The force of Eine’s fall knocked over the thermos on the table.Boiling water splashed across my arm and neck.

In seconds,my skin turned white from the burn,then red.

My whole body trembled from the pain and I bit my lip hard.But Noah didn’t notice me at all.

The moment Eine fell,he rushed to her with a worried face.He didn’t care when his own arm slammed hard against the floor while trying to shield her.

“Shannon!”

After making sure Eine wasn’t hurt,he turned and glared at me with fury.“How dare you hurt Eine right in front of me!”

He didn’t ask.He didn’t listen.He had already decided I was guilty.

My chest tightened painfully.

Before Eine came into our lives,even a small cut on my finger would have made Noah worry endlessly.No matter what others said,he used to believe me without question.

But now,he didn’t trust me at all.

I struggled to speak.“It wasn’t me.You can check the security cameras.”

Noah frowned tightly and for a second,there was hesitation in his eyes.

Seeing this,Eine quickly grabbed his arm.“Noah,it’s fine.Please let it go.Maybe Shannon is still upset about the project.”

Immediately,Noah’s face filled with disappointment.

“It was just a project.She already apologized,but you still used violence against her?Shannon,when did you become such a cruel woman?Apologize to Eine.”

His voice left no room for rejection.

I froze.“I told you,it wasn’t me.Check the cameras.She was the one who…”

“Enough!I don’t want to hear your excuses.Shannon,I’m very disappointed in you.Stay in the hospital and think about what you’ve done.When you understand your mistake,I’ll come back.”

Noah cut me off completely.Without a second glance at me,he lifted Eine into his arms and carried her out.

***

For days,they kept me locked in the hospital room.

Half a month later,Noah finally had someone bring me back to the villa.His face was calm,as if nothing had ever happened.

“Shannon,I’ve brought Eine and her child here.”

I stared at him,shocked and full of disbelief.“Why?”

He frowned.“Because of what you did,Eine can’t sleep alone at night.And the child needs care.I’m giving you a chance to make up for your mistakes.”

I let out a short,broken laugh.“Make up for mistakes?What mistake did I make?”

His eyebrows tightened even more.The next second,a small child walked out from the upstairs room,rubbing his sleepy eyes and calling softly,“Daddy.”

In that moment,I wanted to strangle Noah to death.

He had put his and Eine’s child in the room I had prepared for my baby.

“How dare you?How dare you put him in that room!”

It was the room that you and I had prepared together!

Facing my anger,Noah looked away and said calmly,without any care,“It’s just a room.So many babies have already died and it hasn’t been used for anything.Better to give it to someone who needs it.”

I stared at him in shock.I never imagined he could say something so cruel.

All my children were gone because of him.How could he tear open that wound as if it were nothing?

Heat rushed up my throat.My nails dug deep into my palms as I glared at him with burning eyes.

“Noah!”

Seeing the emptiness in my eyes,he froze for a brief second.Because of all the years he once cared for me,he reached out his hand automatically.

But the next second,Eine appeared in front of us with the child in her arms,pretending to look hurt.

“It’s all my fault.“I shouldn’t have brought my child here.I didn’t know you two would fight because of me.I’ll leave right now.As long as you’re both okay,I’ll do anything.”

She turned to walk away dramatically and Noah instantly reached out to stop her.The child in her arms burst into loud cries.

Noah looked at me with burning hatred.“Do you really have to push them this far?You were the one who hurt Eine first.I’m only trying to apologize on your behalf.”

“Shannon,you’re cruel to a mother with a child.No wonder you lost ten babies.Maybe if you had even a little kindness,one of them might have lived,but…”

“Shut up!”I screamed and shoved him away hard.

He stumbled back and the child shifted in his arms,revealing the small lucky charm necklace on his neck.

“Why is he wearing the lucky charm I bought for my baby?”I shouted.

Noah instantly pulled Eine and the child behind him,glaring at me like I was dangerous.I couldn’t control myself anymore.I rushed forward,reaching out.

“Give it back!Give that charm back to me!”

Eine took the charm off the child’s neck and pretended to hand it to me.

“Shannon,I didn’t know it belonged to your baby.Noah saw that Timothy liked it,so he gave it to him.Please don’t take it to heart.”

I forced myself to stay calm and reached out to take it.

But right then,her mouth curled into a small triumphant smile and she loosened her fingers.

The charm hit the floor and shattered into tiny pieces.

“Oh no!”Eine gasped,hiding behind Noah as if she were terrified.“I really didn’t mean to.I didn’t think it was so fragile.”

But in her eyes,I clearly saw pride and satisfaction.She wanted to break me.

I stared at the shattered pieces on the floor.The entire house had already been cleaned of every trace of my lost children.That charm was the only thing left.

I dropped to my knees,gathering the pieces with shaking hands.My tears fell so fast they blurred everything.I clutched the broken fragments to my chest.

