Chapter 2 Betrayed by my own sister

"Don't be scared, my children, mommy is here..."

Her heart tightened, and she crawled over, about to hold the babies, when suddenly, a foot stomped on her hand.

"Sister, you really do have some skill, actually giving birth to a pair of twins."

Emily looked at the babies with a cold and sinister expression.

"Too bad, these two bastard children seem to be unfortunate. They only lived for a few seconds before dying."

"Don't speak nonsense! My children are not dead!" Haley's heart almost exploded.

She reached out to touch the babies, wanting to feel their faces, gently pat their little bottoms, but before she could touch their soft bodies, a maid walked in, coldly picking up the two babies from the ground.

"Miss Emily, how should we dispose of these two dead infants?"

Emily didn't care at all about whether the babies were alive or dead. If they died, seeing Haley's sadness would bring her immense joy.

Of course, even if these two children were alive, it wouldn't matter. With two illegitimate children of unknown origin, Haley would never be able to turn her life around.

Emily's gaze unintentionally fell on the two babies.

Then, she suddenly froze.

These twin babies looked identical, their faces emaciated from malnutrition, their skeletal structures visible, and their facial lines prominent.

Their faces reminded her inexplicably of Ivan Winston, the notorious Demon King of Cuenca.

Following that, she recalled that on the second day after Haley's accident, it seemed like the entire city was looking for a woman, for the Winston family... Could it be that Ivan Winston had a tryst with that promiscuous Haley?

Heavens, thought Emily and her eyes widened in astonishment.

She couldn't utter a single word.

"Emily, we are sisters, please take my babies to the hospital. They haven't died yet, they're still alive... The doctors can definitely save them!"

Haley grabbed hold of Emily's clothes, desperately pleading, "I promise you anything you want, I can give you the shares, and I don't want the position of inheriting the DeRoss family, Emily, as long as you can save the lives of my babies..."

Emily snapped back to her senses and kicked Haley away with her foot.

Coldly, she said, "Both bastards are dead, taking them to the hospital won't help. Someone, carry the bastards out and bury them wherever."

"No--!"

Haley's heart and mind shattered, and she desperately crawled after them.

But Emily kicked her over with one foot. "Sister, you just gave birth, you better rest well. Look at yourself, you're still bleeding, Father won't even agree to take you to the hospital. You're on your own."

After saying that, she slammed the door shut.

"No! Emily! Emily! You can't do this! Give me back my children!!"

Haley grabbed onto the railing of the Iron Gate and bellowed in agony.

Her eyes were filled with pain, bloodshot and filled with boundless hatred deep within her icy irises.

Her children had died, and Emily is the murderer!

Perhaps her gaze was too sharp, but Emily was frightened by it.

Even animals seek revenge if their offspring die. If Haley miraculously survived, she would surely be her relentless enemy...

And the shares of the DeRoss Group were still in the hands of that detestable woman.

Emily turned her head and looked coldly at the guard at the gate. "John, the DeRoss family has an esteemed guest coming in the next few days. Go attend to the front yard and you don't need to worry about here."

Haley, I didn't originally intend to take your life, but who told you to sleep with the most esteemed man in Cuenca... If that detestable woman were to get involved with Ivan in the future, everything I have planned would be ruined...

Since it's come to this, I can only give you a one-way trip. And with this Emily picked up a large lock and locked the Iron Gate.

Hah! Haley just gave birth and the babies died, experiencing both physical and emotional trauma, Haley was most likely to bleed heavily and die soon!

When a woman bleeds heavily after giving birth, it's a one-way path to death!

Emily had just reached the entrance when a maid hurriedly approached. "Emily, the two babies didn't die, they're crying again..."

In the warehouse

Haley had no time to mourn for the dead children. She lay on the floor, soaked in blood, as the pain in her abdomen struck again.

This kind of pain was all too familiar to her. She had experienced it before giving birth to her children.

She touched her stomach and felt something strange.

Could it be that there was another child inside her? Haley's eyes widened in alarm.

She couldn't afford to waste any more time.

She quickly exerted force, causing more blood to gush out.

The tearing sensation came in waves, and if it weren't for a surge of strength supporting her, Haley would have already fainted.

But she knew she couldn't pass out.

If she lost consciousness, the child in her belly would suffocate.

She bit her tongue, drawing blood, and regained some clarity...

"Wahh..."

A weak cry echoed in the room.

A beam of light lit up in Haley's tear-filled eyes.

She struggled to prop herself up and look...

There were two more babies! She had given birth to quadruplets!

No wonder her stomach was so huge!

No wonder her appetite had been increasing day by day!

She had four babies, despite her own merits and abilities...

But the two older boys who were born earlier were no longer here...

If Emily had taken the two older brothers to the hospital in time, her own two precious babies would have survived as well.

Haley had never hated her sister, whom she had loved so much over the years, as much as she did now.

Locked up here eight months ago, she had always believed that she deserved it because she was the family's disgrace.

But now she knew it was all a conspiracy.

Emily was so ruthless and insane just to take away the inheritance of the DeRoss family from her, she had put her through so much pain and grief.

She would not let the DeRoss family off...

Haley forced herself to crawl towards the two children.

There was a boy and a girl.

Both covered in blood, but their beautiful eyes couldn't be concealed.

These were her babies, her reason for fighting to stay alive. These children were her whole world.

With this Haley gathered every ounce of strength, grabbed her babies and set fire to the warehouse that had been her jail cell for the last eight months, in an effort to fake her own death.

This was the only way that she could think of, the only way she and her babies would be safe from Emily and her sinister plans.

In the DeRoss House

Frank DeRoss was pacing in the living room, furious,

"Why would Haley deliberately set the fire?"

"How could I have such a star of misfortune? Call the people and find her. We must bring her back!"

Frank DeRoss's face was filled with anger.

Billions of goods have been burned in the warehouse, and he will have to compensate for billions of breach of contract.

If it weren't for the wealthy background of the DeRoss family, they would probably go bankrupt.

And at this moment, the servant hurriedly reported, "Sir, a female corpse suspected to be the young miss has been found in the lake one kilometer away from the DeRoss family..."

"Haley probably couldn't bear it and committed suicide by jumping into the river. It's all my fault..."

Taking a deep breath, she continued slowly, "Dad, Haley was locked in the warehouse. Last night, she suddenly went into labor and begged me to take her to the hospital, but I didn't agree... Could she be furious and seek revenge?"

Emily let out a sigh of relief, but tears filled her face. "My sister gave birth to two children just last night, and now they have no mother. What should we do...?”

Mr. DeRoss showed no grief over the death of his daughter, but his face was filled with anger and impatience. "What's the use of keeping those two bastards? Just send them to an orphanage to save me the trouble!"

"Dad, those two children look a lot like Ivan..." Emily said slowly, "The strange man eight months ago who was probably the head of the Winston family, Ivan..."

Mr. DeRoss couldn't believe it. "Ivan..."

The Winston family, the pinnacle of the Cuenca pyramid, the DeRoss family could only look up to them...

"So many people have wanted to cooperate with the Winston family but never had the chance. Now, Ivan's sons are in our hands, why not make use of it?"

Mr. DeRoss narrowed his eyes. "Emily, what do you mean?"

"I will take the children to the Winston family."