Chapter 19%
Selena woke again and found herself in a small room, facing Jasmine’s photo.
The small room was dim and stuffy, with a faint, musty smell hanging in the air.}
This was the basement of the Gilmores‘ residence, usually just a storage space for random junk. Now, it had become Selena’s personal prison
Her forehead still throbbed in pain. Both of her hands were wrapped messily in bandages./
Jacob ordered people to do the simplest wound treatment for her to ensure that her wound would not be infected.
Still, he would not let her get completely well.
Selena looked at her bandaged hands. The bandages were wrapped carelessly, clearly the work of a small clinic doctor
Yet, not long ago, Sadie had come home from kindergarten, clinging to her and begging for a fruit cake.
Unable to resist her daughter’s pestering, she had gone into the kitchen to make one herself. While cutting fruit, she had accidentally cut
her hand.
It was only a small cut, yet Jacob had noticed it immediately.”
He had instantly called the family doctor to meticulously bandage her hand. He had even forbidden her from ever touching knives again In the end, it was Jacob who made the fruit cake himself.
His love had come so suddenly and disappeared just as quietly.
Selena didn’t understand. How could a man go from loving her to hating her so easily?
The moment she woke up, someone monitoring the surveillance footage notified Jacob.
His assistant gave a quick report. “Mr. Gilmore, her wounds have been treated. Her life’s not in danger.” Jacob
gave a brief nod and followed him down to the basement
Selena tumed her head and saw Jacob standing at the door, looking at her with a gloomy expression.
It was really him
As if grasping at a straw, she turned and ran towards him, hugging his leg. “Mr. Gilmore! I truly know I was wrong! I will never do those things again! I will definitely raise Sadie well in the future! I will change! Please believe me!”
“It was all my fault before. I’m sorry to Josephine and even more sorry to Jasmine. Mr. Gilmore, I’m sorry, I really won’t dare to do it again! Please, spare me
Jacob forcefully kicked Selena away and sneered, “What’s the rush? This is just the beginning.”2
He stomped his foot on Selena’s leg.
A sharp pain shot through her and all she heard was a loud crack. Her leg was broken.
The pain was so intense she couldn’t stand and could only kneel on the ground
Before she could understand what was happening, she heard Jacob say coldly. “Didn’t you want to apologize? Then start
The bodyguards in black rushed in, grabbed her head and slammed it down in front of Jasmine’s photo.
She suddenly felt a headache and her vision went black, but she knew she couldn’t stop
Otherwise, she would face a more severe punishment!
So, even without the guards forcing her, Selena continued alone. Kneeling before the photo, she bowed again and again, her voice trembling
“Jasmine, fm sorry. It’s Auntie’s fault. Please forgive me
Again and again, her forehead quickly swelled up. Blood stained the floor and blurred her vision.
Suddenly, a clear child’s voice appeared at the doorway
Sadie stood beside Jacob “Mommy, what are you doing? Daddy Jacob, why are you punishing Mommy?”
Selena abruptly stopped her movements, turning her head with a look of horror toward the still–clueless Sadie.
“Sadie, don’t come over Pun
“Jacob, its all my fault! Please, spare Sadie”T