Book 2 : She Becomes Glamorous After the Engagement

Chapter 2

Chapter 612: Child!!

The basement was very dark.

Ruth looked at Nora. Her voice was very low, but there was a little coldness in it. It sounded arrogant and domineering.

The mottled light shone on her face, making the woman’s body flicker between light and dark. She was like an envoy from hell. No, it could be said that she was a demon from hell!

Ruth’s nervous breathing stopped. She suddenly recalled that scene back in the special department-after Nora came out of the interrogation room, the bodyguard had shouted that he would confess as long as the demon did not interrogate him again!!

Furthermore, Black Cat’s achievements were famous all over. International agents were known to have the strongest mouths. No matter what mission they received, it would be strictly confidential. It had almost become the benchmark of the agent world. However, that person was defeated by Black Cat.

On a mission, Black Cat only needed five minutes to knock out the employer’s name from his mouth.

Five minutes.

Ruth’s mentality collapsed.

She believed that she had undergone strict training and was stronger than those bodyguards, but she was no match for the strongest agent!

Therefore, before Nora could do anything, she suddenly closed her eyes and shouted, “I’ll say it. I’ll say whatever you want me to say!”

Nora’s hand paused slightly. She placed her hands on either side of Ruth’s chair and approached her with a strong aura. She asked, “What’s your relationship with Trueman?”

Ruth bit her lip.

Seeing that she was silent, Nora sneered. “Do you want to know how I got the strongest agent to speak? It’s actually very simple. My scalpel is very sensitive. I cut his tissue layer by layer, letting him feel his skin being peeled off bit by bit without anesthesia.”

She took out a small and exquisite scalpel from her pocket.

Ruth shivered and shouted suddenly, “Trueman is my brother!”

Nora paused.

Even Justin’s movements stopped for a moment.

Ruth shouted, “Trueman is my brother! I come from the Yale family! So you can’t attack me. The Yale's will never let you go!”

Nora narrowed her eyes. “So you’re really from the mysterious organization?”

Ruth gritted her teeth. “Yes.”

Nora continued to ask, “Then were you the one who plotted my pregnancy six years ago?!”

Ruth shook her head. “I didn’t plot it. I was just involved!”

Nora suddenly let out a deep breath.

Ever since she learned that her pregnancy was planned by her mother, the uncomfortable feeling of being schemed against had finally dissipated.

Indeed.

Her mother would rather sacrifice herself to protect her. How could she have done such a thing without her knowledge?

Nora lowered her eyes. “Why did you scheme against me?”

Ruth stared at her. “It was your mother who betrayed the mysterious organization first. We only wanted to break your agreement with the Gray's! Besides, you were so well hidden. Wasn’t it just right to punish you when we found you?!”

With that, Ruth stared at her. “Also, you should thank me. You were fat and ugly back then. No one wanted you! I heard that Anthony Gray proposed to break off the engagement many times, but he was rejected. If not for me, where else would you have found such a good man?! And you were so lucky to have a child for him!”

Nora: “…”

She raised her almond-shaped eyes slightly and suddenly looked at Justin before saying calmly, “Yes, I want to thank you for this. If not for you, I might never have met him.”

Her words made Ruth bite her lip tightly. “Yes, if you hadn’t given birth to his child, how could Mr. Hunt have fallen for you?! You should thank your stomach for doing so!”

However, Nora asked again, “Then why him? If it was to punish me, wouldn’t it be better to find a random bad man?”

Ruth frowned. “How would I know? I told you, I didn’t plan it. I just cooperated. My mission was to scheme against Justin!”

Nora was puzzled. “Was it planned by Trueman?”

Ruth sneered. “That’s right. My brother has really found a good man for you.”

Nora lowered her eyes and said after a while, “How did you scheme against Justin?”

Ruth looked at Justin and took a deep breath. “This is very simple. I drugged his food, but I didn’t expect him to be so strong. In the end, I had to do it myself…”

At this point, she looked at Justin. “So, Mr. Hunt, you and this woman aren’t even married yet, but we’ve already done it! You can’t treat me like this!”

Justin still ignored her.

However, Nora sneered. “Who cares about marriage? Children are the most important. Can’t you even see this?”

As soon as these words were out, Ruth was furious. She suddenly looked at Nora and Justin. “Children? Heh, do you think you’re the only one with a child? What if I say that I gave birth to a child for Mr. Hunt too?!”

“Mr. Hunt, I also got pregnant that night. I gave birth to a boy! That child is yours! If we really count, we’re even more intimate!”

In the underground interrogation room, there was a sudden silence.

Even Lawrence, who was watching the commotion, suddenly shut his mouth. The smile on his face disappeared.

