Chapter 373
Sean didn’t pick up on Emily’s subtle bait. He replied honestly, “If Lydia could be as ruthless as you, she wouldn’t always end up getting pushed around by you.”
He finally let go of Emily’s chin, but his voice grew even icier as he added, “Whatever Lydia’s too scared to do, I’ll do it for her. Let’s see how you can face Lydia after what happens today.”
With that, he reached out and yanked at Emily’s clothes:
With a loud rip, Emily’s collar was torn open, revealing a wide stretch of bare skin. The rush of cold air made Emily shiver involuntarily.
Fragments of buried memories surged up all at once, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead before she even realized it. She seemed to hear that voice again: “What a beauty. Is your mind clear? It’s no fun if you’re not.”
Sean stared in stunned silence at the skin exposed in front of him.
Emily’s skin was pale, an unhealthy pale that came from never seeing sunlight. Having been pampered and protected since. childhood, she should have had smooth, flawless skin. But now, her skin was crisscrossed with all kinds of horrifying scars.
Sean thought, ‘How could Emily have such horrifying scars all over her body?’
Before Sean could process it, Emily suddenly lashed out and kicked him right where it hurts.
The sharp pain made Sean’s face twist instantly. He doubled over and stumbled backward repeatedly, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
His face twisted with rage as he raised a shaking hand, pointing at Emily. He spat out insults, but couldn’t form a full
sentence.
Meanwhile, Emily had already untied the ropes, pulled off the blindfold, and stood up from the chair.
Just like Isolde said, besides Sean, there were five other men in the room, all of them looking at Emily with hostile faces.
The room looked just like any regular hotel room, except for a blatant camera set up at the head of the bed, aimed right at Emily.
The room was dimly lit, and the whole atmosphere felt wrong. Two open bottles of wine rested on the table, their scent lingering in the air with a deceptively gentle sweetness.
But to Emily, that smell was thick and nauseating, making her stomach churn. Images mirroring her most unbearable memories relentlessly assaulted her nerves, sending her mind into overdrive.
Before she saw all this with her own eyes, she could barely force herself to stay calm and even try to get information out of
Sean.
But now, confronted with these scenes in person, all she could feel was her sanity teetering on the edge, ready to be
swallowed whole.
And just at that moment, Sean, still burning with rage, shouted at the other five men, “All of you, get over here. Deal with her, one after another. I want this woman on her knees, begging for mercy,”
The five men were only here for the money, and now with such a “lucky” chance in front of them, of course, they wouldn’t say no. Grinning, they started closing in on Emily, eager for their turn.
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Their filthy, depraved faces pushed Emily, who was already on edge, even closer to the brink. She shouted, “Get away from me. All of you, get out.”
Emily’s voice came through the earpiece, and Austin immediately picked up his pace. He couldn’t see what was going on in the room, but he felt Emily’s voice sounded seriously off.
Just as Austin was about to step into the elevator, a group of men wielding iron bars and knives suddenly jumped out and blocked his way, surrounding him.
The leader glanced at the iron bar in his hand, a mocking grin on his face as he looked at Austin. He said, “Mr. Austin Pierce. long time no see.”
Seeing those familiar faces, Austin’s nerves went taut instantly. He recognized them as Calvin’s men.
He thought, ‘Calvin would never make a move on me directly in Cloudridge-unless he’s here in this very hotel, has already guessed my plan, and sent these men to block me on purpose.’
