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My body convulsed, blood dripping from the corner of my mouth. My consciousness blurred, yet I desperately clung to my ounce of strength, reaching out to grab his pant leg.
“Please, Julian, I only asked Mrs. Hayes to let me return to the village. I never asked for Serena’s child.”
“You’ve already killed me once. Can’t you just let me go this time? I just want to live. What have I done wrong…?”.
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My throat was parched, and tears mixed with blood streamed down, splattering on his shiny leather shoes, only to be met with his merciless kick.
“Do you even believe that yourself?”
He sneered: “Take your punishment obediently, or else… I have plenty of ways to make you learn your lesson.”
Just then, a bodyguard approached, bending down to whisper in his ear. But that hushed report drifted clearly into my ears:
“Mr. Hayes, everyone from the village has boarded the plane. They’ll arrive at the African mine tomorrow.”
My mind exploded with a deafening *boom*. A white light flashed before my eyes.
I thought I was too numb from pain to be scared anymore, but in that moment, my heart truly felt ripped out.
Jstared intently at Julian, my voice tearing my throat
10:45 AM
I stared intently at Julian, my voice tearing my throat:
“Are you insane? There are sick elderly people and children in there! They’ll die in a place like that!!”
He looked down at me, his eyebrow twitching slightly, but his voice was cold as ice:
“So what?”
Before he even finished speaking, I scrambled up from the ground like a madwoman, even though my limbs felt like they were breaking. I lunged at him, shouting:
“Julian Hayes, you’re not human!”
“If you want to destroy me, I accept it! But what about them? What have they done? Why do they bother you?!”
I screamed
until my
voice was
hoarse, tears streaming down my face, but all I got in return was his disdainful gaze.
“You’re right,” he said coldly,
m not human.”
“But you’re the best actress among the beasts.”
Julian Hayes held a grand three–day banquet, inviting the city’s elite and most influential figures.
The entire hotel was transformed into a dreamy blue ocean feast, solely to celebrate his engagement to Serena.
He personally placed the legendary “Heart of the Ocean” blue diamond, worth hundreds of millions, on Serena’s finger and established a billion–dollar foundation in her name.
He had never publicly shared his private life before, but this time, he proactively invited television stations, collaborating with six media outlets for a full–platform live broadcast.
The news instantly topped trending searches, with comments full of envy and blessings.
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But few knew that beneath the dazzling lights, Julian’s gaze often lingered on his phone screen, thoughtful expression on his
face.
Three days.
He had been waiting for news from the mansion.
Anya… she hadn’t even called once.
He finally couldn’t hold back. He walked out of the banquet hall and dialed the bodyguard’s number.
“What’s the situation? Has she caused any trouble? Is she playing pitiful again, waiting for my mom to step in and speak for her?”
The bodyguard stammered for a long time on the other end.
A smirk played on Julian’s lips: “Of course, she never learns!”
“Tell her: as long as she’s willing to back down, the Hayes family isn’t so small that it can’t accommodate her. After all, she grew up in our home. Even a dog would have some affection.”
“If she’s obedient, I can arrange for her village people to return in a year. I’m giving her a chance to back down; tell her to be smart about it…”
10:45 AM
As soon as he finished speaking, a hoarse shout suddenly came from the other end of the line.
“Mr. Hayes! Miss Anya was rushed to the emergency room… they couldn’t save her…”
“She… she was given a potent poison, and… she was tortured too severely before. The doctors said… there was nothing they could
do.”
