Chapter 9X
When I opened my eyes again, all I saw was darkness. I struggled to move my wrists, only then realizing my hands and feet were bound. Had I been kidnapped?
Suddenly, the overhead light blazed on, the harsh glare making me instinctively shut my eyes.”
It took me a while to adjust to the brightness and slowly open them. I saw Maxwell sitting by the bed, his eyes fixed on me without a
blink.
“Maxwell, you’re insane!”
I looked down and saw the wedding dress I was wearing. Now I understood what was happening. Maxwell had actually kidnapped me straight from the fitting room.
I was a little worried, not for
Myself, but for Simon.
He must have been crazy when he found out that I was missing.N
Maxwell’s expression darkened when he saw I was distracted. He roughly grabbed my chin and forced me to face him.
“What, now that you’ve hooked up with my brother, you’re going to pretend I never saved your life?”
“Suzanne, you were promised to me since we were kids. In this life, you’re bound to me.“}
His hand gently caressed my face.}]
“Suzanne, I didn’t expect you to look this beautiful in a wedding dress. You’re ten times more stunning than Chelsea.“}
I looked up at him and noticed the heavy, dark circles under his eyes and the stubble on his chin. He looked completely worn out. “Simon will find me,” I said, turning my head away.
Maxwell let out a cold laugh and threw a phone at me.
“You think he’s some kind of saint?”
“You’ve barely been missing and he’s already parading with another woman.“]
i knew he was trying to drive a wedge between us, but my hand still moved on its
and I picked up the phone.}
poised, professional–looking
The video showed Simon, dressed in a sharp suit, walking briskly with a stern expression. Beside him was a woman.>
They exchanged a few words and then his expression softened a bit.
My chest tightened. Logic told me this was Maxwell’s trick, but my eyes still stung.9
Maxwell leaned in and grabbed my hand.}
“Suzanne, stay with me. Aside from Chelsea, I swear there will be no one else.”
I snapped out of it and threw the phone aside with a sneer.
“You should worry about how you’ll explain this to Simon.“}
“Kidnapping your future sister–in–law right before the wedding? He’s not going to let this
- go.
.”
I had clearly seen the date on the phone. There were still five days until the wedding. Maxwell couldn’t possibly keep me locked up here that long.
His face darkened instantly. He punched the wall next to me and blood began dripping from his wrist onto the bed.N
“Why can you forgive him for cheating, but you have to hold onto my past so stubbornly?“&
I wordlessly rolled my eyes at Maxwell. Putting aside what that video could even represent, I could never forgive him and Chelsea for everything they had done to me over the years.
‘Is Chelsea’s turtle still refusing to eat?” I asked out of the blue.
Maxwell frowned. “No.”
“Then you’d better hurry up and keep your precious Chelsea company. Otherwise, the next one refusing to eat won’t be a turtle, but a person.”
Hearing my sarcastic words, Maxwell surprisingly didn’t get angry.
*Suzanne, you’re still jealous of Chelsea, which means you can’t let go of me.“”
*Just stay here and think it over. I’ll let you out when you’ve figured things out.”
Without giving me a chance to retort, Maxwell turned and left the room.”
Before leaving, Maxwell threw a phone at me. I tried it this way and that, only to discover it could only call his number.
The sound of the door closing came from outside. Once I was sure he had left, I quietly fished out a pair of scissors from under the hem of the wedding dress.
12:30 PM
