had heard the news about Miss Brown going missing from colleagues.
But I was an outsider, so I didn’t have the right to say anything.
I could only offer comfort.
“It’s alright. If Miss BrownA bad premonition surged within me.
I excused myself, saying I had stomach pains and needed to go to the hospital.
The assistant was about to drive me, but I was quicker than him. Before he could reach out, I had already exited the car and hailed a taxi.
As I sat down, I patted my head in frustration.
How could 1 forget to take the medicine?
Waner had planned to marry into the Wells family using the baby.
But I had no such intentions!
With that kind of powerful family, wouldn’t my brain be chewed up and spit out if I tried to get in?
My anxiety led me straight to the hospital, where I rushed to the gynecology department.
But just after I had drawn blood, I saw Herman Wells‘ figure in the hallway.
Panicked, I quickly looked down and put on my mask, trying to avoid his gaze.
But before I could take more than a few steps, his bodyguards blocked my path.
I recognized these men; they were the ones who had dragged Waner away that night.
I swallowed involuntarily, my fingers curling with fear.
My mind raced, wondering if I could use their actions to blackmail Herman into helping me.
At that moment, I heard Kevin Brown’s voice.
“She really does look like her.”
“You’ve got sharp eyes. I didn’t recognize her after two years.”
“You wouldn’t happen to stare at my sister’s photo all day, would you?”
Before I could speak, Kevin smiled and greeted me.
“Winnie, we meet again.”
His expression
was a far cry from the cold, stern demeanor he wore in the office.
At this moment, his smile was like a warm spring breeze.
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St couldn’t even dare to look him in the eyes.
Mr. Brown, what a coincidence. I came to the hospital for a stomach check–up.”
Tl leave if there’s nothing else.”
I tried to walk away, but someone grabbed my wrist from behind.
Herman’s deep voice echoed in the air.
“Leaving so quickly? Miss Swift, are you feeling guilty?”
At this point, there was no turning back, so I had to gamble that he hadn’t remembered my face from that night due to the drug.
1 gritted my teeth and turned around, forcing a smile.
“Mr. Wells, you’re joking. What would I have to feel guilty about? I don’t even know you…”
He gave a mocking smile, reached out, and grabbed the blood test report from my hand.
“Stomach trouble?”
I nodded.
“Then why does it say you’re pregnant?”
My face instantly turned pale, and I stammered in a panic.
“I–I think there’s been a mix–up. Thank you for reminding me, Mr. Wells. I’ll go see a gastroenterologist now.”
Before I could take another step, Kevin raised an eyebrow.
“What’s going on here? You scared Winnie.”
“That’ll only make things worse, huh? You planning to kneel before my parents and beg for mercy?”
I didn’t understand what he said, but I knew that the only one who could save me now was him.
1 cautiously moved behind evin, not realizing the gentle look in his eyes.
He took my hand in front of Herman and said softly, “This hospital is also mine. I’ll take you there.”
Before I could say anything, he was already leading me out.
On the way, he casually asked, “Where are you living after quitting your job? I haven’t seen you around lately.”
“In a rented apartment… Thank you for your concern, Mr. Brown.”
His gaze swept over me again, as if he was looking at me with a touch of unspoken sympathy.
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Why are you wearing this? I would’ve thought the Brown family pays well”
I didn’t answer, lowering my head.
For the past two years, I was afraid my ents would bleed me dry, so I never bought anything new.
Tused cheap products from places like Amazon.
As if he guessed my thoughts, he gently patted my head.
“You should take better care of yourself, you know? You don’t need to hide. Buy like from now on.”
Before I could process his words, he continued.
whatever you
“Actually, Herman Wells isn’t as cold as he seems. He’s a decent guy, What do you think?”
His words brought me back to that night’s madness.
I thought of how hot he’d been, and my ears turned red in a flash.
“Mm… he wasn’t cold, that’s for sure.”
But I couldn’t help but wonder–if he found out that night was with me, would he still be so calm?
I lowered my head, walking behind Kevin without realizing I had already left the hospital.
When I looked up, I was stunned.
He lightly scratched my nose and smiled.
“Alright, go rest now. Do you really think I can’t tell you’re lying?”
Before leaving, he looked at my face as if lost in a distant memory.
“You’re the same age as my sister. I wonder how she’s doing now. I wonder if she blames me for not finding her all
these years…
Reborn, My Family Tried to Bury Me, So I b knew you’ve been looking for her for so long, she’d forgive you. Such a happy family is something others could only dream of.”
He curled his lips into a smile and stared directly at me.
“And what about you? Would you be envious?”
I nodded firmly.
After saying my goodbyes, I left the hospital.
I didn’t notice him staring absentmindedly at a long strand of hair in his palm.
As soon as I returned to my apartment, my parents bombarded me with messages, “You little slut, where did you
run off to? Your sister is still locked up, and you think you can enjoy yourself? No way!”
“This is all your fault. If you had stopped her in time, our family wouldn’t have fallen so low!”
“We’ve wasted all these years raising you! You ungrateful thing, go confess to the police that it was you who instigated it! You bought the drugs too!”
“Do you hear me? Stop pretending! Get back here right now!”
Even though I had mentally prepared myself, seeing my parents hurling such malicious, unreasonable insults still made my heart feel cold.
In my past life, when I tried to stop things, not only did I not get their gratitude, but they also joined with Waner to blame me, accusing me of blocking their path to wealth.
After I died, no one came to claim my body, leaving it to freeze in the morgue.
Since everything I do is wung, then I’ll do nothing!
I quickly typed a message back to them.
“Not a chance. Let me take the fall for her and go to prison? Dream on!
“You told me to leave the Swift family and sever ties with you, so don’t try to blame me now!”
Then, I blocked and deleted their numbers.
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Turning off my phone, I couldn’t help but think about Herman’s strange attitude today.
Since the surveillance footage had already been found, he must have seen my face that night.
So why did he remain silent when the police were involved?
Not only did he not blame me, but today he even seemed… to smile just a little?
Before I could figure it out a flood of news articles filled my screen.
My parents, I assumed, had somehow gotten in touch with the media. They were spreading lies online, twisting the
truth.
They claimed I had deliberately incited Waner to drug Herman, and that I had led her to his bed. Now that the truth had come out, I had “reported her to the police first” to save myself.
I was blamed for causing the family to rack up a debt of two million, while I allegedly cut ties with them to live a life of luxury on my own.
The internet didn’t understand the details, but people did notice the rumors between Waner and Herman from a few days ago.
In the blink of an eye. I was viciously torn apart online.
They called me manipulative, accusing me of plotting against my sister. Not only had I spread rumors to provoke the Wells family, but I had also abandoned my aging parents for my own selfish gain.
I was branded as a heartless traitor, a thankless child who had no regard for family.
Horrible insults dominated the trending topics, and my personal account was banned.
I don’t know who leaked my phone number, but once the harassment started, the phone calls came in non–stop..
I had no choice but to turn off my phone.
But they didn’t stop there.
The house I had recently rented was quickly found, and that night, buckets of paint were poured over my door.
Bricks were thrown, shat ng my windows.
With my phone off, I couldn’t even call the police. I could only sit there helplessly, waiting for the night to pass.
In the early morning, the noise finally stopped, and I was able to get some rest.
The next day, when I went to the hospital to pick up my test results, people looked at me strangely.
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