Mandy laughed derisively. "I had a miscarriage before. It's different now. I’m pregnant again, and the whole Sterling family treat me as a treasure, afraid of any careless mistake. If I say you hurt me, who will question? Even if they know that I wrong you, can anyone punish me?”
Just then, footsteps on the staircase interrupted their conversation.
The sound of glass falling to the ground on the second floor startled the people downstairs.
Old Sterling, Jose and Cooper came up together. Behind them was Brian, who had just returned home.
Mandy, hearing the footsteps, at once drew a trace of blood on her arm with the piece of porcelain, and then she sat down on the ground, looking at Alessa in horror.
“Mandy, what's going on?” Seeing this, Jose became frightened and rushed to help Mandy
