7 Serena bit her lip, tears streaming down her face. "I was worried Chloe would be scared alone, so I just..." She rushed to Liam, clutching his hand. "I only wanted you to be with her, to reassure her. I was thinking of her, Liam." "Thinking of her?" Liam violently shoved her away, laughing manically. "When you had Martha hang Chloe upside down and constrict her abdomen, and then sew up her lower body, why didn't you say it was for her good? You just wanted to harm her! You wanted to kill my baby! Serena, you are utterly malicious!" He grew more agitated as he spoke, stepping forward and choking her, veins bulging in his neck. "I always thought you were gentle and sensible. Seeing you suffer, I protected you at every turn, gave you everything. I didn't even accompany Chloe to her prenatal check-ups, yet you treated me like this!" Serena, choked and red-faced, struggled to pry his hands away. "I didn't..." "Still trying to deny it?" Liam violently pushed her away. Her back hit the corner of the table behind her, making her gasp in pain. "You said people in your hometown do this to ensure a good time for birth. That's utter bullshit! You wanted a richer old man back then, used your parents as an excuse to leave Then his legal wife found you, beat you half to death while you were pregnant, and sewed you up herself. Your baby died inside you! Now you're using that same trick on Chloe! You are truly venomous!" Serena collapsed to the ground, shaking her head wildly. "No, that's not true. How do you know all this?" "There's nothing in this world Liam Miller can't find out. I was too foolish before, always believing you." He paused, his gaze turning ruthless. "But now, you are nothing to me! The suffering Chloe endured, I'll make you repay a thousand, ten thousand times over!" "No!" Serena crawled towards him, clutching his pant leg, crying and begging. "I'll never dare again! Please, for the sake of me once saving you, spare me." "Hmph, saving me?" Liam's fury exploded. He kicked her hand away. "I've already found out: it was Chloe who saved me that year!" He turned to the bodyguards, roaring. "Tie her up and hang her upside down for eight hours, then use a thick rope to constrict her abdomen and electrocute her for two hours. Then sew up her lower body until the child dies inside her. No anesthetic, no hospital. Then break her legs and throw her in the river to die!" Serena suddenly lunged at him like a madwoman, trying to hit him, but a bodyguard immediately forced her to her knees. "Liam Miller, you're so cruel! All this audacity came from you! When I saw how happy you two were, how much you loved her, but all this should have been mine! What's wrong with me taking back what belongs to me? You once loved me too!" Liam didn't even raise his head. He gestured for the bodyguards to drag her away. "Liam Miller, my child is innocent, you can't do this! You'll face retribution! I'll haunt you even from the grave!" The curses faded into the distance. The next day, the bodyguard delivered a video of Serena's punishment. He watched the horrific scene on the screen, curved his lips into a chilling smile, then turned and walked towards the Intensive Care Unit. He pressed my hand to his face, his voice choked. "Chloe, I've avenged you. From now on, she won't harm you anymore, and she won't appear again." "Chloe, please wake up, I can't live without you." "Chloe, as long as you're okay, I'll do anything. I truly love you, and I'll cherish you twice as much forever..." I desperately tried to pull my hand away, to tell him to get out, but my body wouldn't obey. I couldn't even move a finger. Only tears, filled with fury and indignation, streamed from the corners of my eyes. I don't know how long passed, when a cold voice suddenly whispered in my ear. "Sorry, I've been paid, so I have to do my job. Who told you to offend Serena? It won't hurt much, you'll be free soon." Just as I was crying in despair, I suddenly heard a terrible scream. Warm liquid sprayed all over my face. I violently opened my eyes.