Tears blurred Cecilia Gu's vision instantly.
Charles, how could you think of me like that?
How could I ever play tricks on you?
How could I ever...
I just don't know what to do...
After Charles left home, he never came back.
Wendy nervously helped Cecilia lie down, but Cecilia couldn't sleep at all and kept her eyes open until morning.
It was as if Charles had vanished.
For more than ten days, he didn't show up at all.
Cecilia got up in the morning, finished her routine checkup, and was about to change clothes and eat when she saw the butler sneakily hiding something.
Cecilia stopped in her tracks. "What are you hiding?"
The butler's face changed instantly, mumbling and too nervous to answer.
"Hand it over." The more the butler acted this way, the more Cecilia wanted to know what he was hiding.
Seeing Cecilia's persistence, the butler could only sigh and nervously handed the newspaper to her.
Cecilia reached out and took it. It was just a newspaper—why did it make him so uneasy?
Her eyes were instantly drawn to the headline on the entertainment section.
Yin Enterprises' CEO spotted clubbing for several nights in a row, rumored to be accompanied by a top singer.
Cecilia's gaze landed on the clear photo: Charles was holding a woman in his arms, their faces close together, laughing and talking intimately.
Cecilia felt her mind go blank, as if thunder was roaring in her head.
The words Charles had thrown at her before he left exploded in Cecilia's ears like thunder: "Cecilia, don't think you're the only one for me! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because I love you! I can spoil you, but I can also ignore you, abandon you!"
Cecilia Gu staggered, grabbing onto the maid beside her for support.
"Mrs. Yin..." The butler and Mrs. Zhang stepped forward at the same time, both trying to steady Cecilia.
Cecilia's face was pale as she shook her head. "I'm fine. I just feel a bit tired. I just need to rest for a moment."
With the maid's help, Cecilia slowly sat down on the sofa.
The newspaper had been taken away, but the image from that photo was already burned into her mind, impossible to forget.
Charles Yin and Lydia Lin had been photographed together before, but no matter how close the paparazzi got, Charles always kept his distance from her.
But this photo was clearly taken because Charles wanted the paparazzi to see it.
He was so close to that woman...
What was this supposed to mean?
Was this his way of getting back at her?
Charles Yin, is this really how you choose to hurt me?
If that's what you want, fine. I'll let you have your revenge.
Mrs. Zhang brought over a glass of milk and handed it to Cecilia. "Mrs. Yin, please don't worry. Mr. Yin isn't that kind of person. Someone must be trying to set him up! You're expecting—please take care of yourself!"
Cecilia was startled for a moment and instinctively placed her hand on her belly.
That's right. Now that she's a mother, she has to be strong. No matter what happens, she can't let anything affect her precious baby.
Her old timidity was long gone, left far behind.
She'd come this far, gritting her teeth and pushing through. How could she give up now?
Baby, I'm sorry.
Mom won't let anyone or anything affect her mood or emotions. Even if it's just for you, she'll hold on no matter what.
Cecilia took the glass of milk and drank it all in one go.