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Anna didn’t go to check on Max. Instead, she hurried back home. She wanted to wait for Monroe to come back.
For some reason, she just couldn’t shake this uneasy feeling. It was like something bad was about to happen. With every minute that passed, that feeling only grew stronger.
She also wanted to find Andrew, but he was nowhere in sight. Suddenly, she heard some noise outside. Anna’s gut told her it wasn’t Andrew Coming back. Someone was here for her.
She was about to make a run for it, but they moved too fast. Before she could even get out, someone had already burst through the door. Anna stared at the group of menacing strangers–none of whom she recognized.
Anna forced herself to stay calm and said, “Who are you? Who sent you? This is a private residence! Didn’t anyone tell you breaking in is illegal? Do you even know whose house this is-”
Before she could finish, one of them chopped her on the shoulder with a swift strike.
As Anna crumpled to the floor, she heard the man scoff, “Why so much nonsense? What a waste of time.”
Anna was jolted awake by a bucket of ice water. The first splash sent a chill straight to her bones, but the second one made her feel like she might actually freeze to death.
Before she had a chance to look up, the third bucket of ice water was already being dumped over her. Anna was chilled to the bone. The men didn’t say a single word–they just kept repeating the same cruel treatment Stella had suffered in prison.
All her life, Anna had been the pampered daughter of the Hayes family. As far as everyone was concerned, even though Anna had a twin, Stella was hardly ever seen around. Most people just assumed Anna was the only daughter of the Hayes family.
Anna had never suffered this kind of humiliation before. One of the men grabbed her by the hair and viciously slammed her head against the wall, over and over, until she quickly blacked out.
“That’s it? She passed out already? She’s not even half as tough as Mrs. Erwin! I heard Mrs. Erwin held on for ages before she finally blacked out,” one of the men scoffed.
“Hey, don’t insult Mrs. Erwin. This woman isn’t even worthy of serving her,” another guy shot back.
“Yeah, if we hadn’t been ordered to deal with her, I wouldn’t have bothered. But this woman really is nasty. I heard she’s done all kinds of awful things. We’re just here to set things right,” the other man added.
Not long after she blacked out, a fresh bucket of ice water was dumped over her. Anna jolted awake. The cold made her whole body shiver,
her teeth chattering uncontrollably.
“Please, stop it! What did I do? Why are you treating me like this?” Anna cried out.
One of the men grabbed a pair of scissors and hacked at the spot where her hair hadn’t even grown back yet. He said, “You really don’t know
what you’ve done?”
These guys were really cold–blooded and ruthless. Anna had grown up in upper society, and she knew all too well that a lot of those early big shots had skeletons in their closets.
They usually kept a bunch of goons on the payroll just for the dirty work, and these guys were probably exactly those kinds of people.
Anna shuddered, a chill running down her spine. She knew the usual tricks wouldn’t work on these guys, so she’d have to try something desperate.
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Then she started taking off her clothes. She said, “Guys, I’m not sure if I’m your type, but how about we work something out?”
But before she could even get her clothes off, one of the men yanked them back on her, forcing her to cover up.
He sneered, “Trying this trick? You really think being a member of the Hayes family makes you something special? Everyone here knows you’ve already been used up by that doctor. We wouldn’t touch a woman like you at all!”
Anna’s face turned pale. She and Monroe hadn’t even gotten laid yet–that was all part of her game. She knew that if she wanted to keep Monroe under her thumb, she had to make him believe she wasn’t that kind of girl.
She’d already planned it all out–before they got married, she’d find a way to get things fixed with surgery. The doctor was dead, anyway, so no one would ever find out about her past.
But the truth still got out. However, in Anna’s world, she just couldn’t believe there was a man out there who wasn’t a total perv at heart.
She tried the same move again, but this time, the guy with the scissors didn’t hesitate. He stabbed the sharp tip right into her scalp, making her scream out in agony.
But that wasn’t even the worst of it. When it was time to eat, they’d give her food, but then immediately smash the bowl in front of her.
By the time it was the dead of night, when Anna was at her most exhausted, they pulled out needles and started jabbing them into her body.
It was only one day, but Anna had already passed out several times.
As she looked like she was about to die, one of the men finally said, “Mr. Erwin said we can’t torture her to death. We have to keep her alive so Mrs. Erwin can deal with her personally when she wakes up.”
“Pathetic. She couldn’t even take all these, but she did these to someone else. If she isn’t already half–dead, I’ve got plenty more tricks up my
sleeve for her,” another man sneered.
Then those men brutally kicked Anna while she lay helpless on the ground. Anna could vaguely hear the men talking, but their words were just a muddled mess in her ears.
The only thing running through her mind was, ‘When is Monroe going to come save me? I really can’t hold on any longer. I feel like I’m about to die.‘
Jordan had stayed by Stella’s side for a whole day and night, and Kevin was outside the whole time, seeing everything with his own eyes.
He’d heard that Jordan hadn’t slept for a full day and night even before he got back, and now he’d pulled another all–nighter on top of that. Kevin never expected anyone could care this much.
He had to admit, Jordan really did love Stella. Kevin couldn’t help but wonder, ‘If it were me, could I do the same?‘
Jordan’s men showed up with a ton of photos of Anna. Looking at those photos, Kevin could see just how miserable Anna was.
If it weren’t for the fact that they still hadn’t found the evidence, Jordan definitely wouldn’t have gone so easy on her.
Jordan’s subordinate said, “We’ve tracked down Andrew Hayes. He’s as sly as a fox, but even the craftiest fox can’t escape a real hunter.
“Now, we’ve already thrown him together with Anna. Everything Mrs. Erwin suffered, we’re going to make sure he gets a taste of it himself.”
Jordan looked at the photos, but there wasn’t a trace of satisfaction on his face. He said, “No. Anna’s a woman. She couldn’t handle it, so let’s go easy on her for now.
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“But Andrew’s a man–he can take it. Make him suffer through it three times.”
Kevin froze on the spot. He thought, Jordan really is as ruthless and full of tricks as everyone said.!
He couldn’t help but feel relieved since he’d never gotten on Jordan’s bad side. He couldn’t even imagine what kind of hell he’d be in it he
ever pissed Jordan off,
Just then, Stella, on the bed, suddenly moved. Kevin wanted to step forward, but then he saw that Jordan had already reached out and taken
Stella’s hand.
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