"My mother had always exhausted every way to get me all dolled up before taking me to meet my father. She was hoping that my father would like me a little more and give me a little bit more living expenses. However, Vincent, you won't even be able to imagine how my father had treated me."
Vincent felt horrified as he listened to her. He had heard that beasts existed in this world, but he had never really seen one. He mumbled, "It can't be that your dad had... you, right?"
"It's not like that." Belinda smiled miserably. "He just told my mom, 'Let her have more milk every day and let her complexion be fairer. When she is all grown up and pretty, she will be useful to me. Just like you, her complexion is fair. Her eyes are also like yours. She has a slightly coquettish appearance. You know that the old man, Walter, simply likes this type of girl. Nowadays, I already have nothing much to give him as a gift. If I want to get projects from him, I will have to cater to his taste. He is not lacking in gold, silver, and properties. He is not lacking in anything at all. He also has countless women by his side. What he is really lacking is a proper young lady from an eminent family. A young lady who is pure and chaste. We will then send one to him. This way, the Kelley family will have a bright future for the next ten years.'"
Hearing Belinda saying that, Vincent still looked at her in shock. "Your father gave you away to an old man?"
"It was when I had just entered my senior year in high school. I was only seventeen." Speaking of that, Belinda cried.
Vincent was speechless.
At that moment, he was extremely sympathetic toward Belinda. He was poor. He had never been envious of the lives the wealthy families had lived, but he also never knew that there were actually these kinds of nasty things within a wealthy family. A father had actually thrown his own daughter under the bus.
"However," Belinda smiled again." that old man treated me very well. He bought me many beautiful clothes, gave me money, and he even bought a property for me. He let me live like a true lady in front of many other ladies from wealthy families. My brothers and sisters also did not dare to bully anymore.
"However, the old man often pinched me until I was covered in bruises all over my body. He was not that great in that aspect, but maybe I was born with a body that is easily impregnated. I was pregnant a few times within those few years. The old man didn't mind if I delivered the child, but his sons, grandsons, and his wife didn’t allow it. They would try everything to make me terminate the pregnancy. Because of that, several years of my academic career were wasted. I was able to attend college this time because the old man had gone through some unofficial channels and pulled some strings. It was only then that I was able to get in. I am already four months pregnant this time. If I still don't think of a way, my child will not be able to stay hidden anymore. I can’t terminate this pregnancy anymore. I must find someone to marry me as soon as possible. Only then can I keep my life and also the child in the belly. In the future, when my child is all grown up, and once the old man dies, both my child and I will be able to fight for a substantial share of his family fortune." "Therefore, you found me to be your husband? You have already targeted me for a long time, and you made up your mind that it had to be me. Therefore, you set up a trap for my sister and you cruelly separated us?" At that moment, Vincent wanted to choke Belinda to death.
Even though he had a tinge of sympathy for her earlier on, he felt disgusted at the sight of this woman. He was extremely disgusted
"Help me out. Just one year. One year later, my child would have been born, and we'll get a divorce. Alright?" Belinda knelt in front of Vincent and begged him in tears.
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