When There Is Nothing Left But Love

After a long silence, I spoke in resignation, “You don’t have to hurt them. It was my fault, so I should be the one to bear the consequences.”

Dante simply scoffed and looked at me indifferently. “It’s not your time yet.”

Then, he raised his hand and pointed at the girls. “They are going to die anyway. So why not let one of them help you to bear it first? Since you’re not willing to choose any of them, let me help you to select the most obnoxious one, so we can end this discussion as soon as possible.”

My eyes widened as I stared at him in disbelief. He is obviously sowing discord. No matter who it will be, I’ll suffer from guilt for the rest of my life. He is doing this on purpose!

He fixed his eyes on Tessa and flashed an evil smile. “A woman who likes philosophy. Very interesting. I’ve heard that a woman like her normally practices abstinence. I wonder if that’s true.”

I shook my head. “No, you can’t do this.”

Tessa was dumbstruck, her eyes full of horror and helplessness.

I rushed forward to stop the men, but I was pushed to the ground.

Then, I heard her resisting and screaming for help.

Dante’s voice came from the side. “I haven’t seen this scene for many years. How spectacular!”

I could not look back. Her ear-splitting shrills echoed in my ears.

It is all because of me.

For a long time, I stood frozen amidst her screams of agony and wails of despair.

In the end, all I could hear was a sentence from Tessa: “Scarlett, I hate you.”

Abe know better than anyone else that

the time I was back to the villa,

he was still

so there were only Abe and me in

back to my room nor stay here. So,

hour later, a chef came out from the kitchen and

book in

man

was so quiet that I could hear the sound of his book

his hand in his pocket.

bent down slightly and glanced sideways at me.

he talking

my lips and saw a housekeeper putting another set of

He was indeed talking to

sat down. This sixteen-seater dining

to have nothing to say to me as he focused on his food and ate

noise came from the

Danny and

the kitchen to check on the noise while another one came to Abe’s

out and

put down his cutlery even though he had not eaten

the chef. The

mid-sentence when

your liking?” Abe asked. The

my head.