Chapter 2 288 iVouchers I woke up to an empty room ; the warmth from last night had been nothing but a hallucination . Dragging my aching body downstairs , I saw Elliot already sitting at the breakfast table . His sharp features were drawn tight with impatience , though his expression eased a fraction when he saw me - his words still cutting like a blade . " You snuck off without saying a word , Davina . Were you trying to make me worry ? " How dare you complain to my mother again ! Is that the only move you know ? Just like the time you crawled into my bed and begged her to back you up , forcing me to marry you . How pathetic and shameless . " If it weren't for the fact that you're still of some use in treating Syl's illness , you would have been out of the Jackson's residence long ago . " I sat down at the farthest end of the table , mechanically spooning steaming oatmeal into my mouth . " You're right - I don't deserve it . Don't worry , I'll give up the title of Mrs. Jackson soon enough . " For a fleeting moment , an odd unease crossed Elliot's face . My deliberate distance and response were exactly what he expected . Yet why did it irritate him so much ? Suddenly , the housekeeper, Samantha Reese , handed me a small packet of pills . " Mrs. Jackson , Dr. Silva forgot that your body requires double the dosage for contraceptives to be effective . " Elliot stormed forward , gripping my neck with a strength that burned with rage . " Davina ! You dare take contraceptives ? Are you trying to sabotage Syl's fertility drug research ? " Or ... were you thinking about last night and wanted a repeat ? Don't worry . They had no interest in you . If it weren't for Syl , no one would have touched you ! " My throat burned under his grip , every word a struggle . " I didn't ... I spit them out . " I had indeed removed the pills once I got back to my room . Taking them had been a fleeting thought - I still wanted the right to be a mother . After all , women born with a Fertile Physique bore both a gift and a curse - lose 100 children , and the gods would strip her of motherhood forever . I recalled how , when I broke my leg gathering herbs for Amanda's illness , Elliot had risked 0.00 % 09:05 Chapter 2 everything to find me , carrying me dozens of kilometers to a hospital 1288 ( Vouchers When Eloise punished him for leaving home without permission , he endured hundreds of lashes just to protect me . If he wanted Sylvia to get her fertility drug , so be it . But Elliot didn't believe me . " I can afford no mistakes . Syl's drug must not fail . Prepare the car and take her to the hospital for gastric lavage . " At Jackson Group's top - tier hospital , four or five doctors pinned me to an operating table , shoving a long plastic tube into me and stirring it . They worked for over ten hours , until what flowed out was nothing but shredded tissue and blood . Only then did Elliot signal them to stop . He looked at me coldly . " Davina , you'll stay in the hospital and rest this month . Don't go anywhere without my order . Remember , you exist solely as a vessel for Syl . Once the embryos are extracted , you're free . " To prevent me from escaping , he had me injected with muscle relaxants and bound my hands and feet with restraints designed for psychiatric patients . For Sylvia , he could imprison me in a hospital . How cruel was he ! I pressed back the coppery taste in my throat and whispered , " Elliot ... do you really love Sylvia ? " He froze , disbelief crossing his face . " Sylvia is my sister . Are you trying to slander her with accusations of incest ? " You drove her away back then , and she was betrayed and hurt by that scumbag . And now you still won't let her be . I'm telling you - Syl is coming back to the country tomorrow . If you don't rein yourself in , you're going to be stuck here for the rest of your life . " Without waiting for my reply , he strode out of the room . Today was the Heart of Eternity auction . The 50 - carat pink - blue diamond was Elliot's gift to welcome Sylvia home . To ensure he won , he traded two of the Jackson family properties with his rival . If I hadn't seen the transfer contract with my own eyes , I never would have believed it . Elliot , always so strict about separating business from personal matters , willingly abandoned his principles for Sylvia . He claimed not to love her , yet did everything a lover could . After so much water was pumped into me during the lavage , a strong urge to urinate hit . I tried to reach for the call button , but the restraints were tight . All I could do was scream . 43.14 % 09:05 Chapter 2 288 Vouchers A nurse approached the door , intending to help , but was stopped by a bodyguard . " Mr. Jackson said no one may approach Mrs. Jackson . She's prone to lying and playing the victim ; her cries for help are just an act . No one may intervene . " As footsteps receded , despair consumed me . The endless dripping water and nauseating stench crushed my pride and dignity . The next morning , Sylvia , who had just returned to the country , burst into the room . She squealed dramatically , " Ew ! What's that awful smell ? " 89.76 %