He looked at Ruth in disbelief.

Justin also raised his eyebrows and looked at Ruth in surprise.

This was the most unexpected answer in today’s interrogation.

Nora’s eyes narrowed and she froze on the spot.

Seeing that none of them spoke, Ruth sneered and finally found her place. “Why did I come here with Mr. Hunt? Don’t I know that he takes both black and white? If I didn’t have a trump card, I wouldn’t be here!”

She looked at Justin. “Our son is in the hands of my brother overseas. I want to tell you that I have to video chat with my brother every day to ensure nothing happens to him. Otherwise, our son will suffer every pain I do! If I break a finger, he will also break a finger! Since you love your children so much, you won’t ignore the well-being of our child, right?!”

Justin narrowed his eyes.

Ruth took a deep breath as finally had the upper hand. She slowly smiled. However, she did not expect Justin to stand up the next moment. He walked over step by step, his tall figure filled with oppression. He finally said his first sentence ever since entering the basement. “Do you think I really forgot what happened that night?”

Chapter 613: Justin’s Glorious Coldness

Ruth’s pupils constricted as a flustered expression flashed across her face.

After finding out that Nora was Black Cat, she was in a mess. That was why she said so much in one breath. However, she did not expect Justin to still remember what had happened back then?

Justin stared at the panic flashing across her eyes and sneered. He moved aside and said to Nora, “Nora, looks like I’ll have to trouble you again.”

In other words, Ruth was still lying and needed Black Cat to interrogate her.

Nora moved her wrist. “No problem.”

She pressed down on Ruth’s arm. The next moment, a silver needle was inserted into one of her acupuncture points. A sharp pain enveloped her instantly.

Ruth felt like her entire body was about to be torn apart. All the pain was concentrated on that point, which gave her an intense urge to dig that piece of meat out.

It hurt.

It hurt too much.

She had never experienced such pain before!

“Ahh!”

A shrill scream was heard. Then, she saw Nora pick up the scalpel again and about to s***h her body. Ruth shouted, “I told you, no matter what you do to me, my brother will take revenge on that child!!”

These words made Nora pause.

She stared at Ruth and saw that her forehead was already covered in a cold sweat because of the pain. Her hair was wet as she glared at Justin fiercely. “He’s your son. Do you really not care about your own son?!”

Justin frowned. “You are full of lies. We didn’t have any relationship at all back then, but you made it sound like it was true. Do you think I’d still believe you?”

Ruth bit her lip. “Heh, don’t forget that I had drugged you back then. It was easy for me to get pregnant with your child! Even if everything else is a lie, the child is real!! I swear! Your son is in my brother’s hands! If you dare to let Black Cat interrogate me again, your son will suffer the same pain!”

Justin was stunned.

Seeing that he finally hesitated, Ruth then looked at Nora. “I also gave birth to a child for him. Now, you don’t have any upper hand!”

Nora pursed her lips and suddenly took off her gloves. “How boring.”

She left the interrogation room after saying those cold words.

Justin hurriedly followed behind her. When she saw the two of them leave, Ruth finally heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, an unprecedented pleasure rose in her heart. See, she had said it before. No woman could withstand such jealousy!

At the mention of the child, Nora finally could not take it anymore, right?

Nora’s face was cold. She walked from the basement to the living room. Justin followed behind her. His tone and demeanor were hesitant. He wanted to explain, but he did not know what to say.

At this moment, Nora suddenly stopped in her tracks. “What she said about the child should be true.”

Justin’s pupils shrank.

He pursed his lips and organized his words before saying, “I don’t have any memories of that night. I only lied to her before she immediately exposed herself. That woman is full of lies. Her words can’t be trusted.”

However, Nora lowered her eyes. “She’s very smart. Her words are 80% true and 20% fake. You can’t tell them apart. However, although the needle I put in earlier hurts, I could still judge her speech and blood flow, as well as her heart rate. When she mentioned the child, she didn’t seem to be lying.”

Justin was enlightened. “So you pretended to be jealous and paused the interrogation?”

Nora rolled her eyes at him.

She wanted to say that she was not pretending to be jealous, but she could not say that. She instead said, “I’m worried that she might have a tracking chip in her body. My methods of torture are a little cruel. If it’s really like what she said, what if the shameless and immoral Trueman really is torturing that child?”

Nora was worried about that child who might not really exist!

Even if that was the child of Ruth and Justin, she could not bear to hurt him!

Perhaps it was because she had felt guilty toward her son since he was young. When she was overseas, she had interacted with many children. She had even gone to places like Africa and seen some hungry children who could not even eat well.

She could not ignore the life of a five-year-old child.

It could be said that this was her only weakness in life.

