Chapter 156
Victoria's rationality returned in an instant.
Answer the phone? What would she even say?
Before, she had been so naive, knowing nothing, so her love was pure and open.
She had no idea that Martin only used her and hated her!
Now she knew everything, his parents' two lives lost, Hayden still lying in bed, unable to wake up!
She had a terminal illness, and a baby in her belly that could kill her!
He forced her to take banned drugs!
There was no going back; it had been impossible for a long time!
Victoria's finger, which had been about to swipe to answer, hung up instead.
Then she dragged Martin's number to her block list.
She didn't want to see him, didn't want to take his calls—not at all.
After waiting a long time, the mysterious person still hadn't shown up!
Victoria felt something was off. Crows circled overhead, their cries growing more and more mournful.
She found the anonymous message and dialed the mysterious person's number again.
This time, the call actually went through!
Victoria said into the phone, "Are you here? I've arrived."
The voice on the other end wasn't the mute boy—it was a woman's voice.
And strangely familiar, "I'm here. Just turn around, and you'll see me."
The voice sounded a lot like Mia's!
But Victoria didn't want to believe it!
When she turned her head, her eyes widened in shock.
There was Mia in her fluffy pink fur coat, talking on the phone, walking toward her step by step, greeting her with a playful smile, "Victoria, long time no see. How have you been?"
Victoria stared at her for a long moment, then laughed bitterly!
So it wasn't the mute boy—Mia had tricked her into coming here!
Victoria turned to leave, "Mia, are you crazy? Tricking me to come here?"
Mia hung up and blocked her path, "I really do want to tell you about the mute boy. Don't you want to know what happened to the boy you sponsored back then?"
"You never sponsored anyone, did you? I already investigated at Holy Mother Orphanage! The receipts you brought back were fake! That boy never even stayed at Holy Mother Orphanage!" Victoria's veins bulged.
Mia smiled, "That's right, I forged the receipts! I took that five million dollars! Everything you said is true!"
"Why? Tell me why?"
Victoria gritted her teeth. She'd never seen anyone so shameless!
After doing such terrible things, Mia showed no guilt whatsoever!
"Because when I found him, he already had a terminal illness! I thought spending five million on him would be a waste! So I just hired a caregiver to look after his meals! Because he couldn't afford medical care, he was forced to go home and wait to die!"
"Do you know how much pain he was in when he died? He could only breathe through his mouth! He died in agony! But when he was dying, he held my hand and thanked me for hiring the caregiver, thanked me for taking care of him! He said if there's a next life, he'll repay me!"
Mia spoke proudly.
Victoria never imagined the mute boy had died!
Over ten years ago, he died from a terminal illness.
Rage surged through her. Victoria slapped Mia across the face, "You monster! You're a monster! He never wronged you—why did you steal his medical funds?"
If Mia hadn't taken that money, the mute boy might not have died!
Bastard!
Still furious and trembling, Victoria raised her hand to strike again, "I treated you as my best friend! I didn't look down on you for being poor. I bought you clothes! Paid your tuition! You kept saying you'd repay me! Is this how you repay me? Seducing my husband! Taking wedding photos with him! Destroying my family! Getting Tamsin to kill me! Mia, you're not human!"
"So you know about Tamsin? That bitch—I told her to kill you, but she destroyed the bridge and killed herself instead!" Mia grabbed Victoria's wrist, her eyes bloodshot with jealousy, "You want to know why? Fine, I'll tell you now!"
"Victoria, do you know how annoying you are? You think I don't know why you sponsored my education and befriended me? You just wanted a backdrop to make yourself look more beautiful and privileged! When I was with you, everyone only looked at you!"
"I was just a clown! Your accessory! Why? I was just a little less lucky than you—why did I have to endure classmates' contempt? Being looked down on? Later, I figured it out—it was all because of you! And you're so fake, doing the most disgusting things while pretending to be kind! You sponsored me, sponsored the mute boy, just to get a good reputation, to pave your way into a wealthy family, right?"
"The mute boy really had no grudge against me! But I hate you! I just wanted to make you suffer! He's dead, he's dead! Victoria, your mute boy has been dead for over ten years!"
Mia sneered, gripping Victoria's wrist tightly, then shoving her hard.
Victoria lost her balance and collapsed to the ground.
Her stomach suddenly throbbed with pain.
Victoria clutched her belly.
Mia's gaze fell on her stomach, instantly turning cold as she moved closer, "You're pregnant? Victoria, didn't you want to divorce Martin? Who permitted you to get pregnant? Who gave you that right!"
"Don't you want an abortion? Martin won't let you, insists you give birth, right? Let me help you. This baby—I'll help you get rid of it!"
Victoria saw the disposable shoe covers on her feet and instantly understood.
She scrambled backward.
"What are you doing? What are you doing!"
Mia cursed, then kicked Victoria's stomach hard with her high heel, "What am I doing? Don't you know what I'm doing?"
Victoria felt a dizzying pain—not just her stomach, but her whole body began to hurt violently!
"No one in this world loves Martin more than I do! And no one else can have his baby! Anyone who dares get pregnant with his child—I'll make them die!" Mia kicked again and again.
Victoria curled into a ball in pain, blood suddenly gushing from her mouth.
Victoria gasped, tears streaming down her face, "Stop it!"
As soon as she spoke, something struck her forehead hard. Crimson blood slowly trickled down her pale face.
That wasn't all—Mia shoved her head into the icy lake water!
Victoria struggled desperately, her hands thrashing wildly at the water's surface, but it was useless.