Hearing Helen Xue's sorrowful cries, Nangong Shi turned his head irritably, his eyes reddened as he roared. From the moment he kicked Helen Xue's child away, the facade of love between the two had been torn down, and they no longer needed to pretend, revealing their truest selves instead.
Heartbroken, Helen Xue dared not cry any further. She wiped her tears, lowered her head, and bit her lips to keep herself from sobbing audibly, yet deep inside, she loathed the man who had killed her child and ruined her life.
"Summon someone, prepare the carriage for me, I must go to the palace to see the Imperial Father!"
Nangong Shi shouted loudly, preparing to enter the palace for an audience.