She was a destitute woman whose life was dependent on others. She was forced to be a scapegoat and traded herself, which resulted in her pregnancy. He considered that she was the ultimate embodiment of evil as she was greed and deceitful. She tried all her efforts to win his heart but failed. Her departure made him so furious that he searched through the ends of the world and managed to recapture her. The whole city knew that she would be shredded into a million pieces. She asked him in desperation, “I left our marriage with nothing, so why won’t you let me go?”In a domineering tone, he answered, “You’ve stolen my heart and given birth to my child, and you wish to escape from me?”

Sabrina Scott walked out of prison before dusk fell.

She had been temporarily bailed out of jail for one day.

Holding a slip of paper with an address on it in her hand, she took a bus at the gate of the prison. She arrived at an old mansion halfway up the mountain when it was almost nightfall. The doorman then led Sabrina into a bedroom.

The bedroom was pitch black, and she smelled thick, pungent blood as soon as she entered.

Before she had adapted herself to the darkness in the room, a pair of strong arms grabbed her and she fell into a man’s embrace.

A hot breath blew by her ear. “So, you are what they sent for me to enjoy before my death, the… call girl?”

‘Call... girl?’

Sabrina’s tears came rolling down her eyes.

She suddenly felt frightened, and her voice trembled. “Are you… dying soon?”

“Yes! Do you regret doing my business?” The man sneered faintly.

“I don’t regret it,” Sabrina said miserably.

She had no room for regret because her mother was waiting to be saved by her.

Although she could not see the man’s face in the darkness, she could feel the man did not seem like somebody who is dying.

A couple of hours later, the man finally fell asleep.

‘Is he dead already?’

Sabrina had no time to be in fear, and she quickly fled the mansion.

At that time, the night sky began to rain heavily. She ran in the rain to the Lynn Residence.

It was eleven o’clock at night and the door to the Lynn Residence was locked. However, Sabrina could hear the joyful noise in the house as if there was something worth celebrating.

“Open the door! Quickly, open the door and give me the money. I need to go save my mother… Open the door! Open the door!”

The door was still locked.

She was muddle-headed and was a little unsteady on her feet at this point because she had waited for the bus in the rain for a long time before she had to run to Lynn Residence. However, she had to brace herself up and kept banging hard on the door of Lynn Residence. “Open the door! Open the door! Quickly give me the money, I need to go save my mother…”

‘Bang!’ The door was pushed open from inside, and Sabrina’s despaired gaze suddenly sparkled.

The person behind the door looked at Sabrina with contempt and disgust.

Sabrina knew that she looked worse than a beggar now.

However, she could not care for her image now. She rushed up and looked at the person with a pleading look in her eyes. “I have done what you asked me to do, quickly give me the money, my mother’s life cannot wait any longer, please…”

“Your mother is dead, so you no longer need the money.” The person who opened the door threw a black-framed picture into the rain, then mercilessly closed the door.

“What?” Sabrina was stupefied as she stood motionless in the heavy rain.

Long long afterward, she let out a harsh cry, “Mother…”

“Mother…I was late, wasn’t I? I missed the timing to save you, didn’t I? My mother is dead…My mother is dead…” Sabrina hugged her mother’s coffin portrait, curled up in the rain, and muttered to herself.

She then crawled up and started to bang on the door like a crazy person. “Liar! I’ve done what I’ve promised you, but you didn’t save my mother, return my mother to me! Liar! Your whole family will die horribly… Liar! Liar! Liar! I curse that your whole family will have a terrible death!”

Sabrina fainted for crying too much outside the door of the Lynn Residence.

When she woke up, three days had passed, and she was in prison again.

She was sent to the medical care area when she was in a coma because she had a high fever. Her fever came down after three days, and she was returned to the original imprisonment area.

A few female inmates came and surrounded her.

“I thought she was released and freed after being bailed out, but she was sent back in again just after three days?”

“I heard she was lent out to be toyed with for a night.”

The well-built female gang leader pulled Sabrina’s hair and let out a burst of sinister laughter. “What a good life this woman had! Watch me beat her to death today!”

Sabrina did not even bat an eyelid.

