Hayden was stumbling in the water. All her senses were aroused. There was a new wave of arousal. Her eyes were wide open as they lost focus. Her entire body started to shudder uncontrollably. Then, her entire body fell into Joseph’s embrace.
She eventually fainted.
In her daze, she seemed to realize that someone was drying her body. She was placed on the clean and comfortable large bed and covered with a blanket. She was exhausted and fell asleep. As she slept, she entered into a strange dream.
She dreamt that she was in the most luxurious part of Nanking city. The evening sky was red and she was walking along the street alone and suddenly she felt blank.
“Hayden…” A familiar voice could then be heard. When she raised her head, she didn’t know that she was grabbing onto Joseph’s arm.
She was stunned and wanted to withdraw her hands but she was held by Joseph who tenderly said, “Let’s go back for dinner. Quickly go and pick up the kids.”
“Go home?” She didn’t understand and looked at Joseph as she asked, “Go back to whose place? We…”
“Why are you so muddle-headed?” In the dream, Joseph was very pampering and looked at her, “We are already married for a year and you still ask me whose house we are going back to?”
“Married?” Hayden followed behind him.
“Daddy, Mommy!” The two kids ran from afar and lunged into their arms. Their voices rang like bells ringing next to her ears. Joseph carried Stella to sit on his shoulders. The perfect scene made her dispel a strange worry that she had.
The scene then suddenly changed to a Beckham family gathering.
Harrison Beckham was all praises for her, “You’re so good to Noah. You really treat him like your own son. Joseph is very lucky to marry you. I’m certain of it.”
Several unfamiliar faces nodded and agreed with what Harrison said, “Yes, yes, Joseph is so blessed.” The two kids were holding her hands on either side of her. Their innocent eyes were full of trust and love for her.
Then, a large person pushed them aside and stretched out his hand to reveal an emerald necklace. He asked with a chilling voice, “What’s this?”
The emerald necklace was his and was in her possession for all these years. After the marriage, she had been holding onto it and she didn’t expect him to find it.
“What’s Noah and Stella’s background?” The sudden question made her tense up and she was unable to answer immediately.
“You knew everything from the beginning. Was this the reason that you got close to me? You are disgusting, Hayden.” There wasn’t any warmth in Joseph’s face while his voice was totally cold and frosty as he continued, “You will not be able to see the two kids from today onwards.”
Her fears raged like tidal waves as she hugged the two kids tightly, “No, the children are mine…”
“Servants, take the kids away…”
“No!” Hayden screamed. Her voice shattered the dream as she was awakened from her sleep. She was like a drowning person gasping for air.
The room was dark as the blue-grey curtains covered the blue skies outside. It was already evening and looked so much like the skies in the dream. Hayden broke out in cold sweat and thought about her dream and had a lingering fear.
Knock, knock, knock…
The maid knocked, “Ms. Downey, are you awake?”
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