After making up her mind, Gwendolyn, with her fists clenched, turned and ran toward the tightly shut door on the right while Craig blanked out briefly.
Even Nico was taken aback and could not register what was happening.
“Gwendolyn!”
Craig was the first to react. He immediately raised his gun again and cocked it.
He was so anxious his eyes turned bloodshot as he threatened to pull the trigger at Gwendolyn.
At that critical juncture, a hand grabbed his wrist with so much strength that his aim went astray.
He whipped his head around, only to find that it was Cedrick. The latter was glaring at him with a grim- looking face.
“Mr. Jenson…”
“How dare you aimed the gun at my wife! Are you sick of being the deputy director?”“
As those words fell, the tremendously intimidating Cedrick snatched the gun from Craig’s grip and threw it on the ground.
The overbearing air Craig was exuding earlier faded with Cedrick’s presence.
Seeing Cedrick’s timely appearance, Gwendolyn swiftly turned the door handle, pushed open the door, and dashed into the pitch-black room.
She stumbled her way to turn on the lights amidst the darkness. Astonishment overwhelmed her as soon as she saw the situation inside the room.
Following behind, Nico was also stunned by the sight inside while he stood by the door.
There was no furniture in the room, not even a bed.
A woman with messy black hair lay on her side against the wall.
A weighty iron collar hung around her neck, and metal chains secured around her wrists and ankles stretched all the way to the wall.
formed all over the parts of the skin where she was bound.
to the rays of light so suddenly, she could not help but begin shivering all over and
An ache spread through her whole body, and she dared not approach the woman
lose control and kill Craig if
relieved that Treyton did not follow them over. She reckoned he would lose his sanity if he saw that sight in the
was still in a daze, Nico walked over
her, the woman shuddered violently, almost as if she saw a
worry. I won’t hurt you. Mr. Jenson will
brushed her stray strands of hair aside.
sheet of paper. The once clear and beautiful eyes became empty
was Nico, Jennifer
seems like she’s mentally
she felt her heart sting so badly her eyes turned red. She clenched her fists, and
had been watching
Craig parted his lips and prepared to
“Jennifer is ”
Smack!
slap landed on Craig’s face before he could say anything.
lock your
in a trance and did not dodge her, she gave
in two forceful slaps toward Craig’s cheek. leaving the latter with blood oozing
present, Craig clenched his fists tight and put up
The urge to kill Craig to help
she took action. “That’s
embrace to calm her down
his fingers to gently rubbed it to alleviate the pain left behind
Craig wiped the blood off the corner of his lip and explained, “I called a doctor over to check on her previously. He said Jennifer’s severe cold and fever affected her brain, thus resulting in
his explanation was full of lies and could
has it been since Jennifer’s return? My brother took her to the hospital for a body check. before she came back. She was in good health. Besides, because she’s from the orphanage, she’s better at enduring hardships than others
the barrage of questions she threw
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