Chapter 1 A Peculiar Dream


    A man’s urgent and heavy panting filled her ears. That was how Elizabeth Wade knew she was


    dreaming again.


    Recently, she had been experiencing the same dream at night, where she shared passionate


    entanglements with a mysterious man.


    In the dimly lit house, Elizabeth couldn’t see him clearly. The silhouette of his face hinted at a set of


    chiseled features. Elizabeth raised her hand to touch his face. She wanted to know if this was reality or


    merely a dream.


    The man sped her outstretched hand in his. He whispered into her ear almost teasingly, “A gift for


    you.”


    A diamond ring appeared before her eyes.


    The mysterious man pressed the ring tightly between their linked palms. Then, he made love to her in a


    near-frenzied state, driving all thoughts from her mind. The intensity was out of this world, clearing


    Elizabeth’s doubt once and for all.


    I must be dreaming!


    Elizabeth woke up with a start, dripping wet from a merciless ssh of cold water. Bewildered, she sat


    up in bed and wiped the wetness from her face.


    “W-What are you two doing?” she stammered.


    Her stepmother, Celine Woods, and her half-sister, Tiana Wade, exchanged an ominous nce. Both


    women wore smug smiles on their faces.


    Celine crossed her arms in front of her chest and stared at Elizabeth co olly.


    She said, “You fainted at the Wade family banquet, Elizabeth. The doctor checked you out and


    confirmed that you’re pregnant. Only eighteen years old, yet you’re saddled with a bas ta rd child. How


    shameful!!”


    Elizabeth’s expression fell, and she shook her head vigorously. “That’s impossible. I can’t be pregnant.”


    Suddenly, she remembered the ring hanging on a chain around her neck. Was it not a dream after all?


    Her eyes narrowed in realization, and she red at the scheming pair.


    “Was it you two? You must’ve sabotaged me!”


    Celine had always given her a ss of milk on nights when she tossed and turned from dreams of


    passionate lovemaking. She must’ve drugged the milk.


    Distraught, Elizabeth could not bear to imagine what had happened after consuming Celine’s drugged


    offering. Tears of anguish streamed down her face.


    Tiana arched a brow and taunted, “So you do have some functioning brain cells. We arranged an old


    man for you. Did you enjoy sharing a bed with that sixty-year-old? Or was he seventy? Haha!”


    Tiana’s taunts agitated Elizabeth, who grabbed a pillow and pummeled the vile duo.


    “You horrid women! Wait till I get my hands on you!”


    Elizabethunched herself at the two women. She pulled out a satisfying fistful of hair off Tiana’s head,


    causing thetter to grimace in pain.


    Two bodyguards stepped forward and restrained Elizabeth then. Celine and Tiana sighed in relief.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    Infuriated by Elizabeth’s hair-grabbing stunt, Tiana spat as her expression darkened, “You know,


    Elizabeth, that old hat said he would ask for your hand if you became pregnant. s, he absconded


    instead of making good on his word. You’re more worthless than I thought. Even an old man would


    rather kick you to the curb.”


    Elizabeth struggled to break free from the bodyguards’ hold. She red daggers at her stepmom and


    sister, hellbent onunching herself at the despicable pair. The bodyguards’ iron grip prevented her


    from doing so.


    Celine produced a knife and hissed at Tiana, “Why are you wasting your breath on her? Once she’s


    dead, you’ll be the eldest daughter of the Wade family and the rightful heir to their fortune.”


    With that, Celine raised the knife and approached Elizabeth. Unable to free herself, Elizabeth shouted,


    “Help! Save me!”


    Her pleas for help went unheard. No one came to her rescue.


    Celine stabbed her mercilessly, leaving her in a pool of blood. Only then did the bodyguards release


    Elizabeth. She was in absolute agony as she copsed weakly to the floor.


    She directed a hateful re at Celine and Tiana, vowing that she would never let them off for their


    crime.


    Celine sneered, “Tia, no one will steal anything from you again. Your grandfather will stop ying


    favorites too.”


    She cackled evilly before instructing the bodyguards, “Get rid of her body.”