Barbara, who was locked in the basement, however, knew nothing about it.

Three days later, when she could barely stand on her feet in starvation, and a heavy metal chain locked her feet, she saw a familiar figure.

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Agnes came, and an evil smile drew on her face.

She showed it off right in front of Barbara's face that she was the real Mrs. Cecil. She even showed Barbara the wedding ring on her finger, which was chosen by Barbara.

"I told you the person Adolph is in love with is me, but you refused to believe it. And besides, if he knew the dark secret that our family has, would you think he will accept a woman who carried the blood of a vampire? Will he still accept you?" Agnes raised her jaw with arrogance.

Barbara's eyes turned to gold, and she transformed into her real form, choking "Impossible! Impossible!" Barbara roared in anger with her last full strength and escaped from the metal changed.

" Are...are you going to kill your twin sister? Let... let me go! Don't you believe it? Go ask him yourself." Agnes pointed at the open door and let Barbara go. Walking towards the door, she returned to her human form and looked for Adolph.

Nevertheless, Adolph wouldn't listen to her explanation and carried her into the bedroom on his back without hesitation. Barbara had passed out under his violent move and been woken up again in torture.

What hurts Barbara more was that Adolph kept yelling at her, saying she was the betrayer during the cruel sex. It had happened many times in the following days, and Barbara discovered she was pregnant after the repeated torture. She has a strange feeling that her baby would inherit her true nature as time goes by.

Right at the same time, Emily discovered her when Emily came to visit the Cecil family.

However, it was impossible that Emily alone was able to help her out.

Emily told Barbara to pretend to compromise herself, and she would find someone to rescue her later. Emily kept her promise. One night a week later, a thief got into the Cecil family's house all of a sudden, and Barbara escaped with the help of the mess.

Barbara knew it clearly that Adolph would never let her get away with it. If he caught the thief, Emily would be exposed.

Therefore, she took out five thousand dollars from her savings and told Emily to hide away for a while with the money.

"I met old Mr. Parker afterward. He didn't mind what I've been through and accepted us as a family." Barbara felt quite relieved after telling Kylie the story, which had burdened her for a long time, but she didn't tell Kylie that Ethan was a hybrid alpha-vampire, "I don't want Ethan to know that, because I know he'll pay Adolph back once he finds it out. They are biological father and son, after all. It's totally unacceptable if he beats or even hurt his own father."

Kylie gently wiped tears off Barbara's face. "Don't worry. I'll keep it a secret, Mom. I love him so much,"

"Kylie, you're a good girl. Ethan is so blessed that he met you. I hope one day, if you knew his secret, you will still love my son. Ethan had suffered so much since his younger days, and I wasn't able to protect him back then," Barbara held Kylie's hand with obvious appreciation in her eyes.

Kylie wore a wry smile. " Whatever the remaining secret my husband has, I will surely embrace it and definitely, love him in this lifetime. I just hope he can be happy in his rest of life."

***

When Kylie was just back in the Finch's family's house, Ethan called her. "Dora is home, and we'll share dinner together tonight."

"Sure!" Kylie answered with enthusiasm.

"What did mother say to you?" Ethan heard the delight in her voice.

"Nothing important. She just told me something about my mother and her when they were in school. I think they have nothing to do with my mother's death," Kylie said.

"Nothing else?" Ethan asked with doubt, and his eyes showed some worries.

"What else do you think mother would tell me?" Kylie avoided his question.

"Well, forget it. I'll pick you up later," Ethan said, then hung up.

Kylie checked those things which once belonged to her mother again before she locked the box and put it away in a closet.

An hour later, Kylie finished changing and heard the horn sound of a car from the outside.

She stuck her head out of the window and saw a black Rolls-Royce stopped at the gate.

The car window was slowly rolled down, and Ethan's handsome face showed.

"I'm coming!" Kylie shouted, then ran downstairs like a butterfly.

Lucy was cleaning the living hall and was scared by Kylie's quick movement. "Mrs. Parker, be careful!"

"I'm fine, Lucy," Kylie said and disappeared in Lucy's sight.

Ethan pulled her to his chest the moment Kylie got in. He smoothed her hair with a tender smile. "Are you in a perfect mood?"

"Not bad." She leaned against his chest with their fingers entwined. "Do you need to arrange accommodations for her?"

Ethan compressed his thin lips and said lightly, "She has a place to live."

"That house?" Kylie looked at him. "I think it'll remind her everything about you if she lives alone there."

"So?" Ethan asked.

"Why don't you let her see you every day? Once she gets used to it, she won't cherish you like you're a treasure."

Hearing that, Ethan pinched her nose as a way of punishing her.

"I mean, really, she thinks you're perfect, but she'll find many of your shortcomings once she lives together with you over time..." Kylie's nose was pinched again, and she beamed. "Well, at least she'll accept the fact that we're a married couple."

"We can let her make the decision herself," Ethan said, then told Elliot to drive the car.

***

In Royal Private Club.

Kylie saw many people the second she pushed the door open.

Nate, Fannie, and Dinah were playing cards, while Stephen and Dora were enjoying high-end coffee. At the front of a big screen, a familiar back devoted himself to singing a love song.

"William!" Kylie shouted at his back. "Stop it right now. I have goosebumps."

William turned around and ran to Kylie at once. "Ha-ha, been a while! How is the baby?" Right, when William reached out his hand, trying to rub Kylie's belly,

Ethan gave him a cold glance. William moved his hand away at once and scratched his head.

"Nice to see you, Uncle Ethan!" William greeted him.

"Kylie, SOS!" Dinah said. "I've been losing all the time."

Nate and Fannie smiled at each other, then hit the desk. "Come on, and all Stephen has is money!"

Dora stood up from the sofa. She glanced at Ethan's hand, which was pulling Kylie's with their fingers entwined before she met his eyes. "Hi, Ethan."

Ethan nodded. "Have a seat."

They gathered together around the dining table. Ethan ordered several dishes that were Kylie's favorites, then gave the menu to others.

"Guys, you must try deep-fried butter!" Dinah said at first.

"It's too greasy. Kylie can't eat that." Stephen disagreed.

"Why? I'm your wife. Couldn't I order something I like?" Dinah was displeased.

"You're not pregnant anyway. Pregnant women first." Stephen didn't bother to glance at her and ordered several nutritious dishes with light favor.

After that, he gave Nate the menu.

Nate wore an evil smile and patted Dinah's belly. "Try harder, and you can eat whatever you want."

Dinah snorted, "Not my problem, but his!"

Stephen abruptly turned to look at her with anger in his eyes, but the bottom of his ears turned red.

Fannie approached Nate and said by his ear, "Look, Stephen flushed!"

Hearing that, their eyes all fell on Stephen's face, and Stephen flushed redder. He moved his sight away to look at Kylie. Kylie, instead, was chatting with Ethan in a low voice all the time, and she didn't give them a glance at all.

Stephen felt a little upset and sipped his wine.

Dora sat there alone. She wanted to join them laughing, but failed to do so. When the menu was in her hands, she just ordered Ethan's favorite dish before she gave it back to the waiter.

When dishes were all placed on the table, Nate stood up and said, "Come on, my friends, raise your glasses, and let's have a toast to congratulate Dora's rebirth!"

"Welcome back!"