After Linda hung up the phone, she spotted Dorothy, who was walking over with a pale face. Linda immediately rushed toward her and gave her a slap on the face. Burning with rage, she swore, “You shameless b*tch! I’ve raised you since you were young and this is how you repay me? Four years ago, you shamelessly stole Rosie’s boyfriend away. And now, you hired thugs to hurt her. You evil woman! My poor Rosie is still lying on the operating table, not knowing whether she will live or die… Dorothy Fisher! Just you wait! If anything happens to Rosie this time, I will kill you!”
Thinking of her daughter who was lying in a pool of blood, Linda lashed out at Dorothy hysterically. She hit Dorothy violently with the leather bag in her hand.
This time, for the sake of her precious daughter’s lifelong happiness, she would not let Dorothy succeed no matter what.
If Rosie were to marry Credence four years ago, the Fisher family would have gained more power in Talco City. There would be no need for them to be calculative in their every step.
Fortunately, Rosalie was sharp enough. She had managed to have Credence in the palm of her hand and he seemed to have complete trust in her.
“Hiss!”
Dorothy was caught off guard by Linda’s slap. In an instant, she felt half of her face go numb. She was light-headed, and her ears buzzed.
Linda’s attitude toward her was much harsher than Rosalie’s, but after all, she was the woman who had raised her up.
Therefore, Dorothy did not avoid her assault. She stood rooted to the ground, allowing Linda to lash out at her. There was a touch of helplessness and bitterness in her eyes as she explained in a soft voice, “Mom, I didn’t. I didn’t do anything to hurt Rosalie.”
Dorothy was in so much pain that she did not dare to touch herself. It was especially painful on her abdomen, where her injured uterus was. It hurt so much that she could not even breathe!
No one believed her. Everyone was throwing mud at her, and it made her feel worse than death.
People who were walking past the corridor threw disdainful glances at her. Obviously, they firmly believed that she was a shameless woman who had stolen her sister’s boyfriend away. She deserved to be beaten.
There was no trace of sympathy in their eyes. Their gazes were like a bunch of sharp knives, stabbing into Dorothy’s heart simultaneously.
Despite the bright sunshine outside, she felt so cold that her body shivered.
Although living in a world full of warmth, her heart was in a dark abyss.
With her head hung low, Dorothy endured Linda’s endless verbal and physical assault in silence.
“If it’s not you, who else could it be?”
When Linda was tired of beating Dorothy, she stopped and caught her breath. Then, she shifted her gaze to Credence, who stood behind Dorothy. “Credence, you’ve come at the right time. You have to divorce this heartless woman immediately. Also, if Rosie couldn’t make it this time, you’ll have to make her pay with her life. If Rosie survives, put her in prison!”
She did not want such a vicious adopted daughter anymore.
Only then did Dorothy realize Credence was there. Her heart skipped a beat, and she slowly turned her head. Once she looked up, she met his sinister gaze.
He was just standing less than two meters away from her. He stared at her coldly. In the depths of his dark eyes, there was a complex emotion that she could not understand.
Dorothy couldn’t help feeling helpless and awkward that he had witnessed such an embarrassing scene. However, for the sake of her freedom and new life, she couldn’t care less anymore. She went all out and grabbed his arm, saying, “Credence, let’s… talk.”
His previous remark that he would not divorce her was definitely not just to intimidate her.
Dorothy believed that he would really do what he said.
She had had enough of living in misery for four years!
She had come to accept the fact that he would never fall in love with her. Hence, she only hoped that he would show her mercy and divorce her! She did not want to have anything to do with him again!
Looking at her thin and bony hands with bulging veins, Credence’s eyes flickered for a moment. However, he quickly regained his cold expression. “There’s nothing else to talk about between us.”
For some reason, he did not try to shake her hand off.
“How could there be nothing?”
Supporting herself with his arm, Dorothy rose to her feet from the cold floor. She threw Linda a ghost of a smile. Then, she turned to face Credence, smiling faintly, “My mother just mentioned it. It’s my fault that I stole Rosalie’s boyfriend away four years ago. Therefore, I don’t blame anyone for my state now because I deserve it! Credence, it took me four years to come to terms with the fact that you have never loved me, and you would never love me.”
“Even if I put all my heart and soul into treating you nicely, you would never be moved. You would only think that I have a dirty heart.”
“If that’s the case, why don’t you agree to a divorce? As long as we are no longer husband and wife, you can be with Rosalie stress-free. You no longer have to sneak around, and Rosalie wouldn’t be called a mistress. It’s good for us three. You should think this through.”
No matter what, her baby, who did not even have a chance to be born into this world, was the most innocent. Because of her obsession, her baby had disappeared just like that…
She had paid the price by losing her child to finally come to the realization, but the price was too huge.
Credence did not give an answer immediately. He just fixed his gaze on Dorothy, who seemed to be showing consideration for him no matter how he saw it.
In the past, she had always refused outright whenever he forced her to get a divorce, saying that she would never leave the Scott family.
She had even said that if he really wanted to divorce her and marry Rosalie, he would have to kill her first!
But now, her attitude seemed to have made a 180-degree change.
Was she in a rush to divorce him because she could not wait to get together with Juelz?
Also, did she even aware that she was likely to be infertile for life?
Juelz might not mind marrying a divorced and infertile woman. However, the Sherman family, who only cared about profits and losses, would never allow Juelz to marry Dorothy.
The exchange of looks between the two was very unpleasant in Linda’s eyes.
“Are you planning to keep such a vicious woman with you?”
Linda suddenly rushed over and yanked Dorothy’s hand off Credence’s arm violently. She then raised her hand and was about to slap Dorothy again…
Unexpectedly, before her palm could reach Dorothy’s cheek, Credence stopped her by grabbing hold of her hand.
“Why are you stopping me? A despicable b*tch like her deserves to be beaten to death! I’m doing everyone a favor by getting rid of her!”
“She’s my woman, I’ll educate her myself!”
Credence glanced at Linda with a warning look in his eyes. Linda was freaked out. She took a few steps backward in fear and dared not say anything more.
“Come with me!”
Credence grasped Dorothy’s right wrist and strode forward.
As time passed, he walked at an even faster pace.
Dorothy was in so much pain.
She could barely take it anymore. Not long after her miscarriage, she had to bear his assault. Besides, she was forced to donate a big bag of blood. At that moment, her body was on the verge of breaking down. She felt as if her body was not hers anymore.
Furthermore, she could feel a stabbing pain on her wrist. Nevertheless, she held her breath and did not shout out in pain.
Things had come to this point. There was no way she was letting it go now.
For the sake of her freedom and survival, she could not let go.
Dorothy’s face had been so pale since her miscarriage that it was almost translucent. Also, she was suffering from so much physical and psychological pain that her forehead was covered with sweat. She looked extremely pitiful.
Looking at her, Credence couldn’t help but feel amazed.
Despite being in great pain, she did not utter a single complaint. Just how headstrong she was?
He let out a sneer and suddenly stopped in his tracks.