Chapter 2

Soon, the butler, Taylor Pole, led over two large black dogs. Serena tossed the bundle in her hands in front of them. The dogs caught the scent of blood and excitedly dragged out the remaining limbs, beginning to gnaw.

I lunged forward frantically to snatch Jada back, but Taylor and his men held me down.

I screamed at Serena, my voice raw with anguish. "Serena, that's your daughter! She was killed by dogs, and now you're feeding her to them? Are you even human?"

Serena carefully positioned herself in front of Cain, shielding him from the bloody scene on the ground.

She looked at me mockingly. "Adrian, your act is quite convincing. You've clearly put a lot of effort into this little scheme, but use your brain for once. Jada is learning discipline right now. She's perfectly fine at the dog training facility.

"In a week, I'll bring her back myself. No matter how much of a scene you make, I won't give in. You need to learn your lesson this time."

Rage filled me until I tasted blood. Like a madman, I broke free from the men restraining me and finally snatched back what remained of my daughter's body.

The black dogs had been eating eagerly. Suddenly robbed of their meal, they bared their teeth at me.

Serena frowned and had someone take the dogs away. Her patience with me had run out. She refused to look at me any longer and turned to leave, pulling Cain along with her.

I shouted at their retreating backs, "My child is dead, and yours won't survive either!"

Ever since Cain's wife died and he came to stay with us, Serena had been carrying on with him. At first they snuck around, doing everything they could to hide it from me.

Until one day, Serena came home with Cain covered in injuries. She looked at me with eyes that were cold and unfamiliar.

She slapped me hard across the face. "Adrian, I never thought you could be this vicious. If I hadn't arrived in time, Cain would've been beaten to death. If anything happens to him, you'll wish you were never born."

It was the first time Serena had ever hit me. I had no idea what had happened and tried to ask using sign language, hurt and confused.

But she had no patience to wait for me to finish. She warned me, "Stop putting on that innocent act. I won't believe you anymore.

"If you can't accept Cain living here, I don't mind divorcing you and marrying him instead."

After that, Serena and Cain stopped hiding their relationship. She treated me like I didn't exist and made their affair known to everyone. Everyone knew I'd been cuckolded. Even her mother, Maya Vale, couldn't do anything about it.

I thought about divorcing her countless times, but I never took that step because I knew I'd never get custody of Jada. In the end, my daughter was torn apart.

I held what remained of Jada and cried until I passed out. When I woke again, Taylor and his men were dragging me to Serena's bedside.

Serena lay in bed, her face pale, one hand resting on her stomach. Cain stared at me, his face full of righteous anger.

"Adrian, I know you resent me. You think I took Serena from you. But the baby was innocent. That was our child. How could you be so cruel as to sacrifice an unborn life just to get your voice back?"

The curse had come true. Their child was gone.

I smiled coldly.

Seeing my reaction, Serena's fury intensified. She had Taylor whip me several times. The places where the lash struck immediately began to bleed.

She spat out, "So that's why you suddenly started talking. You must have used some twisted method to trade our child for your voice!

"I've been too soft on you all this time, letting you forget your place. Now that the child is gone, Adrian, you have to pay the price!

"You want to speak? Not in this lifetime!"

Taylor brought over a bowl of medicinal liquid. Two men pinned me down firmly while he grabbed my throat, trying to force it into my mouth. I clamped my lips shut and fought with everything I had.

They pried my jaws open. As the liquid tipped toward my mouth, despair washed over me. If I drank this medicine, I would become truly mute.

Serena Harlow, you heartless bitch!