“Snow!”

With a shout, Adam jumped into the lake and swam with all his might toward Snow.

Ginnie reached out to him in pain, but he simply swam past her. He only cared about Snow.

Ginnie lost the remainder of her strength and could only watch as her husband saved Snow before performing CPR on her.

Blood oozed out of her injury, and it gradually turned the water red.

Right before her consciousness faded away entirely, her hearing sharpened.

“Don’t be scared, Snow. You’re okay now. I’m right here. Are you hurt anywhere else?”

“Sob… Adam, I didn’t know that Ginnie was still mad about last time. She said that she wanted to drag me to hell with her and pulled me into the lake without another word…”

Adam trembled. He finally noticed that Ginnie was also in the lake.

She smiled bitterly and allowed herself to sink to the bottom.

…

When she opened her eyes again, Ginnie found herself changed into a hospital gown and lying in a ward.

She was parched and pushed herself up to walk to the door, only to hear Adam’s voice outside.

“What on earth are these doctors doing? Why have they only just realized that Ginnie has been four months pregnant?”

Ginnie’s breath stilled, and she subconsciously put her hand over her stomach.

“Calm down, Mr. Grant. If Miss Warma learns that Mrs. Grant is pregnant, you won’t be able to be with her. Why don’t we put abortion pills into Mrs. Grant’s food or stage an accident—”

“No.” Adam rejected the idea swiftly. After some thinking, he said grimly, “The baby might have come at an inopportune moment, but no matter what, the baby’s mine. Once Ginnie gives birth, I can divorce Ginnie and marry Snow.

“Have the private doctor stay at my place and make sure he takes good care of Ginnie’s baby.”

“Understood, Mr. Grant.”

Ginnie stumbled back in shock. When she felt the door handle turn, she hurried back to the bed and lay in it.

When Adam held her hand, she feigned confusion and opened her eyes.

“Are you awake, Ginnie? You’ve been unconscious for a full day. You scared me!”

Adam nuzzled against her hand and looked at her gently. “You silly girl, let me tell you something good. You’ve been pregnant for four months. In half a year, our baby will be born. She’ll grow up and call us Daddy and Mommy. Ginnie, thank you…”

Ginnie teared up. She was finding it harder to understand Adam.

Even though he loved another woman, he still put on a loving act in front of her.

Perhaps he had been putting up that act for too long, and he had become really immersed with this character.

Ginnie opened her mouth and said hoarsely, “How was Mr. Howard’s birthday party? Snow—”

Adam put a finger before her lips, and the gentle look faded somewhat from his eyes.

“You’re the one who pushed Snow and caused her to nearly die. Even if you’re jealous of her, I can’t agree to it! Just stay home and rest for the baby’s sake. Stop talking about the past. I’ll go and apologize to Snow for your sake.

“But I can’t guarantee whether she’ll forgive you. No matter what, you’ll have to suffer the consequences.”

Ginnie looked down, and the last remaining longing she had for Adam vanished entirely.

Indeed. No matter what Snow did, Adam would side with her without hesitation. Why even defend herself, then?

Besides, she was about to leave soon, so there was no future for her with Adam anymore.

When Ginnie returned home with Adam, four obstetricians were already waiting for her.

Adam said sternly, “Over the next few months, you’re all fully in charge of monitoring my wife’s pregnancy. You must fulfill my wife’s needs and ensure a safe delivery for her!”

The four obstetricians bowed as one. “Understood, Mr. Grant, Mrs. Grant.”

But Ginnie scowled at that.

She was once an orphan and always hoped to have a baby of her own, but at that moment, she was uncertain.

Was there truly a need for a baby born of lies to be brought into this world?

At that moment, Adam’s assistant ran in while sweating.

“Bad news, Mr. Grant, check the news! Word about Miss Warma plagiarizing Mrs. Grant went out, and a large group of ghostwriters have appeared online to insult her!”

Adam grabbed the phone the assistant handed to him. When he read the contents, his eyes flew wide open before he hurriedly said, “Have the PR department call for an emergency meeting now, hurry!”

With that said, he did not even spend some time talking about why he was doing this to Ginnie. He just sped off to the company.

Ginnie turned on her phone. Just as she was expecting, she saw the hashtag #SnowWarmaplagiarism trending at the top.

The work Snow showed during the launch was indeed largely different from her previous style. At that moment, her social media account was flooded with skepticism and insults.

Ginnie had only one thing to say about this: She deserved it.

Feeling great, Ginnie had dinner and soon fell asleep.

But when midnight arrived, she woke up due to the continuous stream of message notifications she received on her phone.

Once she turned on her phone to check, all of her sleepiness was gone. In an instant, her phone was flooded with countless insults, and they were all from people who had wanted justice for Snow.

At the same time, her name started trending as well.

Apparently, Adam had publicly declared his support for Snow and had stated that Ginnie had a persecution complex.

He even brought out the drafts Ginnie never published to claim that those were all Snow’s, stating that she had been practicing this style. The only reason she had never published it was because she wanted to give everyone a surprise.

Ginnie clenched her phone so tightly that her hands started trembling. Tears filled her eyes.

