Nicole was ten months pregnant when,during her delivery at the hospital,she was cut open with bare hands by Britney.The worst part was that the baby was dropped.

Because of this,the baby’s wailing suddenly fell silent.She uttered a shrill scream and fell from the operating table.

Blood streamed from her unsutured abdomen.She crawled step by step to the child,her pupils trembling as she reached out to touch his blue face.

Before she could reach him,Britney stamped on the back of her hand and crushed it to the ground.

“Who told you to give birth to a son?You want to use the child to monopolize John,right?Then you have to die!”

Nicole rushed towards her in a frenzy and grabbed her hair,wishing she could die with her.

“You killed my son!You have to be buried with him.I want you to die a miserable death!”

A heartbreaking cry pierced with endless pain and the next second,she was kicked and sent flying.

She spat out a mouthful of blood,only to see her husband,John,helping Britney to her feet,his gaze cold.

Britney’s eyes were red.“Nicole couldn’t accept the child’s fragile condition,so she threw him to his death during a bout of depression.But I didn’t expect her to try to pin the blame on me.”

“No,I didn’t.She was the one who threw my child to his death.She’s our child’s murderer!”Nicole’s eyes were bloodshot as she offered a heartbreaking explanation.

John glared at her furiously.“How could you kill your own flesh and blood?Nicole,are you insane?The child was so unlucky to be born into your womb.”

He didn’t believe her and refused to listen to her explanation.She went berserk and tried to call the police,but he forcibly sent her to a mental hospital.

“You can come out when you agree to apologize to Britney.”

***

For three years,Nicole was diagnosed as a highly dangerous depressive murderer.She was transferred to numerous hospitals for treatment.

In the end,she was confined to a private mental hospital,where she fell into the hands of Britney.

Every day,she opened her eyes to darkness and various torture instruments awaited her.Electric shocks,pepper spray,skinning,whipping;a different man entered and exited her body every day.

She carried countless children,from heavy bellies to miscarriages.In the end,her uterus rotted,making her unable to bear children again.

She also suffered from a serious infectious disease,becoming a target of countless shunned individuals.

Nicole wanted to die countless times,but for her child,she persevered,wanting only to tell John the truth.

Three years later,she was finally released from the mental hospital,but as soon as she stepped outside,she was quickly surrounded by reporters who had been waiting.

“There’s a rumor that you were jealous,had a mental breakdown and framed Miss Ortega,which is why Mr.Griffith put you in a mental hospital.Is that true?”

The words pierced her heart like a needle,the pain choking her breath.

“No,I didn’t frame her.I’m not sick!”

“Mrs.Griffith,there’s a rumor that you deliberately threw your own son to his death three years ago to win your husband’s attention.Is that true?"

This statement instantly irritated her sensitive nerves.Nicole glared at the reporter.“It’s false.It was Britney who threw my son to his death!”

Her eyes flashed with ferocity and the reporter flinched in fear.“No wonder you were put in a mental hospital.You are truly terrifying.”

Nicole trembled with anger.Her fingers clenched,her eyes reddened and she spoke word by word.“I’m not mentally ill and I certainly didn’t kill my own child.Why don’t you believe me?It was clearly her…”

She was filled with bitterness,but before she could finish her words,another reporter’s microphone slammed into her face.

“If you’re not mentally ill,why did Mr.Griffith say he wanted to divorce you?I heard you saved him back then and he agreed to be with you as a way of repaying his kindness.”

The crowd erupted in discussion.

“Is this true?You know,when Mr.Griffith and Miss Barker got married,it was a nationwide sensation.”

“He has already issued a statement promising a divorce when she’s released.How could this be false?”

The clamor seemed to fade away in an instant.Nicole stared at them,her mind blank.

John wanted to divorce her;was this true?

Bewildered,the reporter’s microphone accidentally struck her chin,causing her to cry out in pain and tears to well up.

Guilty,the reporter tried to leave,but a large hand gripped her wrist the next moment,causing a shriek to escape.

John was tall and slender,dressed in a suit and tie.His phoenix-like eyes glared at the reporter with a sinister,cold gaze.“You hit someone and you’re leaving?Why don’t you apologize?”

The reporter,pale and terrified,apologized.“I’m sorry,I didn’t mean to!”

John looked down at the reporter.“Apologize to her.She was the one you hit.”

The reporter quickly glanced at Nicole,her face distorted and pale.“I’m sorry,I accidentally hit you.I apologize.”

Nicole remained silent,looking at John instead.After three years,he was still handsome and full of vigor.

She,however,was covered in rags,suffering from a venereal disease and unlikely to live for many years.

John released his hand in disgust.Bodyguards swarmed over from a distance and the situation was immediately under control.

Before Nicole could say anything,he grabbed her wrist and dragged her to the car.She wanted to ask him if what the reporter said was true,but the next second,she got her answer.Inside the car,Britney,holding the child with a gentle smile,looked over.

“John,you’re finally here.Our child has been crying out for you.”

Nicole met that gentle,beautiful face and suddenly felt a sharp,stabbing pain in her head.She screamed in terror.

She curled up on the ground,her face pale as paper.She stared at Britney,repeating,“Don’t come over here!Don’t come over here!”

Everything seemed to go back to three years ago,when Britney had her committed to a mental hospital and injected her with drugs.

