Chapter 2 I Raised A Viper

The cold and sharp edge of the knife pierced slowly into her neck, and a stream of bright red blood flowed out, warm against the sizzling cold of steel touching her skin. Susanna closed her eyes. Inside, they were full of the obedient and sensible little face that Jarred had been blessed with.

She knew that no matter how much Cory disliked Jarred, the boy would still be safe. He was the only child of the Song Family. Even without her, his grandparents would treat him well.

Cory's heart stopped beating at that moment. He could see the fast trickle of blood. Biting her lips, Susanna made up her mind and began to exert more strength on the knife!

But Cory seemed to suddenly come to his senses at that moment. He grabbed the knife from her hand and threw it aside. His dark eyes were staring at her with anger and fierceness. He hadn't gone softhearted. This was more maliciousness. "Susanna, you were too cruel to Felice for you to die this easily! I am not going to let you get away like this. This is too simple. No. I will torture you slowly every day and make your life a living hell! "

Susanna raised her head and looked at him stubbornly, trying to hold back her tears. Her eyes were desperate. She didn't know what to do.

At that moment, her phone suddenly rang. The name on the screen surprised her and she answered it in a hurry, "Dad!"

Her voice began to choke and her sobbing began once again. She somehow managed to croak, "Okay, okay. I'm coming to the hospital right now. I'll be there as soon as possible!" Whatever the news was, it made Susanna lose all senses. She immediately stumbled out the door without paying attention to anything.

When she reached the door, she tripped over the edge of the carpet and fell down. Her head hit the wall and it sounded painful.

Subconsciously, Cory got up to help her up, but before he could even get close to her, she was already up and about to rush outside. Although the wound on her neck was not deep, it was not shallow either. Blood kept on flowing from it, but she did not notice it at all. She was way too worried.

Seeing her figure disappear from his sight, Cory pulled at his collar irritably and undid the top two buttons.

He then leaned back in his chair and started to deal with business matters once again. However, he couldn't help keep thinking of Susanna's pale face, desperate eyes, and her bleeding snow-white neck.

A few years ago, there had been a major accident in a project, which had been worked on by both Abbas Su, and Cory's father. Several people had died. Although Abbas Su was the one who had been responsible for the safety standards, he had managed to guide public opinion and fed them a tale saying that Cory's father was responsible. Faced with public anger and backlash, the latter had been forced to commit suicide.

The reason why Cory had taken back the Su Group just now was a punishment for Abbas Su! Susanna had not been innocent when she had treated Felice so poorly, and he felt inexplicably irritable!

Maybe it was because when the Song Family had been in the most difficult of their times, it was Abbas Su who had asked Susanna to marry the Song Family. With her, she had brought half of the Su Family's property, which had allowed the Song Group make it through!

"Damn it!" Cory snapped the lid of the laptop shut, stood up and strode out of the room with a furious pace!

Susanna got in her car and drove straight to the hospital.

When she arrived there, her adoptive father was already in the emergency room. Her foster mother, Mandy Chen, was waiting in the corridor, alone and anxious.

Seeing Susanna, Mandy Chen rushed towards her instantly and slapped her in the face. "What are you doing here? Don't you think you have hurt the Su Family enough? You want to kill every single member of our family, just so you can be reconciled, right? Get out!"

Mandy Chen roared madly at her. Her anger was beyond her control and she couldn't stop trembling. The fury even brought tears that flowed down her cheeks.

It had been just a few days since the video call. Mandy Chen had been remarkably well maintained in it. But right now, her face was full of wrinkles, and her hair was messy. She no longer looked as elegant as before and one could have sworn she and the person in the video were no the same.

"Mom, I..." Susanna tried to explain, but Mandy Chen cried and roared once more, "Go away!"

Seeing the hysterical look on her foster mother's face, Susanna felt like her heart had been rent apart into a million tiny pieces.

At that moment, the door of the operating room was pushed open and a team of doctors walked out. Susanna and Mandy Chen rushed over.

The doctor looked at them and took off his mask wearily. He shook his head and told them in a soft and apologetic voice, "I'm sorry, ma'am. We've tried our best but..."

"No...... That's impossible. Abbas has always been in good health. Doctor, please, please, save him! He won't leave like this. He can't..." Mandy Chen held the doctor's arm and began shaking it continuously, as if she were in a trance.

"Mom..." Susanna came up and tried to hold her.

Mandy Chen turned around and stared at her with a pair of scarlet eyes. Before she could say anything, the doctor told them, "Mr. Su still has some time left. He wants to say goodbye to you. You can go in!"

Subconsciously, Susanna wanted to rush in, but Mandy Chen pushed her away.

Staggering due to the force, Susanna almost fell to the ground. She raised her head and saw Mandy shout at her in disgust and despair, "Get out!"

Seeing her enter the operating room, Susanna couldn't move at all.

A soft 'hmm' came from behind her. She turned around mechanically. When she saw the cold, tall, and thin figure standing behind her, her eyes turned sour. But there were no tears. Instead, a stiff sneer appeared at the corners of her mouth. "Cory, are you satisfied now?"

The man's face was still as cold as ever. His dark eyes reflected the tottering body standing in front of him, and the dried blood on her snow-white neck. His heart ached for no reason. Such a fragile girl. Her fragility made him want to hold her in his arms.

But the thought only lasted for a moment. There was no need for him to be softhearted. If this woman hadn't driven Felice away so viciously and climbed into his bed to get pregnant, he wouldn't have had such a disgusting marriage.

Thinking about that, a cruel smile appeared on Cory's face. "I'm very satisfied. I'll be even more satisfied very soon!"

Then he strode away.

Susanna felt like the last bit of her strength had been sucked out of her and then she fell to the ground.

At that time, Mandy dragged her body out of the operating room step by step, as if she had lost her soul. She looked down blankly at the girl lying on the ground and waved her hand with quite a lot of difficulty. "Go in!"

As if Susanna had gotten an amnesty, she rushed in at once.

Inside, on the operating table, among a jungle of various kinds of tubes laid over his body, Abbas Su was lying down helplessly, as thin as a piece of wood.

Susanna couldn't help but kneel down in front of the operating table and burst into tears. "Dad!"

Abbas raised his hand with as much strength as he could muster and held her hand lovingly. "Susanna, don't cry!"

Hearing his weak voice calling out her name, Susanna wiped her tears with the back of her hand, but she couldn't stop crying.

With much difficulty, Abbas raised his hand and reached out a thin thumb to wipe away a drop of tear from her cheek. "Susanna, I'm dying. Your mother has never seen much in the way of life. She doesn't know the world like you do, and she won't be able to deal with the world. Your brother is too young to do that as well. The family relies on you for its future..."

As Abbas Su spoke, he was already out of breath. Wiping her tears, Susanna shook her head crazily. "Dad, it won't happen. You're going to be fine. I'll go ask the doctors now. I'll ask them to do whatever is necessary. They will definitely cure you."

Susanna almost lost her mind and was about to go out to call the doctors, but she was stopped by Abbas Su gently. "Susanna, you silly girl. Everyone has to die one day. I'm just worried about your mother and brother. It's so lucky I got to see you grow up. From now on, you'll have to support the family for me..."