"Can't you tell? Although Ace asked me to move out of Moran Villa, he gave me such a big castle. He removed the rose garden I planted in Moran Villa, but he gave me this larger and more valuable one instead…"
Alice stared at the rose in her hand and said to Joanna smugly, "All these rose seedlings were frozen and airlifted from Bui gal. A seedling costs tens of thousands, and this garden is more than a hundred square feet. I've got countless roses, which shows Ace's endless love for me!"
Joanna glanced at the endless rose garden. It was indeed stunning. "All that I can say is that the Moran family is indeed rich.'
Inwardly, she had to admit that this did affect her. 'Of course, I'd be jealous. I even pity myself. Now that I think about it, he'd never done anything for me even though I was married to him for so many years, so why was he indulging Alice like this? It's fine if I lost to someone else, but this is Alice, who's nothing but a cunning fox. I can't just let this go!'
"The Moran family is rich, but Ace is no fool. He won't be so generous with just anyone. It must be because I'm special to him that he's taking such good care of me, but you…" Alice looked Joanna up and down, then shook her head. "I feel sorry for you. You were married to him for four years, but you never gained his love for even a day. How embarrassing!"
"That's enough, Alice! Is this why you called me here? You just wanted to show off, didn't you?" Joanna sneered and continued, "Do you think he loves you? If he loves you, he wouldn't have asked you to go off the grid. In short… he just loves the baby in your belly. When the baby is born, you'll be worthless, and then, you'll be abandoned!"
"No, Ace promised to take care of my child and I forever. He just asked me to stay here for the time being because of all the drama back home. Once the situation's calmer, he'll get me home and let me regain my identity, then he'll marry me."
"Hah! You're too naive!" Joanna approached Alice slowly and patted Alice's cheek mockingly. She hated Alice because of how shameful and pathetic Alice was. "You don't know, do you? The Moran family will never accept a vicious woman, let alone a worthless one. You don't have any status now, but at the end of the day, you're just a pathetic fool who tried to kill herself. Once you give birth to your child, the Moran family will get rid of you as quickly as one would a nasty stain. Even Miss Susan, who always sided with you, nags me daily to remarry her son, so stop entertaining such naive dreams!"
Joanna's words were sharp and unpleasant, but it was the truth. Susan was suddenly being very nice to her, and Ace had even asked her to remarry him out of the blue. In short, they saw that she was more valuable than Alice, so they just chose the better candidate.
The pathetic ones were always those who could only wait for others to pick them. She pitied Alice, and hoped the woman could come to her senses.
Unfortunately, Alice took things too seriously, which was unexpected for Joanna. Alice's eyes widened in outrage. "That's impossible! I'm pregnant with the child of the Moran family. Miss Susan likes me, and Ace adores me. I'll be a part of their family sooner or later. You're just jealous of me, so you're twisting the facts to anger me…"
She was hysterical as she grabbed Joanna's arms and cried out, "Tell me the truth! You're just lying, aren't you? Miss Susan hates you, so there's no way she'd let you remarry Ace. You must be lying!"
Joanna's patience was exhausted, and she pushed Alice away. "Go away!"
Alice tumbled to the ground. "Ah, it's so painful. My belly…"
Blood flowed from between Alice's legs, dying the soil red.
"My belly hurts so bad. Save me… Please save me!" Alice laid in a pool of blood with one hand on her bulging belly and the other stretching towards Joanna pitifully.
Joanna was frightened, and took a step back. "S-Stop pretending. I just pushed you slightly, so how could you have such a serious fall?"
She had only tried to push Alice's hand away. She did not expect Alice to fall to the ground with just a shove. Did… Did she not control her strength?
"Miss Pierce, my belly hurts so much. I'm going to lose my child. I don't care if you did it on purpose or not. Please send me to the hospital. Please save my child!" Alice looked pale as she begged Joanna. She was in so much pain that she broke out into a cold sweat.
"I… I don't know how to save you either. I…" Joanna tried her best to calm down and picked up her phone to call for an ambulance.
However, someone pushed her aside, sending her phone sliding away. She turned around and found that it was Ace.
His handsome face was cold as he strode towards Alice quickly and carried her in his arms. "Alice, hold on. I'll rush you to the hospital now. You must hold on!"
He had always been calm and steady, so it was rare to see him so flustered. His hands were trembling, and his voice was hoarse too.
Alice grabbed Ace with her bloodstained hands and wailed, "Ace, you're finally here! Miss Pierce pushed me. She wanted to kill my child and me… Save us!"
Ace could feel the hot and sticky blood flowing out of Alice's body, and was afraid that he would become dizzy from his hemophobia. He did not dare to look at her, he just remained silent and walked towards his car with Alice in his arms.
"Don't worry, I'll save you and the baby. You'll be fine!" Ace's face was tense as he promised her shakily.
Seeing that, Joanna walked over anxiously and tried to explain herself. "I didn't push her on purpose. I…"
"Go away!" Ace did not even look at her as he snapped at her icily.
Joanna was speechless. Even though she had a lot to say, she could not bring herself to say anything anymore. He had always been indifferent and aloof to her during their four years of marriage, but it was the first time she had seen him so serious. There was hatred in his eyes, and it frightened her.
Joanna did not dare to say anything anymore. She automatically backed awaye and watched as Ace carried Alice into the car and they left swiftly. Soon, they disappeared from view.
Hot tears flowed down her cheeks, and she looked in the direction where the car had left for a long time before she whispered brokenly, "But I didn't mean it…"
At the hospital.
Ace carried Alice and rushed towards the emergency room. "Doctor, please save her and the baby. You must save them!"
The doctor and nurses on duty immediately rushed over when they saw him. They put the unconscious Alice, who was covered in blood, on a stretcher.
Ace saw the blood, and his head started to spin. He could no longer hold on, and soon, everything went black.
Ace didn't know how much time had passed when he woke up on the hospital bed. He clenched his fists anxiously, and shouted at the doctors," Save them! You must save them, even if it costs me my life!"
Before his brother died, his brother had held his hand and entrusted them to his care, so he could not let anything happen to them. If not… He would have to die to apologize for his mistake, if he did.