For Snow, Adam had willingly pushed Ginnie into the center of the storm!

She immediately got out of bed and ran into the still lit study.

Adam was talking to his assistant. When he saw Ginnie, he immediately said, “Do as I said. If you run into any problems, call me.”

Then, as if nothing had happened, he put on a warm smile and draped a blanket over Ginnie’s shoulders.

“Why are you awake? Is the baby kicking up a fuss?”

Ginnie shoved her phone to his face. With a quivering voice, she demanded, “To help Snow’s image, you personally defamed me and even stole my past works for her? Have you ever thought about what I would have to go through if you did that?”

Adam sighed.

As if he did not see the continuous stream of insults on the screen, he hugged Ginnie and said, “Those people online just want to have someone to be the target of their negative emotions. Turn off your phone for the time being and turn a blind eye to it. Snow is already sharing common interests with the company, and her reputation will bring about a great effect to the company.

“Besides, think about it. Your arm is broken now, and Snow is Mr. Howard’s only student left. Can you really bear the thought of letting Mr. Howard’s skills be lost forever? Considering the current situation, I’m sorry, but you’ll have to go through some hardships for now.”

Even though he spoke as if he was negotiating with her, his stance was firm, and he allowed no room for any change in the situation.

Ginnie avoided Adam’s appeasing kiss and only felt anguish.

What about her? To protect Snow, Adam gave away the hard work she treated just as importantly as her life to someone else. Who was going to help her get her justice?

Adam’s phone rang again. It was from his assistant.

He looked away and gently pushed Ginnie out of the study.

“Be good now. I’m going to take this call. Calm down first. If you have any problems later, you can come to me.”

Ginnie wiped away her tears and turned around in the face of Adam’s unyielding stance.

Whenever Adam made a decision, no one could change his mind.

She returned to the bedroom and quietly started gathering all the gifts, letters, and photos they had given each other. Once she had done so, she burned them all.

Then, she went online and found a hospital located in a rural area before making an appointment to have an abortion the next morning.

Ginnie set her alarm at 5 a.m. and headed out alone while the private doctor was still fast asleep.

Within the cramped operating room, the doctor repeatedly asked Ginnie whether she really wanted the abortion, and she gritted her teeth before nodding.

As the cold apparatus started moving around callously within her, her tears slid down her cheeks.

The operation was soon over. With a feeble voice, Ginnie asked the doctor to put the fetus into a jar and give it to her.

Such was the gift she intended to give to Adam before she left.

With her face still pale, she went back home, but before she could even open the door, a group of reporters surrounded her.

“Miss Sullivan, why are you here at Mr. Grant’s house? He said that you slandered Miss Warma because you’re mentally unwell. Is that true?”

“Both you and Miss Warma studied under Mr. Howard, but while Miss Warma has risen to fame, you’ve faded into obscurity. Is this the real reason behind why you accused Miss Warma of plagiarism?”

“Someone saw you pushing Miss Warma into a lake during Mr. Howard’s birthday party. Could you tell us why you tried to kill Miss Warma?”

The reporters kept pushing and shoving at Ginnie with their hands and microphones, and the flashing shutters were so bright that she could not open her eyes.

Her body was already weak after the abortion, and the flashing lights made her faint. Her lower body hurt, and she felt as if blood was flowing out.

Suddenly, Snow forced her way through the crowd until she arrived in front of Ginnie, and she fell to her knees with a loud thud.

“Ginnie, I know that you’ve always been jealous of me. You didn’t manage to kill me during Mr. Howard’s birthday party, and now, you have slandered and cyberbullied me. Just what do I need to do for you to leave me alone? I’m begging you, just leave me alone already…”

She threw herself at Ginnie’s feet.

During the chaos, Adam brought along his men and rushed into the courtyard. With sticks, they drove the reporters away.

He then picked up Snow, who was bleeding from her forehead after she threw herself down on the ground.

“Snow, why did you do something so stupid like hurting yourself? I’ll bring you to the hospital right now!”

Before he left, he glanced at Ginnie and noticed that she was terrifyingly pale.

But due to the emergency at hand, he could care less about her. Ginnie was gentle and demure, anyway. She would understand him.

So, he just said, “Ginnie, rest in your room. I’ll be back soon!”

He left without hesitation.

Ginnie limply fell to the ground and watched as Adam left with his entire group to bring Snow to the hospital. Her heart trembled in pain.

Her phone sent her a notification telling her that the time had run out for the countdown timer she had set beforehand.

It was the end of seven days. It was time to leave.

A group of men dressed in black suits arrived in front of Ginnie and respectfully helped her up.

“Miss Sullivan, Mr. Sullivan has sent us to bring you abroad.”

Oliver Clark, the butler, put a jacket around Ginnie’s shoulders and said grimly, “As per requested, the preparations for your staged death are also ready.”

Ginnie nodded. “Thank you, Mr. Oliver. Let’s go meet Grandpa.”

Before she left, she left behind two things on the table for Adam.

Holding back her tears, she cast a final glance at the house that contained three years of beautiful memories and left.