He strode forward and violently smashed the portraits of the six children, then set their urns ablaze in one final, merciless act.

I was forced to my knees in the snow, my shoulders pinned down by bodyguards, powerless to do anything but watch as my children vanished into thick, choking smoke.

My scalp went numb and I could no longer contain my fury. I screamed at him, "You evil! They were your children! Was killing them not enough? You won’t even let them rest in peace?"

Frank’s tone dripped with mockery. "You even had urns and portraits ready. What a convincing performance you’ve put on! Cut the ghostly charade. Call those little brats out here right now to apologize to Celine!"

I laughed in disbelief, my anger boiling over. "I told you they're dead! You killed them!"

Suddenly, the whip, soaked in saltwater, lashed viciously across my back and I coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Celine threw the whip to the bodyguard in disgust, then leaned her chest against Frank's arm, rubbing up against him.

"Frank, you absolutely must not believe a single word that wretched woman says! She’s just jealous that I’m going to have your baby, so she made up this lie about the children being dead! You have to teach her a lesson!"

Devastated beyond words, I broke free from the restraints on my arms and lunged at her, my hands clutching her throat with all my strength.

"You bitch! You wretched woman! Give me back my children’s lives!"

The next second, a massive vase came crashing down on my head. Shards of glass exploded around me and one of them sliced into my eye.

Frank’s gaze pierced my eyes like venom as he shouted in furious rage. “Crazy woman! You’re absolutely insane! Pull out her tongue! Let’s see how she lies and curses then!”

Almost immediately, a group of bodyguards pinned me down tightly. Cold, sharp blades pried open my mouth.

With searing, unbearable pain, a small, bloody piece of my tongue was cut off.

My eyes bloodshot, I screamed out hoarsely, barely understandable, “Frank! I’m not lying! The children are dead! If you don’t believe me, go ask your mother!”

Celine sneered and cruelly stomped on my tongue. “Well then! Not only do you lie to us, but you even deceive your elders! What are you all standing there for? Beat her! Keep hitting her until she tells the truth!”

The whip lashed brutally across my body, mixed with the sharp jolts from a stun baton.

Meanwhile, the wild moans and seductive whispers of that wicked couple echoed through the mourning hall.

By dawn, I was beaten until my flesh was torn and bloodied.

Frank calmly dressed himself, then sneered mockingly. “Jane, when you climbed into my bed, got pregnant with my child and tore me apart from Celine, you should have expected this kind of consequence! Don’t think for a second that I’ll leave the family fortune to your children. The heirs of the Watson Family will only be Celine’s children! If I don’t see you and those six little brats come to kowtow and apologize within two days, I swear you won’t get away with it!”

His cold gaze lingered on me for a moment, then he wrapped his arm around Celine’s waist and turned to leave.

I stared after their departing figures, my thoughts drifting back to the past.

My parents were well-known entrepreneurs in the industry. Everyone expected me to inherit their legacy and reach the pinnacle of life. But I stubbornly refused to believe in fate and came alone to this foreign land to make my own way.

When I was penniless and on the verge of starving on the streets, Kamari happened to pass by and saved me.

To repay her kindness, I agreed to help her get rid of the greedy Celine.

But unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, I ended up having a one-night stand with Frank and became pregnant with sextuplets.

Kamari pleaded repeatedly, so I reluctantly stayed despite Frank’s hatred.

That stay lasted eight years. I loved him for eight years and he hated me for eight years.

But I never imagined that his hatred would be so deep, forcing me to endure this unbearable loss of my children. If I could start over, I would never fall in love with him again.

Frank reached the door, but Celine suddenly clutched her stomach in pain.

“Frank, there’s something I haven’t told you all this time.”

My eyelids twitched uncontrollably and a sudden, bad premonition rose in my heart.

Frank anxiously asked her, “Celine, what’s wrong? Just tell me whatever it is. Don’t hold back for anyone!”

A flash of triumph flickered in Celine’s eyes before she feigned weakness and collapsed into his arms. “The doctor said I was born with anemia and after becoming pregnant, my malnutrition has worsened severely. I need artificial blood transfusions to keep going. I remember Jane has the same blood type as me, so maybe…”

Before she could finish, Frank decisively interrupted.

“Then let her give you the transfusion! No! Besides her, I’ll also bring those six little brats over to give you blood! As long as you need it, it doesn’t matter if we drain all their blood!”

I stared in shock, feeling utterly absurd and humiliated.

So from the very beginning, the seven lives of me and my children were worth less than a single Celine.

I burst into manic laughter, throwing my head back and shouting to the sky, “Kids, can you see this? The father you once respected is nothing but a heartless beast! If your souls are watching from above, you must see through this monster’s face clearly! Don’t ever meet him again in your next life!”

The sky suddenly darkened, jagged lightning tore through the air with savage fury.

Celine cowered into Frank’s arms, but spat venomous curses at me.

Frank’s gaze hardened coldly as he looked at me, filled with pain and hatred. He ordered his bodyguards to seize me and tightly bind me to the hospital operating table.

A cold, thick needle pierced my vein and a sharp pain stabbed through my chest like a knife.

