Chapter 4My Wife's Redemption

Charlie weakly raised his hand, trying to grasp the hem of Vanessa's dress.

Vanessa, who had been seething with anger just moments ago, instantly softened.

She quickly bent down, taking Charlie's hand in hers, and asked gently, "Charlie, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell again?"

Charlie gave a faint smile and shook his head slightly.

"Vanessa, is Sheldon refusing to save me because he's still mad at me?

"I'll apologize to Sheldon. I... I was wrong, and I shouldn't have bothered you...

"But... but I want to live. I want to be with you forever."

Vanessa gently kissed Charlie's forehead and reassured him, "Charlie, don't worry. I will save you."

A flicker of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.

My heart suddenly raced, and a suspicion began to form. I shouted, "You can't do that! Eve is your daughter. Don't hurt her!"

But, of course, my voice from beyond the grave couldn't reach the living.

Vanessa's bodyguards dragged Evelyn out of the root cellar and brought her to the rooftop.

The two-story rural house stood over twenty feet tall.

Howard stood up in a panic, his voice trembling.

"Ms. Fitzgerald, what are you doing?

"Let Eve go! She's your child!"

Vanessa looked cold, her eyes hiding a trace of hatred.

"Well, my child? Did Sheldon tell you that?

"We never crossed that line, so how could we have a child?

"He cheated on me and fathered a bastard.

"If it weren't for Charlie pleading back then, I would have killed her. She shouldn't even be alive now!"

Seeing the hatred in Vanessa's eyes, my memories were instantly pulled back to that night six years ago.

It was Vanessa's birthday party.

Charlie had drugged my drink, trying to set me up with another woman to ruin my reputation and force Vanessa to divorce me.

Fortunately, I noticed it in time and left.

However, the drugs he put in still took effect on me.

When I woke up the next day, I clearly saw Vanessa lying beside me.

Watching Evelyn cry out "Mr. Douglas" in fear, my soul floated desperately in front of Vanessa. I asked her, "Vanessa, if you never loved me, why would you marry me?

"You never forgot Charlie, so why didn't you go abroad to find him?

"He didn't leave the planet. You could have taken a plane to find him!"

Vanessa suddenly looked up, her eyes meeting mine.

If my soul could feel emotions, I might have already become a vengeful ghost.

Just as I thought she could see me, she said indifferently, "Sheldon, I'll give you ten minutes. If you don't come out, I'll drop your daughter to her death!"

My eyes widened in horror.

"No!

"I'm here. I'm right here!

"Don't hurt my daughter!"

Still, no one responded.

My soul floated up, trying to save Evelyn, but no matter how many times I reached for her, my hands passed right through her.

Howard crouched down abjectly at Vanessa's feet, begging her to let Evelyn go.

Vanessa, as if she were deaf, kept her head down, watching the time on her watch.

I screamed in desperation.

Meanwhile, Charlie, unnoticed in the corner, smirked, his eyes filled with triumph and disdain.

I rushed at Vanessa, punching and kicking, but it was futile.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven..."

Vanessa began the countdown mercilessly.

I slumped down on the ground in despair, watching helplessly as Vanessa ordered the bodyguards to throw Evelyn from the rooftop.

My soul flew to catch her, but her body passed right through me.

At the last moment, Howard scrambled forward, trying to catch Evelyn, but just as he reached out, a bodyguard kicked him to the ground. He spat blood, lying there barely alive.

I stared blankly as Howard's eyes slowly closed.

With a thud, Evelyn hit the ground.

I watched as blood spilled from her mouth, and she murmured in pain, "Mr. Douglas... My dad..."

In that instant, I screamed in agony, "Eve! Mr. Douglas!"

At this moment, a young man from the village rushed over with a paternity test report, shouting, "Ms. Fitzgerald, Eve is your daughter. Please take a look..."

Simultaneously, a bodyguard yelled, "Ms. Fitzgerald, we found Mr. Sheldon Gomez's..."

Vanessa's brow furrowed as she watched Evelyn's breathing grow shallow, her small body barely clinging to life.

She suddenly sneered, mocking, "Sheldon, you're truly heartless, watching your own daughter fall to her death right in front of you. I underestimated your cruelty!"