Chapter 10 A Year
After speaking with a lot of emotion, the body of Old Madam Chang wavered a little and nearly fell.
William immediately went ahead and supported Old Madam Chang. He's taken aback and worried, "Grandma, what happened to you?"
The Old Madam Chang caressed her chest, shook her head slowly and then said with a small voice, "What's the matter with me? Don't you think I'm a bit upset over you? Your wedding trouble with Lydia is my fault. Now she's carrying my great-grandson in her belly. Do you have any idea how hard it was to have this child? William I've been worried about you for a year, you see all this grey hair. Please, listen to me just this time, stay with Lydia, all right? I have a feeling that Lydia is a good girl, she will certainly please you and you're gonna like her, too."
"Like her?" William narrows his eyes towards Lydia, smiling in a sarcastic manner.
Lydia was observed by William repeatedly. Even though she's not comfortable, she doesn't say anything. She just looked the other way, so she didn't have to see William's eyes.
The Old Madam Chang looked at William and observed that he was still looking down on Lydia. So she decided to take a deep breath and stood up, "Well, I shall not attend to it. There are only two things I need from you. One is not to get divorced. And the other one, from now on, I want you both to sleep in the same bedroom."
Hearing the words of Old Madam Chang, Lydia and William immediately stared at Old Madam Chang. "But..." Lydia was unable to speak because William cut her off and replied coldly, "Grandma, I can promise you I'm not getting a divorce from that woman for a while. But I sure as hell won't sleep with that woman."
The Old Madam Chang caressed her breast again and took a deep breath, "Do you not think that I will agree with all your demands simply because you have regained your consciousness. I won't follow all your wishes. Neither of my requests are negotiable. You have to be on friendly terms! I'm exhausted, I get out first!"
When Old Madam Chang turned around and wanted to leave, Lydia bowed a little in front of Old Madam Chang. She said gratefully, "Thank you."
Lydia was aware of the reason why Old Madam Chang had mentioned these two requests. The first was, without doubt, to stabilize the situation in the Chang Family. But the second wish was for her, so she wouldn't be sniffed out by the Chang Family.
She went into the Chang Family to bring William's baby into the world. If after William woke up she was already sleeping separately from William, it would explain that the Chang Family didn't recognize her identity at all. Therefore, yes, her stay in the Chang Family would be full of suffering.
The Old Madam Chang turned toward Lydia with a bright smile, "You can say my thoughts, it means that my actions have not been in vain. Though William's temperament is cold, but he's a sincere man. You just have to take things to get to know one another slowly. You will come to understand that you are very compatible."
After talking, the old woman opened the door and left, leaving Lydia and William alone in the room. Lydia turned slowly, looking at William trembling a bit and speaking in a small voice, "Hello, I'm Lydia."
William narrowed his eyes to Lydia, he answered scornfully, "I am well aware of who you are. You don't need to introduce yourself anymore. Miss Lydia, having realized this, the greatest surprise is you. I've seen a lot of women who are so cunning and have no boundaries like you. I'm not sure how you managed to get Grandma to like you so much, but I really don't. Actually, I looked down on the like of you the most. The problems of the Ahn Family business happen because you don't have the capacity to handle it. Selling your womb to give birth to my child is because you don't have boundaries. And now you still living in the Chang Family's house, it's because you are a shameless person."
When William said all that, his voice didn't move a bit. Lydia sensed that William wasn't blaming her, it was his final critique of herself. Lydia in William's heart was an incompetent woman, without shame or limits. But William's words were not false in the slightest.
Lydia smiled bitterly, biting her lower lip, raised her eyes toward William, "Your examination of me is very correct, I really am such a person. But we don't have a choice anymore. I have no ability to refuse Old Madam Chang's request, neither can you refuse Old Madam Chang. You and I better have a good relationship. I won't interfere with your personal affairs. I just wish you could help me defend the Ahn Family. When you feel that I can leave, as long as you have discussed it with Old Madam Chang, I will leave right away."
"A year!" replied William, steadfastly and without hesitation.
William Chang shrunk his eyes, he looked into Lydia's belly, said coldly, "We will not maintain a husband and wife relationship for more than a year. After a year, you give birth to a child in your womb and immediately leave the Chang Family. During this one year period, do not let anyone know who you are as a Young Mistress of the Chang Family. You should never divulge your relationship with me. In the future, the baby in your belly will be brought up by the Chang Family. After you're gone, you don't have the right to meet that child, not even once!"
Lydia gently caressed her stomach, her eyes wide open in a state of shock. She responded by holding back her tears."Can I never see that kid again?"
William raised the wedges of his mouth and laughed, "Why have you become so surprised? When you decided to sell the womb, didn't you think that was how it would end? My grandma wanted that kid too, while the Chang Family won't care who the mother is. You sell your womb with a good price. I just checked the financial reports of the Ahn Family. The Chang Family, in order to support the Ahn Family, needs to invest at least 200 billion in assistance. How bad is it not seeing that kid again? You can give birth to this child for money, then you can also let go of this child for the sake of money, right? I'm pretty sure you'll never make a good mother. You also don't seem like a woman who will dare to turn the Chang Family into an enemy for the sake of a child."
Lydia bit her lip, her body could not stop trembling. Regardless of the humiliation she went through, she still managed to endure it. But William's words this time were like a knife to her heart over and over again. She knows that William was right. She's definitely not human. She can exchange her wombs, of course her kids can also be exchanged. Sure, she'll never make a good mom. What's something that she can't sold?
"Heh..." Lydia blinked strongly, tried to keep her tears from falling, and said in a shaking voice, "This is true, for money, what can I give up?"