Not to mention that this child was Justin’s son, but even if he was a stranger, she would still be soft-hearted.

Nora knew her own weakness, so she simply withdrew from the interrogation. Anyway, she already knew most of the things she needed to know.

Next, it was up to Justin!

Justin knew that Nora was avoiding suspicion, but when he looked at her like this, he suddenly felt a pang of indescribable guilt.

He really had a child with someone else.

Nora would definitely mind, right?

He lowered his eyes and said, “Yes, leave the rest to me.”

Nora nodded and turned to leave.

Before she could leave, however, Justin suddenly called out to her, “Nora.” Nora turned back.

Justin suddenly sighed. “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely give you an explanation.”

Nora was a little stunned. Then, she nodded. “I trust you.”

She had always been the type of person who either did not love or completely believed the other person if she did. She no longer hid her many identities from Justin.

After Nora left, Justin returned to the basement.

His gentleness and love from earlier had disappeared, and he was exuding a bloodthirsty aura. As he entered, everyone in the basement lowered their heads. Feeling his aura, they did not dare to speak.

Justin came to Ruth and asked in a deep voice, “Where is that child?”

Ruth bit her lips. She felt a terrifying pressure from him. It was even more terrifying than when she first learned that Nora was Black Cat. She replied, “He’s with my brother.”

Justin lowered his eyes. “What’s the child’s name?”

“Xander Yale.”

Ruth continued, “He took my surname.”

Justin did not pursue this matter further. Instead, he stood up and looked down at her. “Get someone to bring the child here. I can let you leave. A life for a life.”

Ruth’s pupils constricted. “No way…”

The child was her bargaining chip. How could she give the child to him so easily?

However, before she could finish speaking, a hand as hard as steel grabbed her neck! It was as if it would snap her neck the next second!

Chapter 614: Bring The Child Here!

Ruth’s eyes widened, a look of despair forming in them.

She couldn’t breathe properly and her throat felt like it had all stuck together.

Her brain started receiving insufficient oxygen and her vision blackened intermittently. Then, she blacked out from suffocation.

Splash!

A basin of icy-cold water was splashed onto Ruth’s face, waking her up with a start. Only then did she realize that she had been released and had fallen onto the ground.

The basement was dimly lit, so she had no idea just how long she had been unconscious.

She wiped her face with her hand. When she looked up, she saw Justin seated on the sofa with his legs crossed, coldly looking at her.

The look in his eyes gave Ruth a shock. When she thought of what had happened before, she swallowed hard and said, “Mr. Hunt, you can’t kill me! If you kill me, that child will die too!”

Because Justin had strangled her just now, thereby injuring her wind-pipe, her voice was hoarse. Additionally, the more she spoke, the more she ended up straining her throat, causing searing pain.

Ruth clutched her neck. In this instant, she became very sure of something Justin really had wanted to kill her just now!

While she was thinking, Justin suddenly took out a small chip. “Is this how you keep Trueman Yale informed of your situation at all times?”

Ruth’s pupils shrank. That was a tracker monitoring device that had been implanted in her. It allowed Trueman to check on her situation at any time.

It was only with this communicator and the child that Ruth could ensure her safety.

Yet even the communicator had been discovered?!

Justin threw the chip he was holding between his fingers onto the floor. Nora had reminded him of it before she left. After that, he had instructed Lawrence to bring him the relevant apparatus before he finally found it in Ruth’s stomach.

He crushed the chip with his foot. After breaking it, he scoffed, “Do you think my men won’t be able to find the child just because you’re dead?”

Blood drained from Ruth’s face. “I… I am the child’s mother!”

“So?”

Justin countered dispassionately. His voice was low and rich, making him sound just like a demon in the dim basement. “I can make it such that the child will never know that I’m the one who killed you.”

Ruth swallowed.

Seeing the strong murderous intent in the man’s deep-set eyes, she knew that he was telling the truth!

She started shivering all over.

In this instant, she suddenly discovered that Justin was actually a hundred times… no, ten thousand times more terrifying than Black Cat!

No matter how powerful Black Cat was, what she did was ultimately still torture. However, Justin had been dispassionate and unconcerned the whole time. It was as if nothing was a problem in his world, and that he was the king in control of everything!

Such arrogance and confidence weren’t to be found even in her brother, Trueman!

While Ruth was filled with fear and trepidation, Justin suddenly said lightly, “Of course, whether that child exists or not, as well as whether he is my son or not, is still yet unclear.”

“He’s your son! I guarantee it! I have evidence to prove this!” Ruth was terrified. She knew that she had to prove right away that the child really existed, and that he was indeed Justin’s. Otherwise, he really might kill her!

Also, from the situation just now, she now knew very clearly that Justin didn’t like to hear superfluous rubbish.

