I looked at the candies scattered on the ground, all of them smelled like durian.

Isaiah was naturally allergic to durian.

It was ridiculous that Shaun, as his father, did not even know this. But still forces Isaiah to go with them to the amusement park just because Kathryn wanted to have the experience of having a child before giving birth to her baby.

The arrogant Mr. Howard knelt down in front of me, tears streaming down his face and kowtowed in fear and trepidation. “It's all my fault. I didn't discipline my grandson well and allow him to do such a beastly thing. He even killed his own son. I will definitely teach him a lesson.

“You even gave up your youth to become the daughter-in-law of the Howard Family and gave birth to Isaiah at a young age, but this is the cruel thing that my grandson did to you. I will make amends for his fault and give you the shares, I will also give Isaiah a proper funeral. Please don't abandon the Howard Family."

I leaned over tremblingly and put my lips to Isaiah's cold little face and tears completely burst out.

Seven years ago, Mr. Howard also knelt in front of me and begged me to marry Shaun because he was broken after being abandoned by his first love.

Because they had saved me once, I agreed and married Shaun at a young age.

After that, Shaun became more lively and managed to achieve many great achievements in the Howard Group, not apart from me who always accompanied him.

But I did not expect it to have such a tragic ending after his first love came back a few months ago.

He even had a child with Kathryn and started to neglect me and Isaiah after that.

After a while, I picked up Isaiah's body and looked at Mr. Howard as I explained quietly, “You saved my life back then, so I agree to help your family. This is to repay your kindness.

“But things have come to this now and our son is dead because of his father’s neglect, so I will not stay in this family anymore.”

The crematorium at the funeral home burned all night and I cried at the door all night.

The next morning, Mr. Howard handed me Isaiah's ashes and asked, “Are you really not going to attend Isaiah's funeral?”

I touched the jar in my arms lovingly and shook my head as I answered, “It’s just a ceremony, I don’t need to show my face again in front of your family’s acquaintance. I will only bring Isaiah’s ash and live quietly with him, so that he can rest in peace.”

Isaiah was my child, I would not leave his ashes with Shaun.

But I promised Mr. Howard that I would leave him a set of Isaiah's clothes so that he could keep it to always remember Isaiah every time he wanted.

As soon as I got home, I saw Kathryn and Shaun lying on our bed in dishevelled clothes. Shaun stroked Kathryn’s belly and smiled happily.

Kathryn even said sweetly, “This baby is already kicking, I think our baby will be a genius kid. It knows his father’s sound and love now.”

Shaun kissed her earlobe, his voice ambiguous, “Of course, he is our child after all. He will be very genius and win many competitions in the future.”

“It’s embarrassing to hear you already think about the future, Shaun.”

Listening to them talking about the future without even feeling guilty for Isaiah whom they killed, made me clenched my fists tightly, letting my nails pierce into my flesh.

When he saw me, Shaun was not guilty at all. He walked up to me with his arm around Kathryn.

He looked at the urn in my arms with disgust, “You finally decided to come back? What dirty things did you bring home again? You've been messing around with these weird things all day and you've made this house a mess.

“Don't think I don't know. It was you who drugged the old man and made him say that he didn't acknowledge the child in Kathryn's belly and only recognized Isaiah as his great-grandson as the heir.

“In that case, from today on, Isaiah will be adopted by Kathryn. Since you have already taken her position as Mrs. Howard, I must give Kathryn to her as a guarantee. Where is Isaiah? Call him out to foster a relationship with his new mother.”

Looking at his face, the tragic scene of Isaiah's death kept appearing in front of my eyes and I wished I could die with him.

But the next second, Isaiah's last words in the Emergency Room rang in my ears, “Mom, Isaiah just cried out in pain. Will Dad blame me for not being brave enough? Will Dad come to see me? I miss him so much.

“Mom, please don't quarrel with Dad. It's Isaiah's fault. Next time, I will be braver. I'm sorry.”

I closed my eyes, trying hard to suppress the dull pain in my heart and turned around to leave, but was grabbed by Shaun.

He winked at Kathryn and Kathryn left reluctantly.

Shaun frowned, his voice full of dissatisfaction as he asked, “What do you mean by this? I haven't even investigated why you didn't come back all night, how dare you put on airs in front of me? 

“If you go out and have fun, don't blame others for occupying your bed. How can you say you are a loyal person? You are just a lowly bitch in front of me.

“Why, which rich young master have you fallen for again? Do you want to trick him into sleeping with you again? It's shameful for Isaiah to have a mother like you!”

Seeing that I was expressionless and silent, Shaun completely lost his patience.

He threw me onto the bed, which even had traces of his and Kathryn's lovemaking.

Shaun rushed over and ripped my clothes roughly, cursing non-stop, “Isn't he just a child? I'll give you another one, so stop pretending!

“Grandpa's eyes are dim and I can't tell what kind of person you are. Only I know that you are a bitch who is greedy for wealth and fame. If you hadn't taken the credit for Kathryn and said that you were the one who saved me, do you think I would marry you?

“I already owe Kathryn too much. The future heir of the Howard Family can only be mothered by her. Hurry up and hand Isaiah over. A woman with your character can't teach a child well anyway.”

