Chapter 3

The reason why the Quest family had always looked down on me was my poor background.

To graduate from university, I worked part-time at Quest Villa as a caretaker, taking care of Sterling's seriously ill grandfather, Henry.

Henry was an antique enthusiast and a renowned archaeologist. Henry and I got along very well because our majors were related. He even wanted to adopt me as his goddaughter and cover all my university tuition fees.

Sterling had just been dumped by Winona at the time. He spent his days racing and drinking heavily, living a muddled life.

I originally had no contact with him because he did not often come home. Even though he and I were studying at the same university, he never knew me. He only went back to visit Henry during the holidays.

It was not until Winona got engaged abroad that he got dead drunk again. I got pregnant with Zac because of his drunken episode. Sterling was nearly beaten to death by Henry after that day.

My marriage to Sterling was also arranged before Henry's death. No matter how Sterling's mother resisted, it was useless.

I was secretly happy when I learned that I was going to marry Sterling. I had been secretly in love with him since I started university. However, Sterling and I slept in separate rooms after our marriage. We just slept together several times a month like it was a task.

Only when something happened with Winona would Sterling drunkenly break into my bedroom and want me passionately.

I got pregnant with our second child on the day of Winona's wedding, but she unexpectedly ran away that night.

At the wedding, she cried and said that her wilfulness had cost her the man she loved the most. She said she had come to her senses and had to return to find him. Thus, she flew back to the country.

When Sterling learned the news, he ran to the airport, ignoring me, who was bruised and battered in bed.

After Winona returned, she gradually took over my marriage and family until my husband and son became her most loyal fans.