novelraw Chapter 1114: Like a Cornered Beast Struggling in Despair, Wanting to Tear Her Apart
Chapter 1114: Like a Cornered Beast Struggling in Despair, Wanting to Tear Her Apart
After Griffith Squire left, Eamon Turner became anxious; the siblings had been inside for too long. When Griffith emerged, his eyes were unusually fierce with a hint of redness, while the lady remained completely silent.
This afternoon when Pearl Landon came, Eamon had a premonition. The lady is a clever person, and now with childbirth imminent, she even met with Pearl Landon. It was naturally to inquire about her own origins.
Has the paper become too hot to handle? Eamon unwittingly thought of Major General, the seven years he spent following Richard Shaw. Like everyone else, he actually harbors a blind worship for Richard Shaw; this man was born noble, with three generations of ancestors holding high positions in the Military District. Privately, they jokingly say half the Military District bears the Shaw name. Despite such a background, Richard Shaw strives harder than anyone, being upright, brave, loyal, perceptive, and possessing extraordinary military talent.
Everyone in the Military District prides themselves on becoming a personal soldier to the Major General. Due to experiences in his youth and his brother’s life-and-death adventures in the Golden Triangle, Eamon had to work ten, a hundred times harder than others, spending seven years to steadily climb next to Richard Shaw, only to be able to look up to him even so.
Eamon sighed quietly, as Griffith Squire and the Major General are destined to be at odds. Regardless of the Major General’s purpose in marrying the lady, this marriage is bound to end in a tragic disaster. This is likely the only dim stroke in the Major General’s glorious career.
Eamon nervously stood guard outside the door, hearing muffled crashing sounds from inside, as if something had broken. His expression changed suddenly, and he softly called out, "Lady?"
No one responded.
Eamon pushed the door open, seeing Crystal Landon clutching her belly, collapsed on the ground. His expression changed drastically, he swiftly pressed the bell, then helped her up, and said in a deep voice, "Lady, the doctor will be here soon."
Crystal had not fainted; her face was pale, her beautiful big black eyes fixedly staring at him, her whole body spasming with pain. She knew she was about to give birth; the moment she learned about her origins, this child decided to come out. She endured for a long time, sent Griffith Squire away before daring to feel the pain.
They were her only kin; she could not let him stay and be in danger.
The bell rang, and doctors and nurses rushed over urgently.
"The lady’s water broke; administer the oxytocin immediately."
"Transfer to Delivery Room No. 1."
"Is it going to be natural birth or cesarean section?"
"Where are the family members, where are the family members?"
The scene instantly became tense.
When Richard Shaw arrived at the hospital, he saw the room was empty, his expression changed drastically. Rushing to the operating room, the female doctor came out of the operating room and said, "The lady shows signs of a difficult labor, so only a cesarean section can be performed."
"By all means, ensure the lady’s safety," Richard said in a deep voice, fists clenched, hand veins bulging, voice sinking to a borderline ominous tone.
The doctor did not dare delay even a moment and quickly entered the operating room.
"What exactly happened? Wasn’t the due date still half a month away?" Richard Shaw asked Eamon Turner with a deep look.
Eamon dared not hide anything, saying quietly, "In the afternoon, the lady saw Pearl Landon. Pearl Landon said some things, which upset the lady on the spot. After dinner, Mrs. Zhao went back to the Shaw Family to get the evening meal for the lady, and I heard movement inside. When I pushed the door, I saw the lady had fallen on the ground."
Eamon spoke while handing over Crystal Landon’s phone.
Richard Shaw unlocked the phone and saw the photos and messages sent by Luna Lawrence, immediately emanating a cold, sharp aura. His breathing became somewhat rapid, feeling like he was trapped in an icy cave. He shouldn’t have gone to see Luna Lawrence, shouldn’t have given her the opportunity.
For the first time, intense murderous intent surged through the man.
"Send someone to bring Luna Lawrence over, do not allow her wounds to be bandaged. Let her bleed out until death, unless Crystal Landon is out of danger," the man’s eyes chilled with cruelty, "and Pearl Landon too."
Eamon Turner responded quietly with an acknowledgment and sent a message to Shuangzi.
Richard Shaw leaned against the cold wall, staring at the lit lamp of the operating room, for the first time feeling time drag agonizingly, chest constricted.
"Did the lady say anything when she entered the operating room?" the man asked hoarsely.
Eamon Turner lowered his eyes and spoke quietly, "The lady said, save the child."
Richard Shaw trembled all over, his tall body shivering for a moment, his hands clenching into fists, staring hard at the operating room, a trace of despair flickering in his heart. Why save the child, they can have many children in the future, can’t they?
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Pearl Landon took Crystal Landon’s one million, indulging in food and drink, and was caught at a nightclub. Originally trembling with fear, she became excited when she saw Richard Shaw at the hospital, joyful surprise flashing across her face, "Richard, how did you know I’m back? If you wanted to see me, you could have just called, no need to send someone to pick me up."
Richard Shaw saw her being escorted over, his handsome face cool and stern without a trace of emotion; the tea-colored eyes glinted with a cold light, and he reached out to seize Pearl Landon’s wrist, squeezing it with force.
Pearl Landon felt as if her hand was about to be crushed, cried out in pain, "Richard, I’m Pearl Landon."
"When necessary, I will strike a woman," the man said coldly, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes, asking heavily, "What exactly did you say to Crystal Landon this afternoon? Miss a word, and I’ll break a finger."
The man finished speaking, and his fingers mercilessly squeezed down. Pearl Landon let out a scream, collapsing like broken clay on the ground, drenched with sweat from the pain; her hand, broken, surely broken.
"I’ll tell, I’ll tell it all," Pearl Landon said shakily, face pale, trembling, "Crystal Landon asked me about her origins; I overheard my parents’ conversation, learned that seventeen years ago, when Crystal was sent to our family, there was a corruption case in the Imperial City. My dad said Crystal might be their daughter, why else would the Shaw Family be so good to her? I just mentioned this, I didn’t say anything else. I know nothing."
Pearl Landon spoke, enveloped in the fear of having her hand broken, why did she ever fall for Richard Shaw, this man so terrifying, he’s a madman.
Richard Shaw listened to her, his face darkened, a violent aura rising within.
The events of seventeen years ago have long been untraceable, but some old aristocratic families in the Imperial City are still haunted by what happened back then.
Back then it was the Shaw Family that uncovered the Cox Family’s corruption case, using this to remove several major political opponents in the Imperial City, thereby truly becoming the premier family in the Imperial City. This matter, just ask the older generation, and they are almost all tacitly aware.
They concealed for seventeen years, wanting to give Crystal Landon a new identity, a new life, all destroyed, everything destroyed; his marriage to Crystal Landon was also thoroughly ruined.
Richard Shaw’s breath was heavy, the tea-colored eyes revealed a few shares of bloody hues, staring at Pearl Landon like a desperate struggling beast, wanting to tear her apart.