Chapter 7

Winnie's face was frighteningly pale. Her lips were red as if she had sucked blood. She spread her sleeves like a dancing butterfly.

Savanna stood there, motionless. In a trance, she saw Winnie walking toward herself. Dancers' steps were usually light. Savanna couldn't hear a bit of sound. Winnie's face was enlarging in front of Savanna.

The clear face and fresh breath all proved that the woman in front of her was a human being, not a ghost.

Savanna smiled. She reached out and grabbed Winnie's arm.

Winnie was stunned. She struggled free from her sleeves, wanting to escape. But Savanna blocked her way. Before Winnie could react, Savanna reached out and grabbed her chin, tearing it.

With a crashing sound, the skin mask on the woman's face was torn off. Under the white woven lamp, Savanna saw the real face of the 'ghost'. It was not Winnie, but...

"Tracy!"

Savanna said it absentmindedly.

Being caught on the spot, Tracy was embarrassed and angry.

She shouted, "Yes, I am Tracy. What do you want?"

Savanna looked at Tracy helplessly.

"What do I want? You are asking me that when you dressed like a ghost, trying to freak me out in the middle of the night?"

Savanna was speechless. How could she possibly reason with some man of Tracy's kind?

Tracy wanted to leave, but Savanna didn't let her. The dispute between the two quickly attracted Giselle. Giselle glanced at the white clothes in Savanna's hand and then looked at Tracy, who looked like a vampire.

"Tracy, what have you learned abroad? If you scare your sister-in-law, your brother will punish you."

Tracy let out a disdainful smile.

"Mom, my brother likes Winnie. As for Savanna, even if she dies, my brother won't shed a single tear."

Giselle had never liked Winnie. Hearing Savanna siding with Winnie, Giselle got angrier.

"That's their business. Even I couldn't say anything about it, who are you to get in the middle?"

"I didn't want to. I just can't stand her..."

Tracy pointed at Savanna.

"She killed Winnie."

Giselle was shocked.

She said in a hurry, "Winnie was sick. It was me who called your brother back the night Winnie had the surgery. Even if Brandon was there, she was still going to die. Bad people won't be blessed. We have done nothing unfair to her. Savanna is absolutely not sorry for Winnie's death."

Seeing that Tracy wanted to argue, Giselle lost her patience.

"Go back upstairs and sleep."

Giselle couldn't understand how Winnie had bewitched her children to act against her.

Tracy glared at Savanna and kicked open the door to her bedroom under Giselle's serious gaze.

The door slammed shut. The entire corridor seemed to shake.

Savanna shuddered. Giselle let out a sigh.

"Savanna, Tracy is just a kid. Don't take her words to your heart. Have you drawn up the guest list?"

"Yes."

Savanna returned to her bedroom, took out the guest list, and handed it to Giselle.

Giselle returned to her bedroom.

Savanna, on the other hand, was sitting by the window of the room, staring blankly at the neon lights with intertwined shades outside the window. From one in the morning to two o'clock, she had never heard the sound of the door opening.

After dinner, Brandon entered the study with the excuse of work. Tracy had made such a big fuss but he did not come out. Savanna would not believe that he was so focused on work that he did not hear anything.

Without his acquiescence, Tracy would not have the gut to pretend to be Winnie to scare her.

How could a man who hated her to the bone sleep with her?

Savanna took off her coat and lay on the bed. She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Because she was pregnant, she did not dare to take too much medicine. She could only stare blankly at the ceiling.

Her phone rang. It was Mary.

As soon as the call connected, Savanna heard Mary's crying voice.

"Ms. Thompson, Mr. Thompson spat out a lot of blood and fainted."

Savanna immediately got up from the bed, grabbed her coat, and walked out of the door.

When Savanna rushed back to the Thompson's home, David had been sent to the hospital. So, she rushed to the hospital.

The doctor gave David a comprehensive physical examination.

After that, he solemnly told Savanna, "Ms. Thompson, Mr. Thompson had two hundred milliliters intracerebral hemorrhage. He must not move. As for when he will wake up, it is hard to say."

"Thank you, doctor."

Savanna paid the hospital fees for David and then returned to the ward to take care of David, who was wearing an oxygen mask and lying on the bed as if he had died. Savanna had mixed feelings.

She sat on the hospital bed and took a nap. It's getting light outside. Mary bought breakfast. But Savanna didn't have much appetite.

Mary cried.

"Ms. Thompson, Mr. Thompson fainted because he was worried about the company."

"What happened to the Thompson Group?"

Mary told Savanna that the Thompson Group was in debt.

Savanna was angry and anxious. Her face was pale. Suddenly, her lower abdomen was in pain. She held her belly and leaned against the wall. Sweat dripped from her forehead.

Justin hurried over and helped her up.

"Ms. Thompson, are you alright?

"Shall I call Mr. Cassel?" Justin asked Savanna.

He was anxious and didn't know what to do.

Savanna shook her head.

She said in a desolate tone, "He and I are ready to divorce. In the future, don't bother him with the Thompson Group's matters."

"But, Ms. Thompson, the Thompson Group..."

Savanna interrupted him. "How much debt does the Thompson Group have now?"

Justin brought over the financial reports. Savanna flipped through the documents. Her fingertips trembled. The astronomical figure made her feel soaked in ice water. Her entire body felt cold. The debt was a headache to her.

She took out a card from her bag and said, "There are 150 thousand dollars in it. It was a betrothal gift from my mother-in-law on my wedding day."

But this is just a drop in the bucket...

After a long moment of hesitation, Savanna took off her diamond ring and handed it to Justin.

"Take it to the pawn shop."

Looking at the ring in his hand, Justin felt very upset.

"Ms. Thompson, this is your wedding ring. If Mr. Cassel knew about it, he would definitely..."