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.”

better than anyone else that mental torture is more excruciating than physical

back to the villa, the huge dining

have left, but he was still seated on the

so there were only Abe and me in

me to go back to my room nor stay here. So, it meant

out from the kitchen and bowed to Abe. “Mr. Abe,

book in his hand, he replied,

man of

that I could hear the sound of his book being

put his hand in his pocket. His

standing at the side, he bent down slightly and glanced sideways at me. “Let’s eat

talking

my lips and saw a housekeeper putting another set of

He was indeed

him to the dining table and sat down. This sixteen-seater dining table was way too

me

came from the

then, Danny and

the noise while another one came to Abe’s side

the kitchen came out and reported, “Someone

down his cutlery even though he had

frowned and glanced at the chef. The chef immediately looked down in

stopped mid-sentence when he

Abe asked.

shook my