Oliver clenched his jaw as he looked out the second–floor window.
“What was the name of that woman just now?”
Sally shrank back, trembling. “There are too many women. We can’t remember.”
Oliver tightened his fists. “Find out who she is. Arrange for her parents to receive compensation and ensure she disap- pears for good.”
I leaned on the windowsill, observing the woman below, struggling on the garden lawn with a broken leg, desperately trying to crawl to the door.
Oliver leaned in too, his breath brushing my collarbone as he cast an indifferent look at the scene below.
“Oh, and strip her of her clothes before dealing with her. A heart this tainted shouldn’t be dressed like Melisa.”
The ladies shivered and knelt on the floor in a circle.
Oliver turned, sneering. “Still no one admitting it? Who ordered you to harm Melisa? If no one confesses, you’ll all stay kneeling until Melisa wakes up.”
The ladies knelt around my bed, no longer daring to show any disrespect or even speak a word.
It’s been three days, and my parents still haven’t come to get me. The anxious looks from the ladies are getting on my
nerves.
As the temperature rose, one woman couldn’t hold it in any longer and vomited.
Sally lost her composure, crawling over and crying as she pleaded.
“Ms. Talbot, we were wrong! Greed got the better of us–we made you drink the peanut soup. Blame us if you must! But we didn’t kill you! How could peanut soup cause a heart perforation? Have mercy and send Mr. Paget a dream to let us go!”
Oliver sat on the couch, stubble covering his jaw, his eyes still filled with fierce anger.
“What
didn’t kill her, could I have done it? I loved her so much–how could I harm her? It’s you all–jealous of
so you intentionally killed her!”
r everyone, even the butler and maids turning away in grief.
y clenched her fists and stood up.
don’t forget you broke her legs with your own hands and sold her parents‘ belongings! Who’s really been her? Now that something awful has happened, you’re blaming us. Have you ever even considered us as hu-
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man?
“I’m done with this wretched place! Let whoever wants to fight for favor do it–I’m going home!”
Nora tore off her heavy, luxurious coat, took a deep breath, and stormed out.
With just one look from Oliver, Nora found herself gagged and confined in the basement.
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Oliver casually wiped his hands. “Until Melisa wakes up, I’ll send someone down there every day to keep them com- pany. Once enough people are sent, the King of Hell might take pity and return her to me.”
The women remained imprisoned.
Oliver stayed by my side daily, holding my hand and waiting for me to regain consciousness.
He attempted to remove the stone ring from my grip, but my hold was too strong.
He gently patted my hand and said soothingly, “Are you still upset? What I said before was just in anger–why didn’t you apologize to me?
“Don’t be so stubborn. Didn’t you promise me this ring? Why won’t you let me have it now?
“This ring is already damaged. Once my project concludes this week, I’ll get you a bigger, better, and more expensive one. Please, be good.”
Three days later, my personal doctor finally arrived at the door.
Oliver initially attempted to turn him away but stopped when he noticed the doctor carrying all my medical records from the last three years.
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