Chapter 5

Seeing Everett's rage, the others didn't dare say another word.

They immediately set the freezer to negative 148 degrees.

Instantly, a bone-piercing wind rushed through the vents and struck me.

I was frozen to the point where I couldn't speak coherently, my teeth chattering uncontrollably.

In my fading consciousness, a sudden piercing pain shot through my lower abdomen.

I forced myself to look down.

Bright red blood flowed from beneath me like a small stream, releasing crimson steam in the freezing environment.

Soon, the fresh blood melted the surrounding ice and seeped through the cracks.

I finally realized what was happening.

Clutching my belly, I screamed frantically at Everett outside the freezer:

"Everett! Let me out now! The baby! Save my baby!"

Everett had been glaring at me with anger until he saw the blood—now melting ice—flowing to his feet.

He completely panicked.

He grabbed the person beside him and roared like a madman:

"Quick! Get the freezer key! Didn't you ask the doctor before we put her in? Didn't they say it would be fine?! How did this happen?!"

The person handed the key to Everett.

Everett's hands shook so badly he dropped it.

The key fell at Nina's feet.

Everett gripped Nina's arm:

"Nina, quick! Open the door! Get Lana out! Hurry!"

Frightened by Everett's state, Nina didn't even bother putting on her shoes properly and ran toward the freezer door.

She glanced at Everett, took the key with her back to him, and inserted it into the lock.

The moment she turned around, I caught a glimpse of a smile filled with hatred and triumph in Nina's eyes.

Sure enough—"Snap!" A crisp sound rang out.

Nina turned back and dropped to her knees toward Everett:

"Everett, the key... the key broke..."

Everett's face turned deathly pale.

He stumbled to the door and demanded harshly:

"What happened?! How did the key break?! Get a locksmith here now!"

By now, warm blood had covered the entire freezer floor.

The pain had me moaning uncontrollably.

"Everett! Lana still hasn't admitted her mistake! You said you'd use this opportunity to fix her arrogant personality. So many friends are watching..."

"And my suffering in the ICU—are we just letting that go? You promised you'd give me an explanation..."

Hearing this, Everett stopped the person going for a locksmith.

He turned around, pounding on the freezer door and shouting at me with a hint of pleading in his voice:

"Lana, just apologize, okay? For our child's sake, please?"

"Once you admit your mistake, I'll let you out immediately. You don't want anything to happen to our baby, right? Please, Lana, what's the harm in being a little flexible?"

The massive blood loss was making my consciousness fade.

I lay in the pool of blood, looking at Everett outside and said in a trembling voice:

"Everett! Let me out! Or my dad will kill you..."

Nina looked at me with a barely concealed savage smile, though her voice still carried a pitiful, tearful tone:

"Lana, are you really confused? Mr. West died half a year ago. The West family collapsed half a year ago! Apologize quickly, or no one can save you!"

The people outside also began mocking me:

"Miss West, stop dreaming! Kill Boss? Your dad is probably still a tormented ghost in hell! And you think he can kill anyone?!"