Chapter 3

I struggled with all my might, screaming out of the window: "Beasley! Beasley! Help me!"

Beasley looked up, shocked.

"Audrey? What's going on? Who are these people?"

He rushed up the stairs, yelling at the guards holding me, "Let her go!"

"What do you think you're doing to her in broad daylight?"

A wave of relief washed over me. I almost cried.

"Beasley knows me. He can prove who I am!"

I glared at Nyla. "Even if you're a Byres, you have no right to kidnap me!"

"I am not a mistress! Tell your men to let me go!"

But Nyla didn't panic. She smiled at Beasley. "Beasley, what did you just call her?"

"I didn't know you were so brave, defending my husband's little toy."

Beasley's face went pale. The anger on his face instantly vanished, replaced by sheer terror.

"Mrs. Byres... I didn't know you were here..."

He stepped closer to Nyla, lowering his voice. "Please, don't lower yourself to her level."

My heart froze. I felt like I was plunging into an icy lake.

Frank... Oh, Frank. Did you have terrible friends, or was this a giant trap from the very beginning?

Beasley whispered to Nyla, trying to please her: "She's just a bird Frank kept in a cage. Why bother coming here yourself?"

"If Frank actually cared about her, he wouldn't let her live in this crappy apartment without any security, right?"

He pointed at the terrified nanny.

"If you just turn a blind eye, Frank will appreciate your generosity. There’s no need to ruin your reputation over a girl like her."

I ignored his insults and asked in a trembling voice, "Is Frank... Frank Byres?"

"Is he really married?"

Beasley avoided my eyes and nodded slowly.

Nyla laughed triumphantly. "Now do you see who you are?"

"A cheap mistress trying to raise her voice at me. How pathetic."

I was never a submissive girl. If I were, I wouldn't have escaped my uncle's house.

I struggled like a wild animal, completely ignoring the pain in my stomach.

"I won't be a mistress! Even if he is a billionaire, I don't want him!"

"I want to hear it from him! If he lied to me, I will leave! I won't get in your way!"

Nyla sneered. "Do you think I’m stupid? You're just playing hard to get."

"Like it or not, you are coming to the Byres estate today. If you don't walk, my men will drag you."

The guards lunged at me again.

Beasley tried to stop them gently. "Easy on her, she's carrying Frank's baby."

A trace of annoyance flashed in Nyla's eyes, but she waved her hand. The guards gagged me, tied my hands, and threw me into the back of a black SUV.

My tears flowed silently. My heart was completely shattered.