Chapter 496 Over 20 years ago
Over 20 years ago.
A woman dressed in theatrical costume, carrying a bundle and wrapped in a blue cloak, walked in the snowy landscape, with a pair of newborn twin girls in her arms.
As she walked, she lost her way.
She stood quietly in the snow, carefully determining her location.
She noticed a crooked-neck tree with a big bird's nest on its branches, and the woman smiled.
She quickly determined her direction and continued walking.
Not far away, a snow-covered mansion appeared.
The woman's eyes lit up with excitement, and she couldn't help but quicken her pace.
However, the snow was deep, soon reaching her knees, and with the increased speed, she lost control and fell into the snow.
Due to having just given birth, her body was weak, and this fall caused her to faint.
The crying of the twin babies could be heard, their cries resonating through the heavens and earth, waking the woman up. Gritting her teeth, she struggled to get up, picked up the babies, and continued on.
At the entrance of the mansion, the woman knocked on the door.
It was a middle-aged maid who opened the door.
"Miss... Scarlett, why are you here? Your... your child has been born? Twins?"
The woman called Scarlett knelt down while crying, "Beatrice, I want to see Father, please let me see him!"
"Mr. Simmons... he... has already passed away..."
Beatrice wiped away her tears sorrowfully and said in a lowered voice, "Miss, when Mr. Simmons was alive, you had severed all ties with him. Now that he's dead, there's no chance for you to enter this gate..."
"Father is dead? When I left home, he was still so healthy. How could he just be gone like that?" Scarlett couldn't believe such a thing.
Beatrice glanced behind her, with a hidden difficulty in her eyes.
When she saw the extravagantly dressed Lady Qin walking over, she immediately became more nervous and said anxiously, "Mr. Simmons...he had an accident, fell down the stairs, and the rescue was unsuccessful...he's dead..."
"An accident? Fell down the stairs? Beatrice, why didn't you tell me something so significant..." Scarlett sobbed uncontrollably.
Beatrice sighed with sadness, "How could I have told you? We didn't know where you were fooling around with that poor boy, we had no way to contact you!"
"I... I have no words," Scarlett could only cry in response.
"It's my fault, I didn't accompany Father for his final journey..."
Seeing the pitiable pair of babies in her arms, Scarlett cried, "Beatrice, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have fought with Father for the so-called love, Father was right, that man wasn't worth entrusting.
After deceiving my feelings and taking my money, he disappeared without a trace. I became pregnant after he left, and for these ten months, I have endured the pain of pregnancy alone, without anyone to care for me or support me in my acting career.
Finally, I managed to survive until the birth of the children, but now... I can't afford the rent, and even eating has become a problem."
"Beatrice, I don't have the ability to support these two children anymore, please help me..."
"How can I help you?" Beatrice was extremely troubled, "The Qin family is now under the control of Madam Qin, I can't say a word!"
As she said that, the young Madam Qin had already come in front of Scarlett.
She was Scarlett's stepmother, also her classmate, and even her former best friend, who was a year younger than Scarlett.
With an air of arrogance, she said, "Scarlett, do you still have the audacity to come back? You have long cut off all ties with your father, this is no longer your home!"
Scarlett stood up angrily, holding a pair of infants. "Isadora, do you still have any conscience? We were classmates! When we were in school, your family was poor, and I took care of you in every way. You solemnly promised that once you succeeded, you would repay me.
But how did you repay me? You found out about my mother's passing and used it as an excuse to live in my home, claiming to be my sister in public, but secretly, you seduced my father and became my stepmother! Is this how you repay me?"
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