I finally could not stand it anymore and slapped him in the face.

“Carmen, you dare to hit me? Have you forgotten who made you today, huh?”

I sneered at him, “You want to find Isaiah, right? Okay, then go find him underground.

“Isaiah is dead!”

Shaun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed and pushed me away fiercely as he snapped, “Carmen, you are even more shameless than I thought.

“Don't you know that Grandpa only recognizes Isaiah as his heir and you are afraid that passing him to Kathryn will affect your interests, so you deliberately hide him with Grandpa.

“For money, not only did you cheat me in the first place, but now you're even cursing your own son. It's really disgusting!”

He pulled out a dozen tissues and wiped his hands vigorously, as if touching me was something dirty.

Shaun crumpled the papers into a ball and threw them at my face as he scolded, “If it weren't for you, Kathryn and I would have been married long ago and have many children. 

“Carmen, you have taken away her credit and position. Now I only ask you to compensate her with a child, which is already a bargain for you!”

Shaun turned and left angrily.

The time he had passed on to me gradually decreased along with his curses and the Howard Family's fortune also began to decline.

At that time, the Howard Family suffered a devastating disaster. Not only did the family business face bankruptcy, but Shaun and his family of three were also hunted down by their enemies.

In order to protect their son, his parents died on the spot. Even though Shaun was rescued, he was unconscious all day and when he was woken up, he got into depression.

It was me who had learned as a psychologist who helped him to be him now. I helped him with the prescription and session, so that he could live again as usual.

Because of that, he was grateful to have me at that time and our marriage was full of love in the end.

For me, who was an orphan, having a family was something I had always dreamed of.

Moreover, Mr. Howard had paid for my college education, so I felt that I would never regret coming to the Howard Family.

I even always calmed Shaun down every time he had a panic attack and every time he had a nightmare saying the name ‘Kathryn,’ I woke up and hugged him, telling him that everything was okay.

From that moment, he made a promise, "Carmen, I will never let you down in this life."

So, I thought it was such a gift. I also was no longer sad that I gave up my dream of becoming a psychologist.

Later, when I had Isaiah, Shaun took care of me like crazy and even wanted to bear the pain of pregnancy for me.

At that time, my heart, which had been silent for a long time, beat so vigorously for the first time and it was also the first time that I tasted the sweetness of love from others.

It was not until Kathryn returned to the country that Shaun's eyes changed when he looked at me.

He believed that it was me who made Kathryn break up with him and had to go abroad to leave him.

So, I became the villain who took advantage of the situation, claimed credit and coveted wealth and fame.

Every time Shaun got drunk, he would have pushed me down on the bed, stripped off my clothes and cursed, “Is it this body who seduces me easily? How dare you make Kathryn heartbroken and dare not come back to my side just because you are married to me, huh?

“Your status is indeed Mrs. Howard, but you need to know, you can get that status because you are married to me. If we divorce, you are nothing.

“Mrs. Howard will only be suitable for Kathryn forever, you are just a person who likes to steal other people's things. You are the cheapest thing in the world. If Kathryn suffers, you must bear it a hundred times more!”

As soon as Shaun left, the butler beside him pushed open the door.

He held a barbed iron rod in his hand and looked at me with contempt, “Mrs. Howard, Miss Wilkerson and Mr. Howard are fishing in the garden while enjoying the rain. But Miss Wilkerson's feet are swollen and uncomfortable during pregnancy. 

“Mr. Howard said that you have experience in giving birth, so he asked you to show up within ten seconds and massage Miss Wilkerson's feet.”

I frowned and looked out the window. I did not know when it started to drizzle.

After giving birth and breastfeeding Shaun, I had lost a lot of calcium in my body, so I had difficulty running. 

If the weather is cold, all my bones would hurt so much, so I always locked myself up when it rained outside. 

But that time, Shaun just told me to go to his place quickly?

The butler smiled and waved the whip in his hand as he ordered, “Mr. Howard said that if Mrs. Howard is even a second slower, I will give you a beating. You better hold on tight."

By the time I limped to the pond in the back garden, my back was covered in blood and a long trail of blood was winding behind me.

Shaun hugged Kathryn and lay on the chaise lounge. A huge umbrella covered them. Afraid that Kathryn would be cold, he even asked someone to turn on the heater.

Seeing me soaking wet and covered in blood, he paused for a moment, then said in disgust, “You really did everything you could to act. The person who suffers here is obviously Kathryn. Why are you pretending to be pitiful?

“Don't just stand there, kneel down and give Kathryn a massage!”

I knelt down despite the pain in my knees and back. As soon as my hands touched Kathryn's feet, she exclaimed, “It's so cold! Mrs. Howard, even if you don't want to give me a massage, there's no need to hurt me on purpose, right? Pregnant women are very afraid of catching a cold."

Shaun was so anxious that he kicked me in the chest and I fell into the mud.

“Carmen, you have given birth to a child, don't you know that pregnant women should not catch a cold? You claim to be Mrs. Howard and even make my grandpa adore you, but you have no compassion at all? You are simply a vicious woman with a snake heart, aren’t you?!”

Shaun picked up his Princess Kathryn and left in a hurry without even looking at me.