Chapter 1: The Fall in the Rain
Heavy rain poured down over the Lục family mansion, washing away the cold silence that had lingered for years.
Minh Ha knelt in the wet courtyard, tightly holding her baby in her arms. Her thin clothes clung to her body, and she was trembling not only from the cold but also from the countless contemptuous stares around her.
Madam Lục stood on the steps, her gaze sharp as a blade.
“You think bringing that child here means you can enter the Lục family?” she said coldly. “A woman like you… is not worthy.”
Minh Ha lowered her head as rain mixed with her tears.
“I don’t need anything… I just ask to be allowed to stay with my baby.”
A faint laugh echoed. It was not Madam Lục, but her son.
Lục Thiên Hạo—her husband—looked at her as if she were a stranger.
“What have you done to make me believe that child is mine?”
That sentence felt like the final knife.
Minh Ha stopped crying.
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She only held her baby tighter.
And for the first time, she stood up.
