After divorce, Ex-wife Revealed Identities
Chapter 763

Chapter 763

Winter looked up at the man who had taken her water bucket. He wasstrong and clearly a farmer, with dark skin and calloused hands. Hewas looking at her with concern, noticing how delicate she lookedcompared to the other women in the village.

Despite being six months pregnant, Winter still appeared much morelively than the other women in the village. Her skin was fair andflawless except for her protruding belly. From behind, she still had aslender waistline that only revealed her pregnancy when viewed fromthe front.

This made Winter stand out even more in the small village.

Rey was already 38 years old but he hadn't found a wife yet. His familyhad been poor when he was younger and his parents were sickly untilthey passed away, leaving him alone.

He made his living by fishing on the riverbank. He worked hard everyday on his small boat to catch fish from dawn till dusk and earned somemoney along with it.

But because of his age now, most of those who should have gottenmarried in their village already did so long ago; there weren't manyunmarried women left like him anymore.

So when Winter arrived half a year ago as an orphaned mother-to-be,Rey became interested in her right away.

Winter not only looked beautiful but also had a kind heart that attractedRey even more.

He often helped Winter chop wood or brought fish or noodles to sharewith her.

Many people by the riverbank watched them together which madeWinter feel embarrassed sometimes.

She reached out again to grab Rey's water bucket, saying, "Rey, youdon't need to help me; I can do it myself.”

"You're pregnant now; how can you carry water? I'm going backanyway, so let's go together,” replied Rey without hesitation as hepicked up both buckets of water for them both.

In the village, they got drinking water from either fetching it directly fromthis clear river or carrying it home using buckets over their shoulders.Although life here wasn't as comfortable as living in cities whereeverything is convenient and modernized, but for Winter, this placegave her peace like never before.

The villagers were simple-minded folks who worked hard duringdaylight hours and rested at nightfall except for gossiping about others’business which happened quite frequently too!

Winter didn't mingle much with these gossipy women though; insteadshe spent most of time alone inside her little wooden house doingneedlework while waiting for childbirth soon approaching fast!

She bought some fabrics herself, sewed clothes and blanketspersonally by hand just for her and Clark's baby!

Thinking about how Clark would be born into such primitive conditionsinstead of growing up within The Wilson Family saddened Winterdeeply...

However... the Wilson family were all ruthless and unscrupulous, andwhen Clark transferred his property to her, Cameron took it all away.Luckily, she had taken her own secret money when she escaped. Shehad been with Wilson Entertainment for so many years and Clark hadnever mistreated her. At least she had saved up some money, enoughto live comfortably with her child in this small village.

She just couldn't show off her wealth.

People's hearts were unpredictable. When she first escaped from theWilson family, she wandered around remote places.

Finally too tired to go on, she fainted at the entrance of the village. Itwas the neighbor who brought her back and let her stay in this emptylittle wooden house.

So usually she lived frugally and kept up with the villagers' standard ofliving.

She was afraid that if there was anything unusual about herself, thevillage would not tolerate it.

But she also knew that there were many men in this village whocoveted her if it weren't for being pregnant...

She knew Rey was a good person but Winter's heart died with Clarklong ago.

Whenever it was quiet at night and Winter thought of Clark, there wouldbe a pain in her chest that made it hard to bear.

She didn't know how he was doing now; he got a one-year reprievebefore his death sentence... The deadline was coming soon.

Rey carried a water bucket back home for Winter. "Winter, if you needanything in the future, make sure you call me okay?"

"Thank you, Rey." Winter smiled as she said, "I bought some fruit atmarket two days ago; have some."

"You're pregnant; eating more fruit is good for you but I don't want any.”Rey laughed kindly, "I went fishing early this morning and caughtseveral big lobsters for you; I'll bring them over later."

"No need..." Winter didn't want to owe anyone favors since Rey alwayslooked after them anyway. But Rey ignored what they said directly,turned around and walked away.

After a while, he came back carrying several large lobsters, “This kindof lobster meat is tender yet nutritious; our poor village can't comparewith cities where meat and milk are affluent. Eat well so your child willgrow strong."

Winter declined politely but then a woman passing by their door spokesourly, "Winter, why won't you take something free? If I were you, I'dtake them right away!"

"Phoebe, it's not easy for Rey to catch fish, and catching shrimp musthave taken some effort too. If I just enjoy the fruits of his labor like that,it would be too much." Winter said as she pulled out two hundreddollars from her pocket. "Rey, consider this me buying from you.”

Rey became anxious upon hearing this. "Buying what? People in ourvillage were born by the river and we've been eating these crayfishsince we were young. It's just a common thing. Why do you give memoney?"