Let them beat her to death. If she were beaten to death, it would be perfect for her to reunite with her mother.

As the women started to strip Sabrina’s clothing, a stern voice came from the door. “What are you doing?”

The female gang leader instantly put on a fake smile. “Sabrina was sick. We were just concern for her.”

The correctional officer did not answer but shouted Sabrina’s prison code. “036, come out!”

Sabrina walked out and asked indifferently, “What did I do wrong now?”

“You have been acquitted.” The correctional officer said blankly.

“What?” Sabrina thought she hallucinated. It was until when she was out of the prison door that she realized it was real.

She cried tears of joy and murmured, “Mother! I couldn’t save you, but could you forgive me? I will see you now. Where are you buried…?”

“Are you Miss Scott?” a man’s voice came coldly, and then a man in a suit stood before Sabrina. Right behind the man, there was a black car stopped. Sabrina could vaguely see a man with shades was watching her from the car.

She nodded. “Yes, that’s me. You…”

The man did not answer but turned around and spoke politely to the man in shades seated in the car. “Young Master Sebastian, it’s her.”

“Bring her over!” The man in shades ordered.

Sabrina, who was still confused, was pushed into the car and sat next to the man in shades. She immediately felt a cold murderous aura coming from him.

Sabrina felt her life was in his hands.

“I am Sebastian Ford.” The man introduced himself coldly.

Sabrina could not help but shivered and asked gently, “I have not been acquitted…but I am going to receive my death sentence, right?”

“I’m taking you to get a marriage certificate!” Sebastian was reluctant to even look at her once more.

Sabrina suddenly thought his voice was familiar. It sounded like the man that died that night.

However, the man had died.

“What did you say?” She thought she had heard it wrong.

Sebastian did not look at Sabrina. “You heard me.”

Sabrina fiddled with the edges of her filthy clothes and said in a soft voice, “Sir, this joke is not funny at all.”

Sebastian sneered and said sharply, “Wasn’t it your plan to be married to me all along?”

Sebastian’s gaze cut through Sabrina’s thin sunken face like a sharp razor and stared into her eyes. Sabrina shuddered and turned her head away, but Sebastian squeezed her chin and forced her to look at him.

Sabrina then realized that the features under the shades had a cool and beautiful outline. God definitely favored him because he looked so handsome. Moreover, that black stubble on his jawline exuded incomparable rugged masculinity.

His suit was well-tailored and looked luxurious.

Sabrina could tell this man was a very distinguished person.

In contrast, she was wearing worn out clothes covered in mold, with disheveled hair and dirty face. Moreover, her body was smelly because she had not showered for days.

The two of them were going to get a marriage certificate?

Sabrina lowered her gaze and said softly, “Sir, do you think because I have been in jail for two years and had not seen any man, I would simply marry any random ugly man, even if I had not met him before?”

Sebastian could not help but took another look at her.

She was quite young, but had a sharp tongue, and was extraordinarily calm. His disgust towards her inevitably increased. “Are you deliberately using this method to anger me and to arouse my interest in you?”

As soon as he finished, he did not wait for Sabrina to answer but immediately ordered the driver, “To the city hall!”

“Let me go! I don’t even know you!” Sabrina was horrified and wanted to get out of the car.

With a backhand motion, Sebastian pinned her against the seat with his elbow, glared at her with a sinister gaze, and said in a cold voice, “Woman, listen up! You will be dead if you dare to get off the car.”

Sabrina was scared. She had tears tumbling in her eyes, and she said in a weak voice, “I…don’t want to die.”

“To the city hall!” The man ordered again.

“Young Master Sebastian, do we go straight to the city hall?” asked the assistant in the front passenger seat.

Sebastian looked puzzled.

The assistant looked at Sabrina and said bluntly, “Young Mistress’ clothes are worn and old, and she looked dirty…”

“Return to the Ford Residence!” The man gave another order.

“Yes, Master Sebastian.” The driver started the engine.

One and half hours later, the car stopped.

Sabrina got out of the car and saw the grand mansion that was the Ford Residence. It was located halfway up the mountain.