It was just like how she had wanted to bargain with him just now—the man hadn’t given her a chance to speak and had almost strangled her to death instead!

She looked around in a panic. Then, she asked, “Can I use your phone to log in to my email inbox?”

Justin didn’t move. It was Lawrence who stepped forward and handed her his cell phone.

Ruth behaved this time. She didn’t dare to do anything funny. She obediently logged into her email inbox and found some videos.

She said, “These are videos of Xander. You can have Y check if they are real. Once you watch the videos, you’ll know I’m telling the truth!”

Lawrence took the cell phone back from her and took a look first.

But when he did, a look of surprise immediately came over his countenance. He walked over to Justin at once and handed him the phone.

Justin took the phone and looked down at it to see a five-year-old boy in the video. He had a crew cut and was doing his homework seriously.

Seemingly sensing that someone was filming him, he raised his head in annoyance, his deep-set eyes glaring at the camera.

Those eyes… that face… they looked exactly like Justin’s!!

Pete and Cherry’s looks were a combination of the good parts of both Justin and Nora’s, but Xander was totally a miniature version of Justin.

There was no need to do a DNA test for Justin to know that he was most definitely his son. Still, he was a little disappointed.

After all, before he saw the child, he had once wondered what if Nora was the one who had given birth to this child too?! Or perhaps Nora had actually given birth to triplets back then, so the child would have looked exactly the same as Pete and Cherry?

However, that was not the case.

Ruth shouted, “Mr. Hunt, Xander and I are very close. You mustn’t kill me!”

Justin put down the phone and looked at her. “Call Trueman Yale. I don’t care how you do it, you have five days to get him to send the boy here. Otherwise, I won’t hold back on you!”

After saying that, he stood up at once and strode out.

But as soon as he walked over to the door, Ruth couldn’t stop herself from shouting, “Mr. Hunt!”

Justin stopped but didn’t look back.

Ruth shouted hoarsely, “Why? Both Nora and I are mothers to your children. Why are you treating me like this instead?!”

Justin sneered, “Because you are not worthy.” Then, he left the room.

What Ruth didn’t know was that it wasn’t because of the children that Justin was in love with Nora. Before he even knew that she was Pete’s mother, he had already admired her and fallen in love with her!

When Nora said that she was washing her hands of the matter, she meant it. First, she went to the hospital to treat Quentin’s condition. As this was already the second time, she only gave him a simple change of dressing. After fussing over him for five to six hours, she finally went home and fell into a deep sleep.

By the time she woke up, two days had already passed.

This time, she finally got enough sleep. She got out of bed refreshed. When she entered the study, she saw the two children with their heads together and staring at the screen.

As Nora walked over, she heard Cherry say, “Did you see that, Pete? I told you he is really impressive! He solved all the Mathematical Olympiad problems you made!”

They were currently on the phone, so a voice rang out: “Of course! I’m a genius, you know!”

Pete was still expressionless. He replied, “You mean a fake one?”

“You are just jealous of how smart I am. I have an IQ of 301! No one can beat that!”

Pete said, “Sorry to disappoint you, but I have an IQ of 302.”

“You’re just bragging. The current highest recorded human IQ is 301, AKA mine.” The little boy on the other end of the line said lightly, “You’re being so competitive just to show off in front of Cherry. But no matter how hard you try, can you hold back your pee?”

Pete flushed at once. He had always been a gentleman and never used such crude words. How could that guy talk about things like poop and pee so casually?!

Seeing that he was upset, Cherry hurriedly changed the subject. “Have the rabbits recovered? The ones you were talking about two days ago.”

The boy sounded a little disappointed as he replied, “No, they showed symptoms of rejection, so both rabbits died.”

Cherry: “?”

She blinked. “Oh, are you in a bad…”

Before she could say “mood”, the boy sighed and said, “I am indeed in a bad mood.”

Cherry was about to comfort him when he went on. “After all, those two rabbits’ flesh is too low quality. They are so hard to chew!”

Cherry: “?”

Pete: “??”

Nora, who had just walked into the room: “??”

“It’s okay, though. I also have another ten rabbits, fifteen cats, and more than twenty stray dogs. It’ll be No. 3 and No. 4’s turns next. But I’m wondering if I should gouge out No. 4’s eyes and put them in No. 3, or should I cut off No. 3’s ears and put them on No. 4?”

“Say, if I plant wheat in a cow, will beef-flavored grains of wheat grow from it? Also, can a dog’s head be installed on a cow’s belly?”

Just the sound of the several questions he asked in succession was frightening enough.

The trio looked at one another. Nora suddenly asked, “Cherry, what is your friend’s name?”