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After leaving the Caide’s villa, I drove alone toward my villa on the city’s outskirts.
There was a secluded stretch along the way where the streetlights were faint at night, so I concentrated on the road.
Suddenly, a large SUV sped toward me, forcing me to halt.
Immediately afterward, several masked and muscular m emerged from the vehicle and knocked on my car window.
My heart raced, and I quickly dialed the police.
In such an uncertain situation, I dared not open the door.
Seeing my hesitation, they grabbed a hammer and began smashing the car door and window glass.
Before my emergency call could connect, they snatched my phone and tossed it aside.
I let out a scream as a sack was thrown over my head, and I was struck hard on the neck, causing me to lose consciousness.
When I regained my senses, I found myself in an old, rundown factory.
My hands and feet were tightly bound, and I was hanging high above the ground.
Someone ordered, “Bring her down.”
Abruptly, I was lowered.
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With a rough cloth gagging me, I could only mumble indistinctly.
Once the cloth was removed, I hoped to understand their intentions and negotiate a way to escape.
However, before I could speak, a large man struck me hard, leaving me dazed.
The masked man said, “Ms. Caide, we apologize. We’re just carrying out a job for the person who hired us. You happened to cross the wrong individual.”
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He continued, “Relay a message for our employer. If you cooperate, after enduring a hundred slaps, you’ll be allowed to lea But if you scream or involve the police, he promises you’ll constantly live under the threat of danger.”
Tears filled my eyes as a mix of pain and fear gripped me.
The man pointed to the surveillance camera above.
“Sir, can we begin?”
A voice from the other end responded. “Hmm.”
A wave of shock hit me, leaving me motionless.
Even from just one word, I knew it was Jacob’s voice.
He had me kidnapped to make me endure a hundred slaps, all to avenge Eva for the incident that had just occurred.
I bit down on the rough cloth and sobbed toward the camera.
“Just because Eva forced me to slap her, you want me to take a hundred slaps in return?”
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He couldn’t hear me well, but I knew he was deeply in love with Eva.
He couldn’t stand to see her suffer even the smallest injustice and would do anything to remove any obstacles for her.
The surveillance camera had gone silent. Slap after slap hit my face, causing the initial swelling of my cheeks to eventually turn into a numbing pain.
My face and mouth were smeared with bright red blood.
In my daze, I recalled the day I first encountered Jacob.
He had come for an interview to become my secretary.
With his broad shoulders, slender waist, and tall, upright posture, he exuded seriousness, yet his eyes were comforting.
He assured me with confidence, “Ms. Caide, I will be your most capable secretary.”
From that moment, I was smitten with him.
I showered him with gifts, spent lavishly on him, and brought him to significant events.
In Boston, rumors spread that the Caide family’s red rose was infatuated with her male assistant.
I never quashed those rumors.
I wanted Jacob to understand that my love was fervent and unapologetic. Even if he seemed as distant as an ice prince, I believed I could win his heart.
But now, my heart was heavy with bitterness.
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I had misjudged him.
