Anastasia numbly signed, "It wasn't me. I didn't do it. I won't apologize to Cilla." "Anna, you know what I hate most is being lied to." Edward's face turned grim. He ordered the servants to drive wooden sticks under her nails. The agony cut straight through her. The second time was even crueler. "Anna, Cilla was hurt. Donate your blood." Edward commanded her. Anastasia was stunned. He wanted a woman who had just miscarried… to bleed for his first love? She walked straight through the airport, her steps steady. From that moment on, Anastasia no longer existed. And in her world, Edward would never appear again. Goodbye.

Chapter 1

Anastasia Fleming was the mute girl the Copeland family adopted from an orphanage, who later married her so-called brother Edward Copeland.

Everyone in Houston knew Edward adored Anastasia.

He defied his family, ignored the backlash, and gave her a lavish wedding.

People envied her luck. Envied how she'd gone from nothing to everything.

He loved her so much that she was willing to shield him from the knife when he was kidnapped.

In the end, her hands were ruined. She could never play the violin again.

But she didn't regret it. As long as he loved her, it was worth it.

One day, after a rehab session, she didn't see him waiting.

She searched the halls and finally spotted him.

Then she heard what he was saying to their son, Thomas Copeland, and froze.

"Relax. I told the kidnappers, like you asked. Just hurt Mommy's hands. It won't affect Priscilla's competition."

Those words made Anastasia's mind buzz. She froze, like lightning had struck her.

Priscilla Marlow was t