He turned around angrily and walked away.

Winter tried to catch up with him but he was tall and big while she had abig belly so she couldn't keep up.

"Really now, it's just two crayfishes. You could have accepted them,"Phoebe rolled her eyes at Winter before remembering something elseto say. "Oh yeah, did you hear? Our village is going to be demolishedsoon so we have to move!"

Phoebe loved gossiping and always had insider information abouteverything. She smiled at Winter as she continued speaking, "You'rereally unlucky to settle down in our village but now there won't be anyplace for you to live."

Winter was confused. "What do you mean?"

"I heard that a wealthy businessman from the city wants to buy our landand build a resort here! Apparently there's hot springs behind themountain in our village that they want develop into tourist attractions,”Phoebe explained further before adding, "But who knows how muchthey'll pay us? If they don't give us enough money, then it wouldn't beworth it."

"After all, fishing is how we make a living here for generations; if theyoffer us peanuts, then how are we supposed to survive?" Phoeberanted on before finally saying, "I'm worried about you though. Yourbaby is due soon, so where will you go if there's no place left?"

Winter felt uneasy but having gone through many hardships already inlife made her smile calmly instead. "I'll figure something out later."Phoebe scoffed at her pretense before turning around abruptly.

Winter sighed as she watched the two crayfishes squirming on theground with their claws tied together unable escape or resist capture.She picked them up intending on steaming them later after cleaningthem properly.

As night fell slowly over the small house, Winter locked up her doorsecurely before lying down on bed watching her belly move with eachkick of her unborn child inside of her womb.

She couldn't help but stroke gently over where it kicked whilewhispering softly: "Baby... Mommy doesn't have much ability right now;all I can do is hide away in this small village like this so that both of uscan stay safe."

"Unfortunately... we're about to be homeless again,” she sighed, herheart filled with mixed emotions.

"Snap!" A sudden noise.

Winter sat up abruptly, listening intently for a moment before realizingthere was no sound.

Just as she began to doubt herself, the door to her room suddenlyrattled. Someone was pushing it forcefully.

She jumped in fright. "Who's there?"

The yard gate had been locked... Her heart tightened as she nervouslystared at the thin door panel. It creaked pitifully as a somewhat drunkenvoice came from outside, "Winter, open up! I want to talk!"

Listening to this unfamiliar voice made Winter's face turn pale. "I havenothing to say to you. Leave."

“You're always wandering around the village trying to seduce people!What? You want some kind of chaste reputation now that your man isdead?" The man continued his vulgar speech.

"Don't you feel lonely? Don't you want someone holding you at night?"He sneered mockingly and added, "Let me show you how good itfeels.”

Hearing these disgusting words made Winter nervous and scared; shewasn't stupid and knew what this man wanted without guessing.Looking around for something that could be used as a weapon in self-defense when suddenly...

Bang! The door was kicked open by the man!

A drunken Devyn stumbled into her room reeking of alcohol. "Devyn?"Winter gritted her teeth in anger; this guy who had mocked her earlierbelonged Phoebe!

She rarely spoke with him but now he barged into her room like heowned it...

Grabbing a mop handle nearby for protection, Winter shouted angrily,"Get out of here! Stop messing around in my house!"

"Winter," Devyn said with an obscene grin on his face while lungingtowards her aggressively. "Stop talking nonsense and let me taste howgood you are!"

Winter swung the mop handle at him but before she could run out ofthe doorway or call for help - he covered her mouth tightly draggingback inside where things were about get much worse...

Suddenly - Bang! The yard gate was kicked open by Phoebe who ledseveral village women inside shouting, “This damn woman is really abitch!"

"She only knows how seduce men since coming here."

"My husband doesn't even work anymore because of this woman!""How can someone be so shameless? She's pregnant yet still triesseducing men!"

Before Winter could react further, Phoebe slapped hard across hercheeks along with several other women joining in on beating her...Devyn saw his wife come in and didn't dare to do anything else, quicklyletting go of Winter.

"Honey, she seduced me. She invited me to come see her at nightduring the day.”

Winter's face was swollen and had a few scratches on it. She glared atDevyn with her hair disheveled. "Shameless! You're the one whowanted to bully me!"

"My man is not that kind of person at all. It's you who seduced him!"Phoebe cursed loudly.

Several village women also joined in, "Dunk her in a cage! Dunk her ina cage!"

“Let's go! What use is there for this kind of woman? She said herhusband died, who knows if she cheated on him and got pregnant withan illegitimate child!"