There was a world of difference compared to the mansion located halfway up another mountain that she had seen three days ago. This looked like a palace, whereas the mansion from three days ago was like a dilapidated prison. The man that took her innocence would probably be a death row inmate.

She was still lost in her thoughts when Sebastian grabbed her wrist.

When he pulled her along and strode forward, she had to jog behind like a stray puppy because she was much shorter than him.

The maids in the mansion bowed politely upon seeing the man. “Welcome back, Young Master Sebastian.”

The man led Sabrina through the main house towards the low-levelled rooms in the yard. He handed Sabrina to a few maids and said, “Find some clean clothes for her, and let her take a bath.”

“Yes, Master Sebastian.” The maids answered and brought Sabrina to the bathroom.

She must escape from here.

She could not be with a man that wished to have her killed but still wanted to get the marriage certificate with her right after she came out from prison.

Sabrina was so deep in her thoughts that she did not realize the maids had already taken most of her clothes off.

The maids sighed together.

“Those bruises on her neck seemed to be love bites?”

When Sabrina had regained her focus, she frantically bit her lips and said, “I’m not used to others bathing me. Please leave, and I will bathe myself.”

One of the maids asked, “You are Young Master Sebastian’s…”

Sabrina quickly interjected and said, “Maid.”

“Bathe yourself then.” The maids turned around and left impolitely.

When they went out, one of the maids let out a cold snort in a sarcastic way, “I thought she was Young Master Sebastian’s woman. She turned out to be only a maid. She looked like a promiscuous thing. Who did she think she was to let us bath her?”

When the maid looked up, she saw Sebastian standing right outside the bathroom. The maid immediately shut her mouth in fear.

In the bathroom, Sabrina looked at herself in the mirror with her face flushed red.

Her most precious first time was taken by a man whom she had never even met. In addition, she would never know what he looked like forever.

She shut her eyes, and tears glided from her cheeks to her neck.

“You really are a filthy woman!” said a harsh male voice.

Sabrina opened her eyes in a panic.

Sebastian was looking at her neck with disgust.

Sabrina frantically covered herself with her clothes. The tears of anger and shame came sliding down her face. “I was just released from prison, and you kidnapped me here. I don’t know you. No matter how filthy I am, it has nothing to do with you, right? Please get out!”

Sebastian’s disgusted gaze landed on Sabrina’s face, but he could not identify her tell that showed that she was acting.

This woman truly was a skilled swindler.

“Follow me to get our marriage certificate once you’re done washing up. Three months later, I would divorce you, then pay you a certain amount of money. When that time comes, if you wished to stay beside me for even one more second, it would not be possible!” Once he finished his sentence, he closed the door and left.

The maids in the yard dared not breathe too loudly because Sebastian was present.

Four days ago, at this house, all the maids had witnessed how vicious and domineering this newly appointed head of the Ford family can be.

Sebastian was the fourth son of his father, and his father was the eldest son of the Ford family. His three brothers and him were not born by the same mother. He was an illegitimate son. Although the Ford family was a century-old noble family, a b*stard like Sebastian would not have the eligibility to inherit even a tiny portion of the Ford family’s fortune.

In the Ford family, the collateral descendants even had priority over him for inheritance.

When he was a teenager, he had been driven into exile. However, he finally fought his way back one day and managed to return to his country, but his mother was framed and imprisoned.

Since then, Sebastian had been calculating every step meticulously and executing his plan in secret.

Finally, he faked his death three days ago and engaged a counterattack.

As a result, he drove his opponents to an end and had successfully gained control over the whole Ford family.

In the current Ford family, Sebastian has the final say.

Sebastian could only feel coldness in his gut whenever he recalled his past.

His mother did not willingly become the third person in his father’s marriage. It was a trick used by his father’s wife to keep his father in their marriage.

When Sebastian’s mother found out that his father had a family, she was already nine months pregnant.

In order to let her son grow up in the company of parents, his mother had no choice but to stay by his father’s side and suffered humiliation in silence. She was even framed and imprisoned when she was in her middle age. When Sebastian finally gained control of the Ford family and got his mother out of prison, she only had three months to live.

