However, at that moment, he could not suppress the anger burning within him.
He suddenly bent down, placing his icy cold palm at the back of Shirley’s neck, yanking her toward him.
Despite Shirley’s mask obscuring him from seeing all of her expression at that moment, he could see the merciless and scornful glint in her cold, emotionless eyes.
“Good one, Shirley.”
Carter blurted out through gritted teeth, then puckered his lips. The woman before him truly seemed abnormally unfamiliar.
However, Shirley’s cold gaze shifted away, and Shirley even rolled her eyes.
“Mr. Gray, why are you so mad? I’m merely a chess piece to you. Since we were both using each other, and I didn’t mind such a relationship, then why would you be bothered about it? Could it be that, on the surface, you pretend to be unconcerned about me, but deep down, I’m always in your heart?”
Shirley’s eyes bore a hint of a soft smile, staring into Carter’s eyes.
However, she was conflicted. She was waiting for Carter’s answer, an answer she had longed for, but in the end, all she got was Carter’s sneer.
“In my heart, there’s only my wife now,” Carter replied.
Shirley furiously clenched her fists hiding in her sleeves.
Wife.
He had said it rather smoothly.
“Shirley.” Carter’s cold eyes squinted, a dangerous aura emanating from within. “Shirley, I’ll not let you live your life as you please.”
Shirley’s heart abruptly trembled, but her face continued to smile.
“I’ll wait for it, Carter. I’ll wait for the day when you won’t let me live my life as I wish.”
“Hmph.”
Carter chuckled coldly, and his palm, still clutching the back of Shirley’s neck, gripped tighter.
“Those who betray me don’t have a good end. I think you’re very clear about the way Ryan died.”
Shirley’s heart was racing. “You plan to kill me as well, then?”
” I won’t let you die.” Carter smiled but that smile hid a sinister and obscure intention. ” I’ll make you wish that you were dead.”
“Shirley, when the time comes, don’t come begging because it would be useless.”
His expression darkened as he finished speaking.
He then loosened his grip, and his cold eyes washed over Shirley’s body.
Shirley could only sit on the sofa, letting Carter’s figure instantly vanish from her sight.
Tears immediately flowed from the corners of her eyes. The warm temperature brushed the scar on her face, and, as if salt was sprinkled upon it, the pain made her heart tremble.
After a few steps, Carter stopped walking and turned to look at Shirley. Upon seeing her still sitting on the chair, not budging an inch, his gaze darkened, and Carter finally left the scene.
As for Shirley, she was unsure whether her emotion had caused the poison to flare up. She had initially thought that she was just feeling pained by Carter’s words, but now, as the pain within her was truly growing more painful, she was certain that the poison had flared up.
This was the third stage.
That bone -piercing, cold pain immediately flooded her breathing and heartbeat.
She had no way to alleviate this feeling, so she could only endure it.
She was afraid that Carter had not walked far enough and he would see her true appearance.
Ugly and deformed.
‘How am I supposed to face him?’
Currently, the only person who could save her was her brother Adam.
Shirley endured the pain as she hurriedly searched for her phone, but realized that her phone had dropped at a corner on the balcony when she had moved herself to the sofa earlier.
She could not be bothered with the pain if she were to fall onto the floor. She used all her strength to furiously drop herself against the floor.
Bang! Her elbow knocked against the cold, hard tiles, doubling her pain.
Shirley mustered her strength to crawl toward the corner of the balcony. She reached out with her long hand and finally touched her phone. With her trembling fingers, she searched for Cathy’s contact number in a daze. When she was about to dial it, she could feel someone running toward her from behind.
The pain was so great that Shirley nearly lost consciousness. Dazed, she only heard someone who kept calling her name.
“Shirley, Shirley! “
The voice sounded anxious and worrying, and Shirley felt like she was dreaming.
It had been so many years. The only time she had seen her parents worrying for her was when Shirley had been younger. She had never experienced it ever since.
She had not known what it felt like to have someone being concerned for her.
Later, she had met Carter as well as stayed in his house and felt cared for, but since the year she left, she no longer could experience it again.
Much later, she had felt as if she was just an emotionless tool.
Shirley had been living emotionlessly for the sake of research and data, as well as helping Carter to achieve success in his life.
She had thought that to be love.
She only realized now, however, that her love was one-sided.
“She’s pregnant.”
While dazed, Shirley heard Adam’s voice, and then she heard Cathy’s astonishment.
“What? Pregnant?” “Yeah.”
Adam’s affirmation made Shirley certain that she was not dreaming.
She opened her eyes and felt the sunlight shining through the window.
However, there was no means of easing the physical pain she was feeling. She felt her strength drained and a vague sensation of pain in every bone of hers.
At that moment, however, she was unbothered by this as she softly placed her hand on her tummy.
‘Pregnant.
‘I’m pregnant?’
Adam, noticing that Shirley was awake, immediately questioned her, “Are you pregnant with Carter’s child?”
Although Shirley just woke up, she was fully alert.
“I’m asking you a question, Shirley. Are you pregnant with Carter’s child?! ” Adam questioned; his emotional state seemed agitated.
Shirley did not answer Adam.
Shirley, have you gone mute? Don’t you hear me talking to you? Or could it be that this is Carter’s child and you can’t bring yourself to say it?”
” Shirley’s expression turned. She glared at Adam, panting, but still did not speak.
“Adam, please calm down. Why don’t you go downstairs and get some food for your sister? Since she’s pregnant, she should be taking in more nutrition, ” Cathy advised.
Cathy saw Adam getting mad because of Shirley at this moment. He always was a gentle and soft man, but when it came to anything to do with Shirley, he could not face it calmly.
She knew it was because Adam cared too much.
She had intended to advise Adam to step outside for the time being, but as soon as she spoke, she heard Adam speaking coldly.
“What nutrition? This child would not have the chance to be born into this world.”
Adam’s statement stunned Cathy. As for Shirley, it was as if a disaster had struck her. Suddenly, Shirley reached out with her hand and grabbed Adam’s wrist, pulling him over.
“What did you say? What do you mean by that, Adam? You can hate me, go against me, look down on me, but who you are to curse my child! The child’s innocent! “
“Innocent? Do you even know what innocent means?” Adam chuckled. “Those people who suffered because of the poison you’ve created, weren’t they all innocent? Aren’t Kendrick and Eveline innocent?”
“…..” Shirley was at a loss for words at these questions.
“Shirley, I’m going to clearly tell you this once more. This child would not have the chance to make it into this world not because of other reasons, but because you’re the biological mother.”
” Shirley’s eyes reddened. “Adam, what the hell are you trying to say?”
“Do you even know when you got pregnant with this child? The poison is inside of you. It has flared up thrice, and the anti-toxoid test reagent was just used in this third stage. Do you still think you’d want this child? Could you guarantee that, when the child is born, the child will be completely fine?”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.