His crush pushed me into the water.

He broke my fingers to save Isabel Hawk, saying, "If anything happens to her, I'll kill you."

I was killed with a baby in my belly. He became a missionary.

Every day, he took blood from his heart and used forbidden spells, trying to resurrect me.

We both were reborn, going back to the night when I was on the verge of death. I looked at him and asked, "Who are you?"

He went crazy. With bloodshot eyes, he trapped me by his side every day and said, "How dare you forget about me?"

——

"Tell me, who will he save if both of us fall into the water together?"

A girl in a pink dress smiled at me.

The water scared me, so I didn't want to fall into the water. Then I replied, "A boring question."

As soon as I finished my words she reached out and pulled me towards the water, shouting, "Monica, don't push me!"

"I will never dare to compete with you for Calvin! Please don't kill me! Calvin, save me! Save me."

I wanted to stop her from slandering me. As soon as I opened my mouth, I choked on water.

I didn't know how to swim. In an instant, my head was buried in the water.

I was instantly overwhelmed by the fear of death. I struggled desperately, shouting for help, "Help me."

The baby in my belly seemed to be restless, kicking my abdomen.

I held my stomach in confusion.

But Isabel kept kicking my abdomen with her feet.

"Don't..."

I could only pray that someone would notice me drowning and come to rescue me and my child.

The water was chilling.

"Lord Calvin! Lady Monica pushed Lady Monica Isabel, causing Lady Monica Isabel to accidentally fall into the water. If Lady Monica Isabel catches a cold, what should we do?"

The noisy accusation against me rang out from the shore, which was baseless.

I suddenly realized that Isabel was acting for Calvin again.

She had been enjoying doing so for years. She was always doing these boring things.

But what she had done had a remarkable impact. Calvin wished I were dead now.

If I weren't pregnant, he would have divorced me long ago.

I saw someone on the shore jump into the lake without hesitation.

When he passed by me, I grabbed his arm tightly and said, "Save the child."

After saying that, I laughed at myself and dared not ask him to save me.

I could only use the child in my belly as an excuse to beg for my life.

I thought he would save me for the sake of the child.

Unexpectedly, Calvin forcefully pulled my hand down and said, "Let go!"

I refused to let go. My strong will to survive made me cling to him tightly. I said, "My child."

"Don't mention children to me! You are not fit to be a mother!"

"Monica Keith, I am so disappointed in you. You know exactly what Isabel means to me!"

"Isn't once or twice enough? You're a Lady now. What else do you want?"

"Who do you want to force to death?"

I grabbed his arm again.

This time, he showed no mercy.

He disabled my three fingers by force, saying, "I can't live without Isabel."

I stopped struggling and quickly sank to the bottom of the lake.

It had been two years. I was so tired.

I was saved by the guards.

I had been fighting outside all year round, so my body was stronger than those of ordinary women.

But the lake water in December in New York made me seriously ill.

Dr. Shawn, an imperial physician, came to check on me. He always told me to calm down.

Per him, I had been worried about something in my heart, which was the reason why I had been sick for a long time without recovery this time.

"For the sake of the Little Prince, Lady Monica, you must be more at ease."

"If you continue like this, it will be extremely detrimental to your childbirth."

I forced a smile, saying, "I know."

...

Jack Shawn sighed and stopped trying to persuade me.

He didn't say it, but I knew that I probably couldn't keep my baby alive this time.

On this day, Calvin came to seek revenge after Dr. Shawn left.

He looked at me with even more disgust, asking, "Monica, why are you so vicious?"

"You know that Isabel is seriously ill, but you always take up the time of Dr. Shawn."

"You're probably having an affair with Jack, as the rumors say!"

I finished the coffee in the cup and smashed the mug towards his chest.

He didn't expect that I would make a move. His face was twisted in pain.

I turned my face away, saying, "How did I occupy Dr. Shawn?"

"She didn't summon him and request him to check on her, which is her fault. Is it your turn to come and pick my fault? Who are you?"

"Rumors have it that I have an affair with Dr. Shawn? Who told you that? Let her come and confront me. If it's a false accusation, she won't have a good death!"

"Get out of my room. I feel disgusted by looking at you."

Calvin was stung by my words. He angrily walked out, saying, "Monica, you are just a shrew!"

I threw a pillow out, saying, "Get out quickly!"

After he left, I couldn't hold back my tears.

After crying for a while, I wrapped myself tightly in a cloak and called a maid over. I said, "Prepare me a car. I want to ask for the King's permission to get a divorce."

Just as I took a few steps, my legs gave way. I fell to the ground.

At this moment, I suddenly noticed the strange fragrance in the room.

"It turns out that the fragrance on Calvin's body just now is something that will make me have an abortion."

"When did he become so scheming?"

"If he doesn't want this child, he has many ways to make this child disappear."

"But he chose the most despicable one."

Blood gushed out from my lower body. I was more and more helpless and disappointed.

Kate ran out crying and stumbling, saying, "Lady Monica, hold on. I will go find Dr. Shawn!"

I sat on the cold ground, letting the blood flow freely.

After an hour, it was quiet outside the courtyard.

"I know that it's over between me and Calvin."

I realized that I was dead.

Six hours had passed.

Kate walked in and saw me motionless. She wasn't surprised at all.

I watched her flipping through my body. Then she clasped her hands together and muttered, "It's not me who harmed you. If you want revenge, go find Isabel."

...

After confirming that I was indeed dead, Kate went to report to someone.

I followed her out.

The sun in winter shone on me, making me warm.

It was a nice day today.

Calvin had not returned from the morning court.

Isabel was holding a scripture and sipping coffee, asking, "Is everything done?"

"Yes."

"When Lord Calvin comes back, you know what to say, right?"

Kate clenched her hands and said, "I know."

"But... Lady Monica..."

Isabel sneered, saying, "What? You are regretting it now that it's done?"

"Once you do something, you can't undo it. Now you and I are in the same boat. If you dare to speak out of turn, I will be the first to kill you."

Kate knelt with a thud and said, "I didn't mean that. I have never regretted killing Lady Monica..."

"In my view, given Lord Calvin's temperament, Lady Monica's body might not be discovered after a long time."

"If I didn't inform him, it would be strange."

I looked at Kate, feeling a pang of sharp pain in my heart.

She was my accompanying maid. Three years ago, I saved her from being sold to a wicked person. At that time, she had tried to bury her father's body by selling herself.

When I had saved her, she had knelt and thanked me profusely.

She had sworn to serve me loyally for the rest of her life.

I had always treated her like my family and given her the best of everything.

I helped her bury her father. I ate and lived with her. I even taught her martial arts for self-defense.

I begged my parents to adopt her as a righteous daughter.

I never expected that she would resent me despite my taking care of her so carefully.

I never expected that she would help Isabel to kill me.

In Calvin's mansion, it seemed like I had lost everything.