Chapter 5%
“What’s going on?” A rough–voiced male resident from the building shouted after hearing the screams in the middle of the night.
The horrifying screams outside immediately turned into muffled whimpers.”
Harold must have covered Mr. Keith’s mouth.
After a few seconds, everything outside fell silent.”
Finally, the twenty minutes were up.
I stepped out of the eight–trigram diagram, rushed to the kitchen, grabbed a kitchen knife and flung the door open, holding it ready to fight Harold.
Outside, there was no one./
But the floor and walls were splattered with large patches of blood, with dragged bloodstains leading down the stairs.
My legs gave way and I almost collapsed to the floor.
Sharp pains shot through my belly and when I looked down, I saw blood seeping through my pants.
I forced myself to call the police, then an ambulance and weakly leaned against the doorframe, barely able to move.
Suddenly, footsteps echoed in the hallway. Could it be Harold returning?
Clutching the kitchen knife, I nearly crawled back inside to hide, but before I could move much, a cold hand suddenly grabbed my arm.
screamed in terror./
“Don’t be afraid, I’m here to help you.”
The person wore a hat and mask, with face fully covered. Judging by the figure, it was a woman.”
It wasn’t Harold.”
I exhaled in relief, but then my vision darkened and I completely fainted.”
When I opened my eyes again, I was lying on a soft, comfortable bed.
The blood–stained, dirty clothes had been replaced with clean homewear and my hands, feet and face had been washed.
Except for some lingering pain in my belly, everything else felt normal.”
I breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the phone beside the pillow and carefully got out of bed.”
Besides dozens of missed calls from Chloe and Harold, my lawyer had also called.”
I immediately returned the call and arranged to meet him.”
Harold tried to harm me and my child. I was determined not only to divorce him but also to make him lose everything and go to prison.” After hanging up, I steadied myself, pulled back the bedroom curtains and looked outside. A chill ran down my spine.
This was the neighborhood I lived in before I got married.
And this window directly faced the living room of my old apartment.
There was even a telescope on the windowsill. It meant someone had been watching me from here all along.”
I had to get out of here immediately.”
But as I passed by the bathroom, I caught a whiff of blood.
My heart sank and despite my fear, I moved closer.
Inside the bathroom, a black dog lay in a pool of blood, its belly slit open by Chloe. Its eyes were wide open, staring at me with hatred and unwillingness.
“Ah!“%
I screamed in terror and ran out in a panic, only to crash straight into Chloe, who was walking out of the second bedroom.
Her hair was disheveled and both her hands and dress were covered in blood. She was holding a bloody mass of flesh that was still dripping
“My baby is gone.“%
“It’s all your fault “%
“You bitch, give me back my baby!*::
With a twisted expression, she lunged at me.#
Ab I screamed, flailing my arms and rushing toward the door. Just as I was about to grab the doorknob, the door opened from the outside
Was that Harold standing there?%
I had no way to escape now
My strength instantly drained and I collapsed to the floor
But to my surprise, when the door opened, what came into view was a pair of slender, feminine legs s
“Raina, why are you sitting here?“%
1 looked up in a daze. The person was wearing a hat and a face mesk
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outside.
Was that Harold standing there?
I had no way to escape now.
My strength instantly drained and I collapsed to the floor
But to my surprise, when the door opened, what came into view was a pair of slender, feminine legs.%
“Raina, why are you sitting here?”
I looked up in a daze. The person was wearing a hat and a face mask.%
I recognized her. She was the one I saw right before I fainted.%
“Chloe is inside,” I swallowed hard and turned my head, trembling.%
But to my shock, both the blood–soaked Chloe and the disemboweled black dog were gone.%
