In a secluded attic of the castle, the guards maintained strict vigilance.
A frail woman appeared to be caught in a painfully terrible nightmare on the bed, her small hands clutching the bed sheets tightly into two clumps. Her search-unlocking eyes were rife with cold sweat, and under the dim light, her emaciated face turned even paler and more alarming.
"Chu Yan!"
Xia Yi Ke let out a croaky exclamation, her eyes shooting open.
She met a pair of falcon-like, icy-cold eyes head-on, which made her jolt awake with a start.
A tall and straight man stood silently by the bed, hands behind his back, glancing down at her with unwavering eyes. His lips were tightly pressed and his perfect contours were as hard as a knife. He seemed like the only king in the world, exceedingly handsome and noble, yet so cold and dark that it was spine-chilling.
Even though Xia Yi Ke was accustomed to the ruthlessness of Ji Chen Bei, she couldn't help but shudder when she was caught by his cold, merciless eyes.
There were few who could hold their ground when confronted with his gaze. She lacked the strength to confront him, so she turned her gaze toward the servant holding a baby behind him.
That child must be hers, two months old, and yet Ji Chen Bei heartlessly never let her see the child even once!
At this moment, the child was quiet and motionless, much like a doll. But Xia Yi Ke knew her child wouldn't be this quiet, it must have been scared.
"Miss Xia..."
The servant hesitated before pointing towards the table.
There lied a divorce agreement.
Three months! For three months, Ji Chen Bei kept her, his legally married wife, confined in this attic just to elevate his true love to her position. He even threatened her with their two-month-old child to sign the divorce agreement.
The erstwhile intimate whispers were now replaced with aggressive confrontations. Their marriage already full of wounds, what use was it to persist?
Without any hesitation, she decisively signed "Xia Yike" in large letters on the contract agreement line.
Watching her nonchalant attitude, Ji Chenbei’s cold eyes narrowed further, becoming more dangerous. Suddenly, he grabbed the hand she used to sign the contract, an intense mockery bubbling on his lips. "Xia Yike, who are you so eager to sign this contract for?"
His grip caused her some pain, but she gave only an indifferent, cold laugh.
“Is it because of Chu Yan, right?"
Her disregard seemed to drive Ji Chenbei to a peak of rage, he then held her thin jaw, laughing mockingly in her ear, "Even in your dreams you call Chu Yan's name, Xia Yike, your deep affection for him is really touching!"
Seeing the hatred rolling in his eyes, Xia Yike only felt it was incredibly ironic and laughable.
She smiled coldly, "Ji Chenbei, you have your lover, and I have mine. Isn't this fair?"
Such a response seemed to hit hard at this domineering man. He tightened his grip on her chin, his cool gaze as if about to spit fire, and said word by word, "But your lover, Chu Yan, is now a murderer and went to jail. You'll never see him again!"
The words "murderer" struck her heart like a knife, all her grievances, pains, and anger rushed to her head at once.
"Even if Chu Yan is a murderer, he's worth ten of you! I love Chu Yan, only him! If he goes to jail for 10 years, I'll wait for him for 10 years; If for a lifetime, then I'll wait a lifetime; If he's no more, I'll find him in the next life!" She howled at him.
His tall and straight body seemed to stiffen. His eyes, dark as onyx, progressively become darker and more profound, until no light could be seen at all. He looked extremely cold and somber, gripping her jaw tighter and tighter.
He was going to slap her to death!
She faintly heard the crisp sound of her own bones, an instinctive fear emerged, but she was silent, glaring at him.
"I won't allow..."
After a long moment, he finally released her, his voice soft, unlike his previous domineering and harsh tone, it was so soft that it seemed to carry a trace of a wolf's defeat.
As if he was the one who had been wronged!
Would this decisively murderous devil be defeated? No, this was just her delusion!
"Without my order, no one is allowed to let her out!"
Sure enough, his next icy shout, like a blade, scared the servant into trembling.
"We are already divorced, on what grounds are you keeping me imprisoned here?" Xia Yike was angry, yet frightened.
Having nothing left, her only wish was to safely take the child and leave Ji Chenbei forever.
"On what basis?"
His bloodthirsty lips hooked up, staring at her coldly, "On what basis? It's the fact that you pushed my beloved woman down the stairs, causing her difficulties in delivery. The baby has been asleep in the oxygen chamber for two whole months. Last night the doctor issued a critical illness notice. Xia Yike, you killed my child, and you hope to easily leave this place to pursue your beloved Chu Yan?"
"How many times do I have to tell you? I didn't push the woman you love, she fell on her own!" She said, panicked and full of resentment, repeating words she had already said countless times.
But he never believed her!
He turned away, fury flashing briefly in his icy gaze, "Xia Yike, if my child cannot survive, you and Chu Yan's child will compensate for my child's life!"
Suddenly, he swept his hand.
"Bang!" Amidst the sound, the baby in the servant's arms was thrown out, not even making a cry before lying motionless in a pool of blood.
"Ah..."
She went insane.
In the middle of the night, a big fire suddenly started in the loft. Xia Yike sat on the windowsill, stroking an old Zippo lighter.
"Ji Chenbei, you will never know who my Chu Yan actually is…"
Laughing manically at the sight of the blazing flames, feeling chillingly lonely. All the past hatred rolled like a flood in her mind.