For the sake of the child in my belly, I could no longer care about my pride or dignity. I turned and dropped to my knees.I let out two barking sounds, my voice trembling as I said, "I'm filthy."Hazel leaned down as she curled her lips into a triumphant smile."Audrey, when I once kneeled in front of you and begged you not to marry Ethan, did you ever imagine you'd end up like this?"Hazel had come to plead with me back then, saying she and Ethan were in love, and asked me to call off the engagement. The marriage between the Moore and the Smith families had been arranged by our elders, bound by countless business interests.If I were to end it, the blame would fall squarely on my family—we'd be the ones suffering the consequences. So, I rejected her request.I never thought she'd hold that grudge for this long.But I had no strength left to argue about the past. I looked up at them, pleading, "Please call an ambulance…"Ethan stomped down hard on my back."Audrey, you real
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