Valerie laughed derisively. "I had a miscarriage before. It's different now. I'm pregnant again, and the whole Sterling family treats me as a treasure, afraid of any careless mistake. If I say, you hurt me, who will question? Even if they know that I wrong you, can anyone punish me?"
Just then, footsteps on the staircase interrupted their conversation.
The sound of glass falling to the ground on the second floor startled the people downstairs.
Old Sterling, Devin, and Cooper came up together. Behind them was Dylan, who had just returned home.
Valerie, hearing the footsteps, at once drew a trace of blood on her arm with the piece of porcelain, and then she sat down on the ground, looking at Savannah in horror.
"Valerie, what's going on?" Seeing this, Devin became frightened and rushed to help Valerie up. "Are you all right?
Valerie's baby was so precious that he could not bear to lose it again!