Chapter 104

Chapter 104

With a harsh "smack," the man slapped her, sending her sprawling to the ground.

Miriam, filled with rage, tried to retaliate, but Clifton impatiently shoved her aside.

In the ensuing chaos, Miriam's head struck the corner of a table, and blood began to pool from the back of her head.

Little Harriet screamed, "Mom!"

She watched in horror as her mother fell to the ground.

She clung to her mother, shouting, "Mom, wake up!"

But Miriam slowly closed her eyes and breathed her last.

Suddenly, the scene shifted. Harriet found herself outside a quaint little house.

A teenage boy looked at her tenderly and bent down to wipe the mud off her face.

He affectionately patted her head and said, "Remember me, I am Delbie. When you grow up, I will marry you."

Little Harriet blinked her bright eyes, looked at the handsome boy, and innocently asked, "Delbie, what does it mean to marry me?"

"It means that you will be my wife in the future!" The boy lifted her and planted a gentle ki