were dead.”
A violent spasm shook Jason’s body, as if lightning had struck him. Foam gathered at his lips.
“No… I don’t want to die. no…”
Miranda’s face turned ghostly pale. Her dreams of marrying into wealth were shattered.
Suddenly, she snatched a fruit knife from the coffee table and lunged at me, wild–eyed and screaming:
“Evelyn, you ruined everything for me! Die!”
Charles reacted instantly, placing himself between us. With a swift, powerful kick, he struck Miranda in the stomach.2
She flew backward, crashing heavily to the floor.
Blood splattered beneath her in bright red pools.
My brows arched slightly–she really was pregnant.
Mother Xavier rushed forward, her voice breaking with panic.”
“My grandson! My grandson!”
The Xavier residence descended into chaos. Ambulance sirens blared outside as wails and screams filled every corner. Jason’s eyes remained open, staring blankly, but he was gone.
Charles squeezed my hand tightly.
“Let’s leave.“E
I nodded silently.
I took one last look at the wreckage of the Xavier family and turned away.!!
Though destroyed, the Xavier family still clung to the fragile hope of survival. They had saved some of their wealth.
Miranda’s child survived, and the entire clan desperately awaited his birth.
To carry on the family bloodline. To rebuild from ashes.
But ten months later, when Miranda gave birth, it was to a deformed, limbless ghost baby.” The despair was complete.
Xavier’s parents fell into utter hopelessness.
In a final desperate act, they used their remaining influence to lash out at the Luxton family.! With Charles’s covert help, the Luxton family collapsed under the weight of debt and ruin.!! My sister’s once–doting parents could no longer bear her presence.
They sold her to a depraved old man.
She died alone in his bed.
I learned of these horrors only later.!!
When my parents had nowhere left to turn, they remembered me–their daughter–and sought me out.
Fearing for my safety, Charles quickly packed their belongings and shipped them overnight to Southeast Asia
Finally, Charles kept his promise and gave me a grand wedding.
At the ceremony, tears filled his eyes as he whispered,
“My wife, you saved me twice in this life: once when I was fifteen, and again at twenty–five. You gave me everything. I will protect you for the rest of my life.“8
Through my own tears, I smiled.
The dark haze that clouded my life had finally lifted.
The future, at last, was bright.
