In a thunderstorm Sun, in the Claflin's.
In the study on the second floor, the flames of the lighter kept flickering.
Lambert glared at the picture projected on the wall.
It showed a man and a woman were having sex. The man's face was blurred, but Lambert recognized the woman.
That was his wife, Ramona Dewey, the most beautiful socialite in City H.
On the day when he was trapped in the sea of fire and almost died, Ramona said that she loved him and would marry him. But behind his back, she and another man...
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Someone outside said respectfully, "Mr. Claflin, someone called and said that Miss Ramona went into labor early and was about to give birth."
Lambert narrowed his sharp eyes. He stood up and quickly left the room.
In the ward, the shrill cries of pain caused by childbirth could be heard.
"Call Lambert over. I want to see him."
A woman in a white dress stood beside the hospital bed and sneered.
"Ramona, my good cousin, because of you, Lambert's mom becomes a vegetable. You killed my sister and made me sterile. Lambert hates you. He only loves me now. Last night, we..."
Just as she finished speaking, Ramona, who was lying in bed, grabbed her collar.
Although Ramona's face was deathly pale, her beauty was not concealed.
"You ... are shameless."
"No matter how shameless I am, I'm better than you. Behind Lambert's back, you did that kind of dirty thing with another man."
Ramona gritted her teeth. "I didn't."
"You didn't." Nia Dawson whispered in her ear in a voice that only they could hear. "I believe you, but Lambert doesn't. He only believes me."
Nia touched Ramona's raw nerve.
Yes, Lambert didn't believe Ramona. Lambert ... didn't believe her.
She went crazy and pushed Nia to the ground with all her might.
Nia could have stood firm, but she heard footsteps coming from the door.
Nia fell to the ground and cried out in pain.
The ward door was opened, and a tall man quickly walked up to Nia. He helped Nia up, gazing at Ramona coldly.
Somehow, Ramona's pale complexion and her wet hair wrung his heart.
"Lambert, don't blame Ramona. She didn't do it on purpose. She pushed me, because childbirth is too painful. I don't blame her. I can endure the pain. I just want the baby to smoothly come to this world."
Lambert, with delicate facial features, looked at Ramona with hostility. "How arrogant and domineering you are! You are in labor, but you don't even control your temper."
Lambert's expression wrung Ramona's heart.
This was the man she had publicly announced to marry since she was a child.
"Lambert, I want to divorce you. This child..."
Hearing it, Lambert stepped forward and pressed on her neck. He said in a ruthless voice, "You are such a vicious and despicable woman. Do you think I'm willing to be with you? After the baby is born, get out of my life. Nia will raise the baby. I never want to see you again."
After that, he shook off Ramona's arm in disgust and strode out.
Nia turned around and flickered a triumphant glance at Ramona. Then she followed Lambert out.
Vicious...
Ramona loved Lambert, but he said she was vicious.
Ramona felt like she was in hell.
The labor lasted for seven hours.
But after that, she did not shout again.
She gritted her teeth, not wanting anyone outside to laugh at her.
The moment the baby was born, Ramona fainted because of exhaustion.
When she woke up again, it was dark outside.
Ramona could vaguely hear the people in the ward muttering something.
"I heard they brought four dogs."
"That little baby was fed to the dogs. It's scary."
Ramona suddenly had a bad premonition. She asked hoarsely, "What are you talking about?"
Ramona's voice gave one of the nurses a start.
Ramona roared, "What do you mean? We're in a mental hospital. How come there is a baby?"
From the day Lambert found out that she was pregnant, he had his men lock her up in a mental hospital.
It had been eight months.
"That's your baby. You gave birth to a stillborn baby. Miss Dawson took it away and fed it to the dogs."
Hearing that, Ramona had goosebumps all over.
She pulled back the blanket and got out of bed. Wearily, she supported the wall and ran out.
When she arrived at the back door of the hospital, she saw Nia and a few male maids.
In the courtyard, there were a few dogs barking wildly.
"Nia, what did you do? Where is my child?"
Hearing Ramona's voice, Nia turned around with a smile.
"Ramona, you are truly unlucky. After such a long pregnancy, you gave birth to a stillborn baby. Lambert was extremely annoying. He thought it was ominous, so he asked me feed your daughter's dead body to dogs."
She ran over quickly and saw two dogs' bloody mouths by the light.
Ramona felt as if her heart had been torn apart. She shouted, "No, no..."
