Chapter 98
My dad nodded, then gave the bodyguards a signal to take them away.}
Karrie stammered, “W–What are you planning to do with us? I’m warning you, this is a lawful country. If you kill us, you won’t get away with it!”
Alvin, though shaking with fear, found his voice, too. “Yeah, we’re nobodies, sure. But if you kill us, you’ll still be breaking the law. You’ll be facing the death penalty yourselves. Dying for people like us? We’re not worth it.“}
I let out a small laugh. “Kill you? Please. Do you really think your pathetic lives are worth dirtying my or my father’s hands? No, I’m not going to kill you. I’m just going to send you overseas. I never want to see your faces again.“}
Karrie and Alvin froze, clearly caught off guard. They hadn’t expected me to be so reasonable.
“Wait,
“Wait, which country?” Karrie asked cautiously. “Don’t tell me it’s India?”
I shook my head. “If you don’t like India, feel free to suggest where you’d prefer. I’ll try to accommodate.“}
Karrie perked up, thinking for a moment. “Japan, Korea, England, Spain, France–any of those would be fine.“}
I nodded thoughtfully. “I see you’re having trouble choosing. But don’t worry, I’ll send you to all of them. At once. You’ll be so lucky. Most people never get to live in multiple countries at the same time.”
At first, Alvin looked confused. But Karrie caught on immediately, her eyes wide with panic.
“You’re going to chop us up, aren’t you? Y–You’re planning to sell our organs!“}
I didn’t answer. Just smiled to myself.
Ridiculous. My dad and I weren’t that kind of people. We’d never do something so brutal. I only said that to scare them, and it clearly worked.
! wouldn’t break the law over the likes of them. Not even close to worth it.
But my words had clearly rattled Damon.
“Melody, please, listen to me,” he said, almost pleading. “Those two deserve what’s coming to them, but I–I didn’t do anything. I’m innocent!”
He was crying now. “Melody, I’ve always liked you. It was Karrie. She seduced me on purpose. I was confused, that’s all. Then she threatened me with photos of us together. Said if I didn’t help her, she’d ruin me, and you’d leave me. I only gave in because I loved you too much.”
“And don’t forget, I saved your life once. You were about to jump out the window, remember? If I hadn’t been there, you’d have fallen from the third floor. Who knows what would’ve happened to you! I saved you, and manipulate me.”
now you’re going to turn on me?” he added, trying to
I didn’t respond right away. Instead, I said thoughtfully, “If what you’re saying is true…”
“It is! It is!” he cried out, desperate. “I swear it’s the truth–truer than gold. Just let me go! Cut them up instead! I won’t tell a soul, I promise!“}
“Liar!” Karrie screamed before I could say anything else. No way was she going down alone.
Through tears and snot, she turned to me and cried, “Miss Hutchinson, he was the one who started all of this! He said you didn’t look like Mr. Hutchinson, but I did! He said I was better than you, said you were all fake and full of yourself! He even arranged the time for us to come to your house! It was all him!”
Alvin broke down, too. “I’m the innocent one here! That girl’s not even my daughter. I lost my job because of this, and now I’m about to lose my life too? I didn’t even do anything! I only slapped you earlier because I was afraid! Afraid you’d offend the real daughter and end up suffering for it! I didn’t actually want to hurt you…“}