His mother only had one wish. She wanted him to take her cellmate, Sabrina Scott, as his bride.

Sebastian could only obey her wish, seeing that his mother did not have much time left.

The night before he decided to take Sabrina out of prison, he had done a thorough investigation on her.

His investigation showed that this woman had an ulterior motive for getting close to his mother.

“Something’s wrong, Young Master Sebastian!” The maid’s frightened exclamation interrupted his thoughts.

Sebastian’s gaze instantly turned serious. “What are you panicking about?”

“That woman… escaped by jumping out of the window,” the maid said in fear.

“What?” A frown instantly formed on Sebastian’s face, and he immediately rushed in the bathroom.

There was nobody in the bathroom, but on the wall, a line of words written in blood was left. ‘Mr. Ford, despite our substantial differences in terms of social status, I wouldn’t want to marry you, farewell!’

The handwriting was neat and sharp, which revealed the writer’s unyielding trait.

Sebastian was stunned by it.

Could his investigation result on her be wrong?

A few seconds later, he gave an order. “Search the back of the mountain!”

He could not let his mother have any regrets before she died.

At the back of the mountain, holding onto thorns and vines to go down, Sabrina managed to escape the search from the Ford family by hiding under a dense vine, despite having her clothes torn.

She stayed there till nightfall and went around the mountain by climbing over.

Early morning on the following day, she went to the Lynn Residence again. Lincoln Lynn and Jade Sullivan were shocked and panicked when they saw Sabrina.

“You, how did you escape from prison?” Jade asked with a guilty expression.

Sabrina said mockingly, “Mrs. Lynn, I have been released after serving my full sentence.”

“You still shouldn’t have come to our house. You’re dirty and smelly, it’s too pungent! Get out of here quickly!” Jade forcefully chased Sabrina out of the house.

Sabrina could not be bothered to even look at Jade. She only looked at Lincoln and asked, “Uncle Lynn, your family knew very well why I was imprisoned back then, right? Four days ago, you came to visit me in jail and told me if I followed the address given and stayed with a man for a night, you would give me a sum to save my mother. So, I stayed with that man, but my mother died.”

Lincoln felt guilty but argued, “Everyone has their fate! I was kind and wanted to save your mother, but your mother died too soon! Could you blame me for that?”

Sabrina glared furiously at Lincoln.

She had to pierce her nails into her flesh, only then could she suppress her urge to rush up to Lincoln and bite him to death. This is because she did not have the capabilities to investigate whether her mother’s death had any relations to the Lynn family yet.

She gritted her teeth and asked calmly, “Where was my mother buried?”

Lincoln answered in vague tone, “Of course she was buried in the soil cemetery back at your hometown! I have paid for your living expenses and studies for eight years. Do I still need to buy a premium cemetery plot for your mother? You ungrateful person, leave now!”

As Lincoln closed the door, he tossed a thousand dollars and said, “This was for your service that night.”

A stab in Sabrina’s heart could be felt every time that night was mentioned.

Even she felt miserable, she still raised her chin high and stubbornly said, “If someone had to pay, shouldn’t it be that man who needed to pay me? Since he is dead, then there is no use for it! Besides, I'm not a call girl! The reason I promised you was, firstly, to save my mother, and secondly, to repay your kindness for nurturing me. So from now on, our debt is cleared!”

Eight years living under the Lynn family’s fence was enough!

She would never return to the Lynn family in the future.

If she were to be back, it would be to avenge her mother.

As he watched a tattered-looking Sabrina leave the house with such determination, Lincoln suddenly felt a dull pain on his chest.

Jade immediately scolded him furiously, “Why? Do you feel sorry for her and her mother? Lincoln Lynn, don’t forget she cursed my daughter to death! They were born on the same day. Why does she get to live, and my daughter died right after birth?”

Lincoln said, “I… I am not feeling sorry for her. The most important thing now is that she is out of prison. If she knew the man that she had slept with did not die but became the head of the Ford family, then we are going to be in big trouble!”

Jade sneered and said, “She didn’t even know who she slept with. What are you afraid of? The most important thing now is to let Sebastian marry our precious daughter. If Selene had Sebastian’s child, nobody could bully us again.”

