Margot lay on the hospital bed. Her face was drained of color, and an IV drip was attached to her hand. Despite her frailty, thoughts of her child consumed her. She tried to get up. She murmured, "Child, my child..."At that moment, Royce was seated beside her bed. He noticed she was awake and quickly stood up to comfort her. "Margot, you're awake."Realizing she couldn't move, she looked at him. "Is my child okay? Please, tell me he's fine?"Wearing a pained expression and unwilling to mask the truth, he replied, "Margot, you're still young. You'll have children again in the future.""What do you mean?" Margot stared at Royce, shocked by his words. The next moment, her eyes widened in shock, and her whole being broke down in silent torment. The shock silenced her, and the intense pain felt like internal flames, leaving her breathless. She said nothing, but the sorrow shattered her heart. Tears streamed down her cheeks.He stood beside her and looked at her with hearta
Curtis didn't know what had happened to Margot. Upon learning that she was in the hospital, he rushed there urgently.When he arrived at the hospital and headed toward Margot's hospital room, Curtis saw two men engaged in a heated argument near the ward. One of them caught his attention. It was Royce, who had been at the Crosby residence some time ago.External conflicts didn't pique Curtis' interest. After all, something had happened to Margot, and that took precedence. He needed to find out what had happened to her.As he was about to move forward, the ongoing conversation between the two men halted him in his tracks.Anthony was bleeding from his mouth and nose but persisted in asking, "Tell me, is the child in Margot's belly yours?" Royce grabbed Anthony's collar. Royce angrily confessed, "Yes, she's carrying my child. That's why I can never get along with the Morris family for the rest of my life."Anthony pushed Royce away. He wiped the blood from his lip and coldly
"Why?" Curtis couldn't comprehend it.He had treated Margot well, providing her with the best of everything. Apart from the Tammy incident, he couldn't understand where he had gone wrong.To add to the confusion, Margot claimed not to know Royce. Yet, not only did she know him, but they even had a child together. Curtis felt like he was being deceived.How could they act so recklessly right under his nose?Unable to bear the humiliation, Curtis clenched his fist. He forcefully slammed it against the nearby wall. A loud bang echoed, and the entire hospital building seemed to tremble. Blood oozed from his knuckles and dripped onto the floor.His face was dark and twisted. He stood there, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty cruelty. He regretted not killing Royce just now. After a moment of suppressing the raging emotions within him, Curtis finally opened Margot's ward door.At that moment, Margot lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. Sensing someone enter, she loo
After listening to Curtis' words, Margot was left in a state of shock. It was almost unbelievable that he harbored suspicions about the child being Royce's. And he even suspected that she had taken medication to induce an abortion?She refused to accept this apparent injustice. Summoning strength from her frail body, she propped herself up, sat upright, and faced the man standing by the bed. "No, Curt, you've misunderstood. Last night, I—""Misunderstood you?" Curtis interrupted her, his face contorted with pain. Gritting his teeth, he pressed on, "Didn't I ask you before if you knew Royce, and how did you respond?"Margot was rendered speechless.He was visibly anguished. He gritted his teeth and questioned again, "Margot, I'll ask you again. Do you know Royce?"Confronted by Curtis' relentless questioning, Margot couldn't bring herself to lie again. With guilt weighing on her, she opened her mouth. "I know him, but—""Why did you deny knowing him earlier, then?" he inte
Unable to accept this betrayal, Curtis' facial expressions abruptly changed, revealing a mix of anger and pain. No one in the world dared to treat him like this. If Margot dared to challenge his bottom line so recklessly, she shouldn't blame him for being heartless.At the hospital, Margot had been lying on the bed for three full days. Her body was finally showing signs of improvement.As the nurse approached to administer the drip again, Margot couldn't help but ask, "When can I be discharged?"Glancing at Margot, the nurse replied, "You'll have to ask Mr. Crosby. As long as he hasn't given the order, you can't leave."Speechless, Margot pondered her situation. Curtis hadn't answered her calls or messages since the first day, and he hadn't visited her again. In her fragile state, having just experienced a miscarriage while carrying his child, she needed care and support. However, the person she needed the most seemed determined to ignore her.Why was fate so relentlessl
Margot followed Doris back to the Royal Villa.Since Curtis wasn't around, Margot returned to her room. She took a shower, changed clothes, savored the nutritious meal Doris had prepared, and settled on the living room couch.With her phone in hand, she persistently messaged him, but to no avail. All calls and messages went unanswered. A wave of sadness engulfed her. She stayed in the living room and waited for his return.By ten in the evening, Doris approached her. "Ms. Stone, you've just had a miscarriage, and your body needs rest. Head back to your room and get some sleep."Margot declined, stating, "I want to wait for Curt to come back.""We don't know if he'll return. It's been two days," Doris explained."He will come back," Margot insisted. Without clarification, she couldn't clear her name, causing unrest that permeated her sleep and disrupted her meals.Curtis had treated her kindly. How could she betray him? The joy of her pregnancy with his child made it unthin
Margot hastily opened her mouth to explain, "I didn't betray you. The child I'm carrying is also yours. I never intended to abort the baby. It was that night...""Shut up." Curtis turned around, glaring at her with bloodshot eyes. "Come, follow me. I'll show you something." He roughly grabbed her small hand, dragging her toward the study.Caught off guard, she almost fell. However, due to her wrist being pulled, she had to follow him.In the study, Curtis rudely flung Margot down. He took a stack of photos from the desk and threw them in front of her, saying sharply, "Margot, open your eyes and look carefully. Where have I treated you unfairly? "If I didn't investigate, I didn't even know that you were so desperate to run away with him."He remarked, "You truly are an amazing partner, the one I've chosen. You managed to influence even someone like me, someone accustomed to navigating the complexities of the business world. "You've got some serious skills."Margot was spe
Margot halted abruptly, starting without turning back. "You don't trust me, so I need to find evidence to prove my innocence."Curtis found it quite amusing. He walked up and stood in front of her, peering down. "Innocent? Which of the things I just mentioned was unfair to you?"She met his gaze and retorted defiantly, "All of your words are unjust to me.""Margot, you can argue all you want, but no matter how you argue, I won't believe your nonsense anymore. "Listen to me. From now on, you stay here, and you're not allowed to go anywhere. Even if it's death, you can only die here."Through clenched teeth, he uttered each word, radiating an icy presence as if he could consume her whole. Despite his intense demeanor, she was determined to depart, but an exit seemed nonexistent.Margot, in her life, would never escape him. Not wanting to see her pitiful face again, Curtis turned and left.She stood there, watching him walk away. Her expression was dazed, and her mind was bl