Chapter 4

Before the doctor could finish speaking, Lindsay grabbed the test tubes and smashed them on the floor. "I told you that I don't want to have his child." Lindsay was very pale, but there was a determined look in her eyes. "No matter how much money Brayden gave you, I'll pay you tenfold. Don't tell him." The doctor was terrified. "B-But if Mr. Hart asks—" "We'll deal with it if he does," she said calmly. Since she was determined to leave, she would make sure that she made a clean break. She looked down at the glass shard on the floor and felt her heart ache dully. She had once looked forward to having a child with Brayden very much. Now, her lip curled in contempt as she turned and left without looking back. … Lindsay completed the procedures for discharge on her own. When she got back home, she felt suffocated by the scent of Brayden, which lingered in every corner of the room. She decided that she would go to her hunting preserve to relax. When she was in Yerope, her biggest hobby had been riding and hunting. However, Hulania didn't have a strong hunting culture, which was why she didn't have anywhere to hunt when she first returned. When Francesca found out, she had generously bought a mountain and converted it into a hunting preserve before transferring it to Lindsay. Lindsay would go there to ride and hunt whenever she was in a bad mood. Everything there had been constructed to the highest standards, which was why it was also gaining popularity among Hulania's elite. Lindsay had just reached the hunting preserve when she saw a familiar black Maybach. The door opened, and Brayden got out. He was carrying Scarlett in his arms. Scarlett said coyly, "Brayden, let me down. I can walk on my own." Brayden didn't stop. "It just rained, and there are puddles on the ground." Scarlett blushed even more. Brayden put her down at the entrance, and she froze upon seeing Lindsay. "Lindsay?" Brayden finally saw her, and he frowned. He remembered that the doctor had called and said that Lindsay had an acute stress reaction. Brayden dismissed it after confirming that Lindsay's life wasn't in danger. He hadn't expected her to turn up at the hunting preserve. He felt strangely irritated at the sight of her pale complexion. "What are you doing here, Lindsay?" Lindsay recovered. "I came to ride." Scarlett and Brayden had come with a group of friends. They all burst into laughter when they heard Lindsay's answer. "Ride? Can you even ride, Lindsay?" "Do you think that riding and hunting is like mounting a pony in the countryside? You'd better watch out and make sure you don't break your neck!" Lindsay had been adopted by a rich Yeropean family with mafia connections, which was why she'd always kept a low profile. She hadn't even told her biological parents much about them. That was why everyone assumed that Lindsay had grown up in an ordinary family and was very naive and inexperienced. Brayden's friends began whistling. "Lindsay, I can take you riding if you don't know how. Do you want to sit in front or behind me?" "Behind is much better! Think of her chest jiggling as it's pressed against you! I'm excited just thinking about it!" They all began laughing obnoxiously as they eyed Lindsay boldly. Brayden's hands involuntarily clenched into fists, and the look in his eyes turned colder. In the end, Scarlett spoke up softly. "Alright, don't say that about my sister." It was such a half-hearted defense that her friends began jeering at her. "You can't blame them for saying that, Scarlett. It's your sister's fault for looking like such a slut." "Exactly. Even though you're twins, Lindsay looks nothing like you. She's so vulgar." When the Yorks found Lindsay, they couldn't bear to part with Scarlett, whom they had raised for many years. Therefore, they publicly announced that both were their biological daughters, and that Lindsay had been stolen when she was born. That was why everyone thought that Scarlett and Lindsay were real sisters. Scarlett glanced nervously at Lindsay, afraid that the latter would tell the truth. However, Lindsay turned and headed into the hunting preserve without looking back. Scarlett breathed out a sigh of relief and hastily changed the subject. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go hunting. I heard there's a white fox here. Legend has it that if you catch it for the one you love, you'll never be separated from them." Scarlett stole a shy glance at Brayden. They quickly changed into their gear and rode up the mountain. Lindsay specifically chose a different path, but it soon began to rain. Landslides were especially common on the mountain when it rained, so Lindsay left swiftly. When she arrived back at the main hall, she saw Scarlett and her friends. They all looked extremely worried. Brayden was the only one who wasn't present. Lindsay walked over, frowning. "What's going on?" Scarlett burst into sobs. "Bad news, Lindsay! Brayden is trapped on the mountain!"