After five years of working at the Global Security Bureau (GSB), I finally had a vacation.

I was eager to get home and wanted to spend some time alone with my husband Vincent Foster.

But my husband agreed to a plan organized by his assistant Scarlett Young to go to Antarctica to climb icebergs.

Although I am afraid of the cold, I couldn't resist my husband's insistence and had to go with him.

While climbing the iceberg, Scarlett ignored my advice and accidentally fell into an ice cave.

I volunteered to go down and rescue people.

But Vincent cut my climbing rope after Scarlett was rescued.

Vincent looked down at her: "It's all your fault for cursing Scarlett. That's why she fell into the ice cave."

"Scarlett had a terrible fright, and you're going to have to pay for it."

"Give Scarlettkneel in repentance, or else find the strength to climb up yourself."

I looked at the slippery ice walls around me.

Then he looked at Vincent who was holding Scarlett in his arms.

Look at the sneer, disdain and gloating expressed by Vincent's second-generation friends.

I finally made up my mind and pulled out my satellite phone: "Walter Foster, come over in 30 minutes to see your son one last time."

……

Vincent's friends were stunned at first, then burst into laughter.

"Eleanor Vance, who do you think you are? What qualifications do you have to command Mr. Foster?"

"She asked Mr. Foster to arrive in 30 minutes to see Vincent one last time?"

"Who does this woman think she is? Besides her education, what else does she have to show for it?"

"Her unreasonable behavior has upset Vincent and made him lose face. If Mr. Foster really comes, she will be the first one to go!"

Vincent looked pleased with himself after hearing these words.

He put his arm around Scarlett's waist, moved closer to the edge of the ice cave, and bent over to look down.

It was as if two supreme gods were looking down upon the ants.

Vincent's tone left no room for doubt: "Eleanor, kneel down and apologize to Scarlett now. As long as she forgives you, I will pull you up immediately!"

I gritted my teeth and asked back, "Apologize? What did I do wrong?"

"I was just giving her a friendly reminder. She fell into the ice cave because she didn't listen to my advice."

"How much shit did you eat to say such nonsense as curse?"

"Even if you're going to repay kindness with enmity, please find a good reason not to insult my intelligence!"

Hearing this, a trace of guilt and embarrassment appeared on Vincent's face, and he opened his mouth to say something.

Scarlett spoke first, looking like she had suffered a great injustice.

"I had already noticed the slope. But my sister-in-law kept reminding me, which distracted me and caused me to fall into the ice cave."

"Sister-in-law, this is a typical case of good intentions leading to bad consequences - luckily I wasn't hurt, otherwise you would definitely blame yourself."

She emphasized the word 'bad thing'.

Vincent looked at me with a stern expression again when he heard this: "It's all your fault for being so nosy and reckless. You almost killed Scarlett."

"It seems that you don't realize your mistake at all, so you should stay down there for a while."

A cold wind whistled past.

I was suddenly alerted by the sudden chill.

I looked down and was shocked to find that—

When I was going down the cave just now, my winter clothes were cut into several large holes by irregular icicles along the way.

Now this winter clothing has completely lost its ability to keep out the cold.

Another gust of cold wind howled.

Facing the cold wind, I saw more than a dozen holes of different sizes on the opposite ice wall.

Most of these holes are connected to the outside world, and the air flow inside is extremely fast. The wind that blows out is wet, cold, and strong.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a natural cold storage.

Realizing this, I started to panic.

"Vincent! Pull me up! My clothes are torn, and something bad will happen if I don't change!"

I shouted, pleading in my tone.

Vincent leaned forward to investigate, frowning slightly.

Obviously he also knew that my winter clothes were useless and it was no different whether I wore them or not.

I seized the opportunity and yelled, "Vincent, we agreed to have a baby!"

"Others don't know, but you don't know?"

"We've been trying to get pregnant for five years, and this might be our last chance!"

Vincent's sperm quality is not good and my constitution is cold.

It was very easy to get pregnant before, but the pregnancy died halfway.

Vincent and I have been working on our health over the years.

He gave up smoking and drinking, ate a healthy diet, and exercised every day.

During the years I was at The Bureau, my supervisor was very concerned about my health and found several well-known holistic therapies for me.

My colleagues rely on coffee to stay alive, but I rely on Holistic Therapy to stay awake.

During the worst period of drinking, I would feel nauseous and vomit bile whenever I smelled the medicine soup.

Now, my body has finally recovered and I will soon be able to become a parent as I wish.

But for the sake of a mere assistant, he left me, who had a cold body, in such a desperate situation.

He never thought that such an extreme approach would make all my efforts to get pregnant come to nothing.

A complicated look appeared in Vincent's eyes, as if he couldn't bear it.

He was about to say something when Scarlett interrupted him.

"Vincent, you'd better stop getting angry with my sister-in-law because of me."

"Although my sister-in-law made mistakes, she is the wife of the president of Kingsley Group after all. She has a noble status and is a member of a wealthy family."

"Unlike a poor man like me who comes from the countryside, whose life is worthless and can withstand the torment."

She looked strong on the outside, but tears welled up in her eyes.