Lincoln sighed and said, “Old Master Ford takes family backgrounds very seriously, I’m worried that he would dislike Selene for being our adopted daughter.”

Jade laughed with a hint of craziness. “Dislike? Sebastian is an illegitimate child. He didn’t even have the eligibility to inherit the power, but he still managed to take over the whole Ford Group overnight.”

“As long as Sebastian believes that Selene was the girl who sacrificed her innocence to save him, then nobody could stop them from getting married. Lincoln, you just wait for our precious daughter to marry into South City’s number one wealthy family and be Sebastian's wife!”

Lincoln nodded happily.

The sorry feeling that he had for Sabrina disappeared without a trace.

At that moment, Sabrina had already walked more than 100 meters away. Then, as she was about to turn into the main road, a showy bright-red sportscar blocked her way.

Selene Lynn came down from the car in heels and came to Sabrina arrogantly. “Isn't this the broke woman who had been begging at our house for eight years? Sabrina? How many men have used you, and you still haven’t showered? Your odor is killing me. Came to beg at my house again? You’re already selling your body anyway. Why are you still so thick-skinned…”

Slap! Sabrina raised her wrist and hit Selene right across her face.

Selene instantly had a clear five finger print on her face.

She touched her face, and put her fingers to her nose and sniffed them. Not surprisingly, they smelled.

She was filled with anger and roared, “You…You dare to hit me?”

Sabrina’s tone was dull and impatient. “It’s great now─ you are just as dirty and smelly as me.”

She turned around and left as soon as she finished her words.

Her coldness shocked Selene. Selene was so stunned that she did not chase after Sabrina to fight.

Sabrina came to the dirtiest and most seedy place in South City and rented a bed to rest temporarily.

She wanted to find a job in South City so as to save up some money to return to her hometown, but no employers were willing to hire her because she had been in prison before. In order to get a job, she spent some money to get a fake identification card and assumed the identity of Layla Young.

After a few days, she managed to get hired as a waitress at a fine dining restaurant under the pseudonym of Layla Young. The wage was little, but Sabrina was very satisfied.

Three weeks later, she was promoted to be the waitress that was dedicated to serving the VIP rooms because of her hard-working, sweet and gentle appearance.

“Layla, differ from the lobby dining area, VIP rooms were filled with esteemed guests. Hence, you have to be careful not to make mistakes.” The manager called Sabrina by her pseudonym and explained to her carefully.

Sabrina nodded and said, “I know.”

Another week passed, she did very well at work.

During her spare time, a few other waitresses chatted with Sabrina.

“You’re so lucky, Layla. You got promoted to serve the VIP rooms in such a short time. However, with your height of 170 centimeters, tiny face, and long legs─ let alone a promotion to be the VIP room waitress, you would have no problem becoming an air stewardess, model or even enter the entertainment industry.”

Sabrina pursed her lips and walked off with her head bowed.

The few colleagues extended their warmth but were met with a cold response. So after Sabrina had walked off, they muttered behind her back, “Just a waitress at the VIP Rooms, so arrogant!”

“She just has a pretty face, who does she think she is?”

“I didn’t think she was that pretty, maybe just a comely face at best, but her personality was seriously cold and aloof. She has no culture or academic background, but she is so pretentious!”

“She is not pretentious, just doesn’t talk much, and she is trustworthy. If you don’t believe me, look…”

One of the colleagues suddenly called for Sabrina, “Layla, my stomach is upset. Could you help send the dishes?”

Sabrina nodded. “No problem.”

“My room is the Platinum VIP Room on the third floor, thanks!” She sped off as soon as the sentence ended.

Under the shocking gaze of the others, Sabrina went up to the third floor. She took over the dishes from a waitress before she pushed the door open and entered the room.

She had her head bowed and focused on serving the dishes when her wrist was suddenly caught. Sabrina shuddered and looked up at the customer. She was immediately stunned.

A cold, stern face with a gaze that had an overbearing and arrogant force appeared before her face.

“How did you know I dine here often?” Sebastian gripped her hand tightly. His eyes glinted with murderous intent.