Britney smiled and raised her hand to pat Nicole’s cheek.“Nicole,I’ve found several men for you,all of them suffering from syphilis.”

She moved slowly and pointed the camera at her,her smile harmless.“What do you think John would do to you if he saw you fooling around with men?”

To this day,the fear she felt back then was still vivid in her mind,filling her with immense fear whenever she saw her.

John sneered,yanking her hair out and forcing her to look up.“Nicole,weren’t you fierce and ruthless three years ago?Why are you pretending now?”

But when he saw those dark,lightless eyes,he stopped,unable to utter a single word.

Britney was clutching the child,tears welled up in her eyes.“I’m sorry,Nicole has never liked me.I shouldn’t have been here today.”

With those words,the complex emotions that surged within John vanished in an instant.

He sneered and let go of her hand,staring at Nicole and saying word by word,“From today on,if you’re dissatisfied with Britney in any way,go back to your mental hospital.”

Nicole trembled uncontrollably at the word“mental hospital.”

John didn’t bother to pay attention.He focused his attention on the child in Britney’s arms.His once icy expression softened upon seeing the child.

He got in the car and played with the child,his face full of doting.Nicole huddled in a corner,watching the happy family of three,a sharp pain piercing her chest.

So,what the reporter had said about their child was true.She and John had once had a child,but the child had been thrown to death shortly after birth.

Because of Britney,she had been tortured and humiliated for three years,suffering in prison,while Britney,the culprit,lived a happy life.

Hate overwhelmed her fear and she desperately wanted to tell John the truth.But in the end,she uttered no words because she knew he wouldn’t believe her.Only evidence could prove her innocence.

The car quickly arrived at the Griffith Family villa.Everything was just as she had left,except that the servants looked at her with disdain.

After watching Britney go inside,Nicole was about to get out of the car when John suddenly grabbed her neck.His tone was almost stern.

“Nicole,I know you hate Britney.Three years ago,you caused her to be cyberbullied.If it weren’t for Britney’s plea,I wouldn’t have let you out this time.So if you dare do anything to Britney and the child,don’t blame me to do something horrible to you!”

With that,he shoved her aside and strode into the hall,leaving Nicole alone.

Her eyes were sore,her tears long dried.As she watched his back,she felt no more hope.The next second,she pulled out her phone and called John’s mother.

“Mom,three years ago,you said you’d help me leave.Does that still count?”

“Nicole,you murdered my grandson.I wish I could kill you.How dare you call me?”

Nicole closed her eyes,then opened them again and spoke calmly.“If I can prove Britney did all this,will you help me?”

After hanging up,she endured the sharp pain in her heart and dialed another number.She forced herself to speak.“I’m out of the mental hospital.When will you give me the evidence I asked you for?”

The person on the other end seemed surprised.“I didn’t expect you to actually get out.Looks like my good days are over.”She spoke with complete indifference and gave an address.“Come see me in three days!I’ll give it to you personally.”

Nicole hadn’t expected this person to actually claim she was Britney’s right-hand man.Not long after she entered the mental hospital,she’d been humiliated and tortured by Britney and this person.

Britney liked to record her torture,so her right-hand man helped by recording the video.When it was over,she leaned over and whispered,“Do you hate me and Britney?”

She smiled playfully.“When you can get out of here,I’ll give you all the evidence of her crimes.”

Nicole thought she was deceiving her,but she didn’t expect she actually had evidence.She met John seven years ago,when he was being chased and nearly died on the street.

He was covered in blood and didn’t dare approach her.It was her who brought him home and saved his life from the brink of death.That was how they fell in love.

When his mother disagreed with her marrying into the Griffith Family and made things difficult for her,it was John who stood up for her,stood in front of her and insisted that he would marry her.

Everyone felt that the gap between their statuses was too great and that marriage would definitely not be a good thing.They said they wouldn’t be happy.

After marriage,John treated her with respect and care,dispelling all rumors.Until three years ago,when she became pregnant with John’s first child,to help her relax,John brought in Doctor Britney,under the guise of taking care of her.

Nicole didn’t think much of it at first,until Britney deliberately showed her a photo of her and John in bed.

Nicole was furious and shocked,completely devastated.She wanted Britney to leave the Griffith Family,but she repeatedly provoked her.

Britney was known to use pitiful tactics,provoking Nicole’s outburst in front of John led everyone to believe she was suffering from depression and mania.

Later,Britney claimed she had a seizure and had thrown her child to death.Nicole kept explaining,but no one believed her.

Thinking back now,her heart was filled with coldness.Three years later,she stepped into the Griffith Family residence again.Three years earlier,their wedding photo had hung on the wall of the living room.

Now,three years later,that photo had been replaced with a picture of John,Britney and their child.

Nicole stared at the photo,her throat clenched.Even though she had long since given up hope,the sight still pierced her heart with an uncontrollable pang.

She watched as her once-favorite lilies were replaced with Britney’s favorite vibrant roses.The furniture and decor were all replaced with Britney’s favorite Korean style.And even the sheets in her and John’s wedding room bore traces of another woman.

She stared at John,her heart icing cold.Unable to contain her anger,she cried out,“We’re not divorced yet,yet you let another woman sleep in my bed and have a child with someone else.Do you forget I’m still your wife?”