It was late at night. Betty carried a food container and stood outside the door. She knocked gently.
âYou havenât eaten anything all day. You canât keep going like this. I brought some food for you. Theyâre all your favorites. Open the door, Mom.â
However, there was no response from inside the room.
Betty started to feel uneasy, so she turned the doorknob. To her surprise, the door was not locked.
She felt a surge of anger.
The servants of the Beckett family were opportunistic and snobbish.
News of Javier wanting to divorce Sophia had spread throughout the Beckett family. Seeing Sohpia lose power, they started to neglect her.
They said they delivered her food, but she didnât open the door.
However, the door was not even locked. They were just lying down on the job.
Betty entered cautiously. The room was pitch dark, making her shiver involuntarily.
Suddenly, moans of pain echoed from the bedroom.
Bettyâs anxiety heightened, and she ran toward the bedroom door.
Upon opening the door, she dropped the food container in shock, nearly shouting.
Sophia looked like a scorched caterpillar, disheveled, with a deathly pale face that resembled a skeleton.
âIt hurts⦠It hurts so much⦠Iâm in so much pain!â Sophia cried out in agony, trembling all over.
Bettyâs scalp was tingling. She pressed her back against the door panel. âMom ⦠W-Whatâs wrong with you?â
Even though that was her mother, Betty became so frightened, as if she had encountered a ghost.
âBetty⦠Iâm dying⦠Iâm dying.â
Sophia tumbled off the bed, crawling toward Betty and clutching Bettyâs skirt. âNo one can help me now⦠Only you⦠Only you can help me.â
âW-What should I do?â Betty asked, trembling.
Bettyâs eyes widened, and fear gripped her. âWhatâs going on, Mom?â
âGo find Dr. McAlister. Ask him to bring the medicine to me. I can inject it myself.â
At the mention of the medicine, a glint of determination flashed in Sophiaâs dim eyes. She widened her bloodshot eyes. âAs long as I have that medicine⦠everything will be fine. Without it⦠Iâd rather die!
âMom! Youâre like a drug addict now! You canât inject that stuff anymore. That Dr. McAlister is harming you!â
Betty was both anxious and angry, almost on the verge of tears. Event if she were foolish, she knew what her motherâs so-called âmedicineâ
If Sophiaâs current state were seen and word got out, that would be the end of everything.
âI asked you to go⦠Just go!â
Sophia fell into hysterical madness, tearing Bettyâs dress apart. âIf Iâm finished⦠youâre finished too! Do you think Javier will protect you? Will he continue to dote on you?
âHe hates me⦠and he will hate you too! Your sister has Landon protecting her now. What do you have? You only have me!â
Bettyâs face turned pale, shocked to the core.
With no other choice, Betty followed the address Sophia provided, sneaking out of Seaview Manor in the dead of night.
She sped recklessly, partly to save time and to vent her inner frustration.
As she recalled Sophiaâs words about her sister having Landon to protect her while she had nothing, her eyes turned red from resentment. She let out a roar and honked the horn furiously to release her anger.
Why did that idiot have such a good fate? Why?