When I walked into the living room, I saw William sitting on the sofa. He was holding a glass of red wine and wearing a light gray home suit. He didn't go to work. It was like he was waiting for me to come.
"I knew you would come.1' William put down the glass and said lazily to me.
"William, have you really... poisoned my child?" I pursed my lip, looked at William coldly, and asked.
I still couldn't believe that the child in my belly had been poisoned by William.
Stewart said that my baby was healthy. I suspected that it was William deliberately said this to relax my vigilance.
"You don't believe me?" William raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at me. Then he said with a cold smile.
"What do you want me to do?" I said, holding my belly and staring straight into William's eyes.
"Didn't you say that Edward loves you very much? Let me see how much you trust each other. I said that you can only choose one between your child and Edward. If you don't want to sacrifice Edward, you can only sacrifice your child. I have given you a choice. You should make a decision." William raised his hand and looked at me sarcastically.
Looking at William's face, I suppressed the anger in my heart and said in a low voice, "I want... my child."
Edward... I'm sorry. Believe me, I wouldn't always be threatened by William.
Wait for me to collect more evidence and save you.
"Very well. Since you've chosen your child, then, Edward is the one who will be sacrificed."
William chuckled and walked to me.
I watched William walking toward me warily and said, "What else do you want to do?"
"Are you so afraid of me? Hmm?" William could not help but chuckle when he saw that I was looking at him with such a look.
I frowned, looked at William, and wanted to see what he was going to do.
After walking to me, William looked at my belly and said faintly, "I want you to testify in court that Edward is a murderer."
"What..."
I couldn't believe what I heard. I looked at William's handsome and even cold face in a daze and couldn't say a word.
"If you can't bear to give up Edward, you can only sacrifice your child." William smiled like a devil and whispered in my ear.
With almost hateful eyes, I glared at him and said coldly, "William, you will be punished by God."
"Is that so? I'm waiting for being punished. Ashley, it's all your fault. You promised to be with me for the rest of your life, but you betrayed me." William reached out two fingers and pinched my chin hard.
His strength was so great that he caused a light mark on my chin.
I let out a muffled groan of pain.
"Do you feel pain? But do you know how painful my heart is? I really fell in love with you, but you only love Edward in your heart. You believe what he said. Even if he once hurt you, you still love him. Women are cheap creatures. Am I right?"
William looked at me with horrible eyes and said coldly.
When I heard his crazy and horrible words, I couldn't help uttering a muffled hum.
I gritted my teeth, glared at William and said, "Don't say the word love! William, you are the most hypocritical person in the world. You don't love anyone at all. You only love yourself."
If William really loved me, he would not do these despicable things.
He just wanted to make use of me. When I heard the word "love" from him, I felt cold all over my body.
"I can only accept what you said. But whether to destroy Edward or not, it is up to you. If you don't destroy him, I will personally kill your child and send its dead body to Edward. I want to see how he will feel when his child dies. I don't know if he will go crazy?"
"Crazy man." When I heard William's malicious and hateful words, I couldn't help but feel cold. It was the first time that I heard someone say such vicious words.
"Haha, I'm really crazy. Ashley, don't challenge my patience anymore. I have no more patience for you. Seven days later, it's time for the second instance. I want Edward to spend the rest of his life in prison."
After the second instance, there would be no way for Edward to reverse the verdict. Even if new evidence was found later to prove that he was innocent, it would be dismissed by the court. Edward might be sentenced to death because of this.
William wanted Edward to die.
Let Edward die with an indelible stain, William's trick was really ruthless.
But what was I going to do?
I clenched my fists hard and pursed my lips to look at William. After a long time, the child in my belly shook slightly as if he felt my struggle.
My hand was unusually stiff on my belly. I slowly closed my eyes and said, "I... promise you."
For our child, please hold on for the time being, okay? Edward...
After talking with William, I left his villa.
I went back to my room, sat in the living room, and watched TV in a daze.
Paul decided to arrange Letitia's funeral three days later.
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