I could clearly feel the blood in my body slowly draining away. The suffocating pressure was so intense that it felt like it would break my spine.

But this pain, no matter how unbearable, could never compare even to a thousandth of what my children endured.

Soon, I completely lost consciousness.

When I woke up, Kamari was by my bedside.

She scolded Frank while tearfully calling for the doctor to check on me, as if all the blood I had lost had flowed back into my body.

“That wretched bastard! How dare he treat you like this? It’s utterly disgraceful!”

Tears welled up in Kamari’s eyes as she handed me a diary and a plane ticket. The diary was filled with the love my six children had for me.

"Mom, you are the best mom in the whole world. Even without Dad, we still love you!"

"We hope Mom won't cry secretly anymore. You should always be happy and always love us!"

"If one day Mom and Dad get divorced, we promise to stay with Mom!"

As if fulfilling a promise to me, all six children had signed their names at the end.

After being numb for so long, I finally broke down in tears, clutching the diary tightly to my chest.

It felt as though the children were still with me, throwing themselves into my arms like they used to, full of affection.

“It’s Mommy’s fault… Mommy didn’t protect you. Honey, Mommy will take you away now.”

I bowed deeply to Kamari, grateful for the care she had given me all these eight years.

That very night, I canceled all my identity documents, leaving behind only a divorce agreement. Then, I boarded a plane to return home.

The next day, instead of the apology from me and the children that Frank was expecting, he received a panicked report from his assistant.

Frank scolded the assistant angrily, “I told you to find the children’s whereabouts! Why are you so flustered?”

The assistant quickly lowered his head and nervously reported, “Mr. Watson, the children are gone.”

Frank visibly stiffened, grabbing the assistant by the collar: “What do you mean the children are gone? You can’t even find a few kids? Did I hire you just to waste money?”

The assistant's face was filled with fear, unable to meet his eyes. “Mr. Watson, all of them… have already died.”

Frank froze abruptly, then his face twisted with rage as he kicked the assistant into the corner. “How much did Jane pay you? Even you’re helping her put on a show to deceive me?”

The assistant trembled in fear, immediately dropping to his knees to explain. “Mr. Watson, I really am not lying! They really have all died! If you don’t believe me, go ask the police. They have records of it!”

Frank still thought the assistant was lying, his chest heaving violently with anger. “Fine! That despicable woman not only bought you off, but now she even wants to team up with the police to forge evidence! How dare you betray me? I think you don’t want to keep your life!”

In a fit of rage, he grabbed a golf club and struck the assistant hard on the head.

The sharp crack of breaking bones was horrifying, but Frank, caught up in his fury, showed no sign of stopping.

It wasn’t until Kamari came rushing over, leaning on her cane and firmly stood in front of him that Frank reluctantly stopped the brutal attack.

Seeing the floor covered in blood and the assistant fainted from the blow, Kamari’s blood pressure soared with anger.

She instructed the accompanying doctor to quickly treat the assistant’s wounds, then called for an ambulance to take him to the hospital.

Turning around, she saw Frank shielding Celine behind him.

Furious beyond words, Kamari struck Frank’s back hard with her cane, her face full of bitter disappointment.

“Beast! Beast! How could I have given birth to such a cursed child like you! First, you killed six children, then you drove their mother away and now you’re even pushing innocent people to the brink of death! My son, do you even know what you’re doing right now?”

Frank grew even angrier, his eyes filled with disbelief as he stared at his mother. “Mom! How can you also side with that woman and deceive me? How much did Jane pay you to make you all stand so firmly on her side without hesitation? I shouldn’t have softened when they drew blood back then! A woman who tells so many lies should have died on the operating table!”

Kamari trembled with fury and heartbreak, almost as if in shock and raised her hand to slap him twice.

She never expected that the son she once proudly boasted about would become such a villain who treated human life like worthless grass.

The two merciless slaps finally snapped Frank back to reality and his raging anger began to subside.

But he didn’t change his mind and said puzzledly, “Mom, what kind of spell did Jane put on you to fool you so completely? You must never believe her words! The people I sent to pick up the kids already told me that they’re all perfectly fine! They didn’t die at all! I know you feel sorry for the grandchildren, but this whole matter is their own fault! If they hadn’t disrupted my plan to accompany Celine to the prenatal checkup, insisting on throwing a birthday party, I wouldn’t have sent them to that deserted island!”

Celine also put on a hypocritical tone and said, “Mrs. Watson, Frank is right! If these kids aren’t disciplined from a young age, sooner or later they’ll go bad! You can’t be too lenient with them!”

She even pretended to wipe away tears, acting all solemn as she gently touched her belly. “Besides, if those six little brats want their father to be with them on their birthday, doesn’t my child deserve the same?”

Kamari’s body stiffened, looking at Celine’s belly in disbelief. “You… you’re pregnant?”

Confident that her child would secure her status, Celine’s lips curled into a smug smile. “Yes, you’ll soon have a new grandson!”

A flash of anger rose in Kamari’s eyes and she coldly slapped her. “You shameless, wicked woman!”