It was as if he had endured a great injustice when he said this.

Seeing this, Vincent showed an expression of pity and doting.

When he looked at me again, his expression suddenly changed: "Compared to Scarlett, you are just a cheap country chicken."

"I built this huge Kingsley Group single-handedly."

"You spent six years in the outfield and gave nothing."

"Why do I rely on my status to act so arrogantly? What qualifications do I have to be called a royal concubine?"

He paused slightly, his eyes growing more disgusted: "Since you mentioned the child, don't say I didn't give you a chance."

"Now, kowtow and apologize to Scarlett immediately, and I will grant you the opportunity to continue the Foster family's lineage!"

"Otherwise, you will never be able to have my child in this life."

"After all, a child born from inferior genes like yours is really dispensable."

Hearing that, my blood boiled. "You want me to apologize for something I didn't do wrong? You're dreaming!"

Vincent also lost his temper and snapped, "Okay, then wait and see!"

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, the wind is blowing up there, and it will only get colder down there."

"I want to see how long you can be stubborn!"

Suddenly——

"Vincent, how long do you think my sister-in-law can hold on?"

A rich second-generation came up and asked.

Immediately afterwards, people around started to speculate, and the answers were so different that they almost started arguing.

Vincent interrupted loudly, "What's there to be fussing about? Let's open a bet and everyone's happy. Win or lose, everyone's happy."

So, at Vincent's suggestion, a gambling game began.

The person who asks the question first becomes the banker.

Vincent's lackeys placed bets and commented on my condition.

A few experienced people estimated my limit based on my current condition and ambient temperature and placed bets accordingly.

"I bet you five million dollars that my sister-in-law won't last more than twenty minutes."

The lackey shouted excitedly.

There was a commotion all around.

Every note is like a knife, stabbing my frozen heart.

"Ten million dollars, I bet she can't last fifteen minutes."

Vincent's voice sounded, confident, assertive, and sure of victory.

My heart seemed to be shattered by a heavy hammer, and the debris turned into a deep humiliation that filled my chest.

I looked up stubbornly at the man above me. He was laughing wantonly.

This is the man I love deeply.

This is the man I once sacrificed my dreams for and gave up my job to be with.

This is the man I secretly support and send to the sky with all my heart and soul.

Ten years of true love has been wasted.

I just realized that I fell in love with a beast!

My fists were clenched so tightly that the knuckles turned white.

The tears that rolled out turned into ice beads as they fell, and shattered into pieces when they hit the ground.

I gritted my teeth and said word by word: "Vincent, are you still a human being?"

"You're worse than pigs and dogs, betting on your wife's pain for fun! I won't apologize, ever!"

A cold wind blew past, blowing away my curses and my remaining strength.

I slipped and fell to the ground, hitting my forehead and bleeding profusely.

The pain was so severe that I nearly had a stitch in the side and nearly suffered a cardiac arrest.

I tried hard to regulate my breathing and finally managed to stabilize my heartbeat.

Vincent seemed moved when he saw this scene.

Scarlett spoke again, "Sister-in-law, you'd better admit your mistake within fifteen minutes. Otherwise, if Vincent loses the bet, he will definitely be unhappy. You should know that Vincent cares about his reputation the most."

I struggled to get up, and blood gushed out of the wound on my forehead, staining half of my body red.

I tried to gather my strength and roared in a trembling voice, "You're using your wife's suffering to bet with others. A man worse than an animal has the nerve to say he cares about his reputation?"

As soon as I finished speaking, a stronger cold wind carrying thick water mist came towards me.

A biting coldness enveloped my whole body, and I felt like my body was no longer my own.

Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in my lower abdomen that went straight to my soul.

I know my body and what this pain means.

I know I can't hold on any longer.

"Vincent, if you're still human, pull me up!"

I looked up and saw blood mixed with condensed water droplets sliding down to my feet, blooming into dazzling red flowers on the white ice surface.

Seeing this, Vincent couldn't bear it after all.

But before he could say anything, Scarlett was already on the verge of tears: "It's almost fifteen minutes, Vincent is going to lose!"

"I didn't expect my sister-in-law to be so stubborn. She would rather let Vincent lose face than give in."

"Then let me kneel down and admit my mistake on behalf of my sister-in-law, put an end to this unpleasant situation, and save Vincent's face."

As she spoke, she was about to kneel down, but Vincent quickly stopped her.

He looked at Scarlett with fondness: "You are not the one who made the mistake, how can I let you suffer any more injustice?"

As she leaned over to look at me, her face was filled with disgust. "Eleanor, I really gave you face. You made a mistake and you let Scarlett take the blame for you."

Scarlett was firm: "Vincent, you don't have to worry about me being wronged. I have really forgiven my sister-in-law."

The more she said this, the more resentful Vincent became towards me.

Vincent said fondly, "Anyone who makes you feel wronged will pay the price."

"Especially someone like Eleanor who is confused. She must be taught a lesson that will last a long time."

My heart is as cold as ice, even colder than the temperature of this ice cave.

I struggled to move my frozen body and walked to an ice wall.

Under Vincent's contempt and the gloating gaze of a group of rich second-generations, he bit his finger.