I thought my savior had arrived, and a spark of hope ignited in my eyes. However, Chloe merely smoothed her hair and went to open the door with a cold sneer. "There's a crazy woman trying to break into the CEO's office to seduce Mr. Sterling. I'm teaching her some manners." Several security guards and female assistants stood at the door. Seeing me on the floor, their faces revealed a look of understanding mixed with contempt. "Another one of these women? Mr. Sterling is just too charming; there are always these shameless people throwing themselves at him." Chloe huffed, "Isn't that the truth?" She turned back to stare viciously at me. "Some people just need a lesson!" Trembling, I fished my phone out of my pocket, trying to dial Arthur's private number. Chloe was sharp-eyed; she lunged forward and snatched my phone away. She looked at the sticker on the back of the phone—a photo of Arthur and me—and her eyes instantly turned cold. "Prepared quite thoroughly, aren't you? You even Photoshopped this kind of composite picture to fuel your fantasies?" With a loud *crack*, she smashed the phone against the wall. The screen shattered instantly. "You bitch!" Chloe seemed to have been poked in a sore spot. She rushed over like a madwoman, grabbing my hair and slamming my head against the floor. "I was going to let you go, but your perverted delusions make me sick!" I was dragged across the floor like a rag doll. "Sisters, this woman actually Photoshopped pictures to spread rumors that she's Mr. Sterling's girlfriend. Should we show her some color?" Several female assistants, eager to curry favor with Chloe, immediately gathered around. I desperately crawled toward the door, wanting to escape this hell. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through my left hand. Chloe's stiletto heel stomped viciously onto the back of my hand. "Ah—!" I screamed in agony. The others quickly pinned down my limbs. Chloe squatted down, toying with a letter opener in her hand, her eyes like a venomous snake. "You look innocent enough; no wonder you dared to come and seduce him. But if I strip you naked, film it, and post it online, do you think Mr. Sterling will ever look at you again?" I was shaking all over, terrified to the extreme. I tried desperately to curl up to protect my belly, but I was pinned down firmly. *Riiiip—* The knife in Chloe's hand sliced open my cashmere sweater. I didn't dare move, nor did I dare scream again, terrified that the knife might accidentally stab my abdomen. Soon, my top was in tatters, leaving large patches of skin exposed to the air. "Nice body. No wonder you're such a slut." More and more people gathered at the door, mostly employees watching the spectacle. Although most looked on with cold indifference, a young intern whispered, "Sister Chloe, isn't this going too far? If something happens..." Chloe whipped her head around, her eyes ferocious. "Too far? She is a harasser trespassing on private property! As Mr. Sterling's housekeeper, it is my duty to clean up the trash for him!" The intern shrank back in fear. "Sister Chloe, look at her belly... it seems a bit bulging. Is she pregnant?" a sharp-eyed female assistant suddenly shouted. Chloe's movements froze for a second, and then her gaze locked deadly onto my abdomen. She suddenly smiled, a smile that made my blood run cold. "Pregnant? Ha! I guarded against everything, but I didn't expect to miss a rat like you." "You actually dared to conceive that bastard child to blackmail Mr. Sterling? I'd like to see how tough this bastard's life is!" She violently grabbed my hair and slammed my head frantically against the floor. "Die! Die!" "Any slut who tries to climb the social ladder through a child deserves to die!" Chloe grew tired of hitting me and flung me aside like garbage. Before I could catch my breath, a tearing pain suddenly erupted in my lower abdomen. That agony nearly made me faint. In the final moment before my consciousness blurred, I used all my remaining strength to scream, "I am Arthur's wife! I am Bella Sterling!"