Chapter 2: Don't Make Me Get Physical

What was he saying? Kaleigh stared at him in disbelief.

"Conrad, you..." Her throat tightened.

"Don't make me get physical, Kaleigh. Don't forget how you got pregnant!" Conrad's eyes were dark.

They had been married for years, and Conrad had never touched her.

But four months ago, at his grandfather's birthday party, this woman had climbed into his bed while he was drunk, shamelessly, and that's how she had conceived this illegitimate child!

Kaleigh looked at Conrad's fierce expression, feeling like her heart was being torn apart.

She knew this man always followed through on his words...

For the sake of the child, she had no choice but to kneel down, her legs feeling weak.

Conrad frowned as he looked at the kneeling Kaleigh, a sense of restlessness creeping over him.

He turned his gaze to Martha, covered in white cloth, his expression growing even colder.

"You stay right here and kneel until Martha forgives you!" Conrad suppressed all his emotions, locked the morgue door, and left decisively.

The slamming of the door brought a cold, chilling wind.

Kaleigh closed her eyes, and tears flowed uncontrollably...

The pain in her heart was like tearing, spreading through her limbs and bones.

Conrad, can't you, please, not be so heartless to me?

...

Late at night, a sinister atmosphere swept over Kaleigh in waves.

She had a cold sweat on her forehead, and a gnawing pain consumed her abdomen.

Kaleigh staggered to the door and pounded on it.

She couldn't spend the whole night in this place. Her heart couldn't handle it, and neither could her child.

The hospital staff heard the commotion and opened the door, looking at Kaleigh with surprise as she stood there, her face pale.

"Miss, how did you get locked in a place like this..."

Kaleigh felt bitter deep down but could only remain silent, clutching her stomach and heading outside.

The cold wind cut to the bone, and Kaleigh felt both cold and in pain.

After finally making it to the hospital's front door, she saw Conrad's car still parked on the side of the road.

"Who allowed you to come out? Get back inside!" Conrad's eyes flashed with intense anger.

"Conrad, my stomach hurts so much... please, don't treat me like this. The child is innocent..." Kaleigh held her stomach, her voice filled with despair and agony.

Upon seeing Kaleigh in this state, Conrad's expression faltered for a moment. But as soon as he thought of Martha lying in the mortuary, his eyes turned cold.

"Did you give Martha a chance when she begged you like this back then?" Kaleigh shook her head slightly, and her bitterness spread in her heart.

"It's not that I didn't want to donate... the doctor said I wasn't suitable because of my health... I..." Her voice was hoarse as she explained.

But Conrad didn't let her finish; he coldly cut her off.

"That's enough! The medical report clearly states that you are in perfect health. Don't play these childish dramas!"

The heartless words, like the sharpest of blades, cut deep into Kaleigh's heart, leaving it wounded and bleeding.

"If you don't want to accompany Martha, then stand here and reflect on your actions!"

An inexplicable sense of frustration churned in Conrad's chest. He rolled up the car window, hit the gas pedal, and disappeared into the night.

"In your eyes, what am I to you, Conrad..." Kaleigh momentarily broke down, unable to control her emotions.

No one responded to her; only the wind whispered in her ears, and it felt like she was alone in this vast world.

Kaleigh stumbled and walked up the steps, then crouched down, her thoughts in chaos.

After an unknown amount of time, the clear sound of high heels echoed from behind her.

Kaleigh turned her head to see Martha's sister, Sophia Riley, standing at the corner, her high heels clicking on the pavement.

"Don't think that you can win Conrad's heart just because my sister is gone! Kaleigh, aren't you afraid my sister's spirit will come after you?" Her sister mocked her, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Kaleigh looked at her with an expressionless face, showing no sign of fear.

"Your sister's death has nothing to do with me."

"Whether it has anything to do with you, you know deep in your heart!" Her sister spoke with bitterness, approaching Kaleigh step by step.

A sense of unease surged in Kaleigh's heart. In a reflexive action, she raised her hand to protect her stomach and watched her sister warily. "What are you planning?"

"What am I planning? I want you to go and accompany my sister in death!"

Sophia's expression twisted slightly, and she raised her hand to push Kaleigh, who was standing near the steep and high steps.

"Ahh!" Kaleigh, off-balance, fell like a helpless bird, tumbling down the steep, gray steps.

In an instant, the stone steps were stained with fresh blood.