“This was the last thing I had from them…”

Eine tilted her head and said like it was nothing,“Don’t be sad.They’re already gone.Maybe you’ll have new children in the future.”

Her words were like fire,burning everything inside me.

I ran past Noah and slapped her hard across the face.

She stumbled backward and even the child fell to the ground.The whole villa was filled with crying.

“Go to hell!All of you go to hell!”I screamed with all my strength.

Ignoring the blood running down my hand,I slapped her again and again.Her face swelled instantly.

Only then did Noah finally react.

He shoved me violently away and roared,“Shannon!What the hell are you trying to do?”

I hit the floor hard and I heard the clear sound of a bone breaking in my wrist.But Noah didn’t even look at me even once.

“That charm was a gift from me to Timothy.Can’t you even tolerate a child anymore?”

“She dropped it on purpose!”I cried,staring at his eyes full of disgust.My tears finally fell uncontrollably.

For a moment,he hesitated.But then Eine tugged weakly on his sleeve,tears shining in her eyes.

“Noah,I didn’t mean it.Maybe Shannon is just…sensitive,because she lost so many babies…”

Her words cut through me like knives.

I screamed and grabbed her hair.“Give it back!Give my baby back to me!”

Eine didn’t expect it and cried out in pain.

Noah exploded.He slapped me hard across the face to protect her.

I was forced to let go and fell to the floor.My lip split open from the force.I held my face,shaking,staring at Noah in disbelief.

He froze too,like even he didn’t expect himself to hit me.Regret flashed in his eyes,but when he heard Eine sobbing again,his expression became cold.

“It seems your time in the hospital taught you nothing.Maybe someone needs to show you proper manners and the morals a Mrs.Harvey should have.At the very least,you should learn not to attack a child or Eine ever again.”

He waved his hand and guards rushed into the room,pinning me to the floor.

Without looking at me once,he ordered coldly,“Send her to the family etiquette training center.Until I say otherwise,she is not allowed to leave.”

My blood went cold.Noah knew exactly what the Harvey family called“training.”It was torture.And he was still willing to send me there for her.

I fought with everything I had,but they dragged me away.

Out of Noah’s sight,Eine looked directly at me with a cold,evil smile.Then,she slipped a bank card into the etiquette trainer’s hand.

The next week became the darkest nightmare of my life.

The etiquette trainer,who had clearly taken Eine’s money,used every method possible to torture me.

For one whole week,I didn’t sleep at all.Pushing,insults and beatings with a thin bamboo whip became something that happened every day.

While I was trapped in hell,Noah and Eine went on vacation after vacation.

They had taken my phone and every day the trainer played their travel photos and videos on a huge screen,just to watch me break.

Finally,on the day of the investment meeting,Noah allowed me to be released.

He stood at the door as I was brought out.My wounds were hidden under my clothes,but my spirit was broken and my face was pale.

When he saw me,his chest tightened a little and he asked without thinking,“What happened to you?”

I looked at him with no emotion,took my phone from the butler and said nothing.

Eine immediately held onto his arm and spoke softly,sounding concerned,“She only went to the old house for etiquette training.How could anything serious happen?Shannon didn’t say anything.Maybe she’s just still emotional about what happened before.”

Hearing that,Noah’s eyes turned cold again.“I won’t allow you to hurt Eine ever again.Go change your clothes.The investment meeting starts soon.Don’t embarrass me.”

I forced a small smile and stayed silent as the butler dragged me to the dressing room.

After changing,I stepped out of the room and suddenly Eine walked toward me.Right as she passed,she pretended to trip and grabbed my dress as she fell,tearing it apart.

I grabbed the top of my strapless dress just in time,nearly exposed in front of everyone.“What are you doing?”

A proud look flashed in her eyes before she turned pitiful again and cried to Noah,“Noah,I didn’t mean to.I didn’t think Shannon’s dress would tear so easily.And now…it seems like there’s no time for her to change again…”

Noah frowned,thinking for a moment.Then he spoke in a calm voice,“For today’s investment meeting,let Eine take your place.”

I stood silently and looked at him for a long time before finally saying,“Alright.”

Even though I already knew he would choose Eine,hearing the words still crushed my heart.

At an event like the investment meeting,the only person who should stand next to Noah was his wife.

He knew that perfectly well,but he chose her anyway.

He didn’t expect me to agree so easily.He looked uncertain for a second,but in the end,with Eine holding onto his arm,he turned away and left with her.

As soon as they disappeared,my phone vibrated.[Ma’am,the car to take you to the wedding venue has arrived.]

I held the phone tightly,feeling my heartbeat rise in my chest.

The next second,I picked up the suitcase I had already packed and walked straight out of the house without looking back.

At the gate,a black Rolls-Royce was waiting.The driver stepped out and respectfully took my luggage.

The moment I sat inside,I looked back at the house one last time.

Once I finish taking revenge for my children,I will never have anything to do with Noah again.