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When Drew received Talia’s call, he abandoned Vanessa at the cemetery and rushed to an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city.
Talia was cowering among debris, trembling with fear. Her cheeks were swollen, her dress hem stained with red, her clothes covered in dirt. She clasped her hands tightly over her mouth as tears
rolled down her face.
One glance was enough to make Drew’s heart ache. He quickly ran to Talia’s side and took her into
his arms.
“Drew, I was so scared,” Talia finally broke down sobbing, her shoulders heaving.
Drew kept kissing her forehead as he carried her to the hospital.
Fortunately, she had only been frightened–the baby was unharmed.
“What happened? Who dared to touch you?” Drew asked, his face dark with rage.
Seeing Talia biting her lip in silence, he ordered his men to investigate.
He didn’t know his men had been bribed by Talia to blame everything on Vanessa.
According to their report, Vanessa had hired someone to punish Talia. She had somehow learned
about Talia’s pregnancy and cruelly wanted to terminate it.
Drew fell into momentary silence, seemingly unable to believe it.
But faced with the “evidence,” he had no choice but to accept it.
He ordered the men who had attacked Talia to be caught and severely punished, intending it as a warning to Vanessa.
Drew carried Talia home, unaware that it was Vanessa who had been beaten, and that his every word and action had been filmed by Talia and shown to Vanessa.
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After comforting Talia and personally feeding her dinner, Drew finally had time to check his phone
and contact Vanessa:
[Baby, are you home? Talia had an accident and called me for help. I couldn’t watch her suffer, so I
took her to the hospital.]
[Vanessa, were you behind what happened to Talia? She saved your life. Why would you hurt her?]
[When she’s better, you two can clear up this misunderstanding in person. I don’t want anything like this to happen again.]
Drew’s successive messages were full of accusations and warnings. He didn’t even realize his heart
had unconsciously shifted toward Talia,
His messages went unanswered, causing him unease. But remembering how Vanessa had been behaving lately–her tantrums, her refusal to answer his calls–he felt a surge of irritation.
He had spoiled Vanessa, allowing her to act out without consequences.
time, Vanessa had gone too far. He wouldn’t rush back to appease her as he usually did. She Wared to recognize her mistake.
Drew put down his phone and returned to Talia’s side. Looking at her pale face, he inexplicably found himself picturing Vanessa.
Come to think of it, Vanessa had looked quite pale recently, lacking her usual color.
His heart sank sharply. He felt like he’d overlooked something important, but couldn’t identify what.
Talia slowly opened her eyes, noticing his troubled expression. “Drew, what’s wrong?” she asked with feigned confusion.
Drew snapped back to reality and instinctively asked, “Talia, have you noticed anything unusual about Vanessa lately?”
Talia froze momentarily, a flash of hatred crossing her eyes. “Perhaps she’s still angry that you
5 still neglected her on your anniversary.”
“You rest. I’ll go check on her.” Drew couldn’t help worrying about Vanessa. He stood to leave.
“Drew, it hurts,” Talia suddenly cried out pitifully.
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Drew hesitated.
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