Chapter 7
Ryan’s expression stiffened, then the fury in his eyes intensified.[]
He sneered: “Still lying! Stella, I thought you were gentle and pure, but you’re actually twisted inside!“[]
“You’re not going anywhere before the wedding! Stay here and think about what you’ve done! When you’re ready to apologize to Claire, that’s when we’ll have the ceremony!“]
He stormed out, slamming the door.
Stella’s heart clenched.]]
She quickly got out of bed and tried to open the door, but the bodyguards outside blocked her firmly in the room.[]
“Miss Rivers, Mr. Mitchell said you can leave when you’re ready to confess to Miss Bennett.“[]
Stella stood there stunned, her hands and feet ice cold.]
What did this mean?
Was he going to imprison her for Claire’s sake?]
She couldn’t hold back anymore and broke down crying, nearly fainting.[]
A day passed, and Ryan still hadn’t let her out, determined to force her to submit.
Having had nothing to eat or drink, Stella was starving, her lips pale from dehydration.[]
She asked for food, but the bodyguards coldly refused: “Mr. Mitchell said an unrepentant murderer doesn’t deserve to eat!“|]
Murderer?
Stella looked shocked, a bitter smile playing at her lips.[]
So this was how Ryan saw her.[]
Two days passed before the hospital room door finally opened.[]
But before Stella could react, she was tied up and dragged into a car by bodyguards.[]
The car sped along until it stopped at an abandoned factory on the outskirts of town.[]
Stella suddenly had a bad feeling about this.[]
The moment she walked in, she was kicked to the ground and dragged like a stray dog to a bucket of water, her head shoved violently under.]]
Just as she was about to suffocate, they pulled her out, then pushed her back down…]
This went on for an hour until Stella was completely exhausted. Only then did she recognize the men–they were all Ryan’s personal bodyguards.
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She forced herself to stay calm “Did Claire send you to in this th
The lead bodyguard spoke matter of factly. “You toe to admit your mistake and pissed off Me Mitchell: He said yen should fast Miss Bennett’s finin “[]
Stella was about to say more, but the bodyguards forced her to drink something
Soon, she felt her whole body burning up, an imprise raging through her system she didn’t need in guess what they put in that
drink
A group of homeless men walked in from the entrance, staring at Stella with predatory ayes ||
The bodyguards quietly left the abandoned factory and even closed the door Behind them
Stella looked terrified, harking away several steps, but those men pommeed on her like hungry wolves
She fought desperately, but how could she match the strength of several men?
Her clothes were violently torn, her skin exposed to the cold air, her screams drowned out by the men’s heavy breathing and sinister
laughter.
“Get off me! Don’t touch me!” Stella’s voice trembled as tears streamed down her face.
She desperately kicked and tried to escape, but was dragged back again and again, her wrists pinned down as they threw her to the ground.
Stella felt sick to her stomach: “Help! Is anyone there?! Help me!“]
Her desperate screams echoed through the outskirts, but no one answered.[]
Driven by survival instinct and sheer willpower, Stella bit her own tongue hard, forcing down the drug’s effects in her body.
She grabbed an iron rod from above her head and slammed it into the back of the skull of the man on top of her.]
BANG-
Like a cornered desperado, Stella wildly swung the iron rod, hitting anyone who came near, actually managing to intimidate those
men.
But they quickly recovered and lunged at her again []
Just as Stella was about to despair, the factory door was kicked open violently, and those bodyguards were beaten bloody
A familiar figure stormed in like a demon from hell, his fists raining down on those criminals like hail.]]
Her tense nerves finally relaxed, and Stella’s vision went black as she passed out []
When she woke up, she immediately saw her brother sitting by the hospital bed [
Anger, grievance, and despair swirled in her chest as she threw herself into Ethan Rivers‘ arms, her tears soaking his shirt []
The usually carefree Ethan was heartbroken, his eyes bloodshot: “Mom and Dad couldn’t reach you and were worried sick. Thank God you’re okay.“[]
God knows how he’d felt seeing his sister pinned down by those men.[]
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He’d almost killed them all.
This time Stella didn’t ask if Ryan had come–she just pulled herself together and insisted on being discharged.]
“Let’s go home, Ethan.“[]
She couldn’t stand to stay in this place another second.[]
Ethan didn’t hesitate and immediately arranged a private jet to Norway.]
The moment she boarded the plane, Stella’s anxious heart gradually calmed down.[]
She looked out at the clouds through the window and whispered softly:
“Goodbye forever, Ryan.”
