Clack!The sound of closing the door was heard, and then someone walked up to him.“Sir, Mr. Samberg has left,” the butler’s voice came.Carson lowered his eyes lightly, “Mm.”Then there was another long silence. Suddenly…Thump, thump, thump!There was a rush of footsteps, and then the servant’s voice echoed. “Sir, Miss Pettis has been taking a bath for a long time and has not come out! No matter how I knock on the door, there’s no response!”Carson raised his head and saw the servant’s flustered face.“Get the spare key!” the butler said anxiously. Carson was already on the move towards the bathroom.The conversation continued after Carson had left.“Didn't the young master say to keep her tied up? How can you let her take a bath by herself?!”“Uncle Benny, Miss Pettis drank the chicken soup obediently just now. I thought she had finally come to her senses, and then I didn’t think much… She choked when she drank the chicken soup and coughed all over her body. I was about t
“Sorry…” she said hoarsely, “To have frightened you. I’ll leave now…”With that said, she stretched out her hand to open the car door and walked in the wind and snow.“Everly!” Austin finally realized it. The woman in front of him, who was so skinny and looked like a ghost, turned out to be Everly Pettis!He immediately opened the door and got out of the car. He wanted to say something, but he felt as if something was stuck in his throat and he could not get a word out.He watched Everly stumbling and struggling in the snow, desperately leaving the place. The wind and snow were so harsh that she even tripped and fell several times. He wanted to say something, but before he could do so, she had already crawled up and made her way through, disappearing in the corner.Austin’s heart was beating very fast. He felt his body trembling slightly as if he was beating a drum, but he knew that it was not because of the cold.The Baxter family was very influential in Cannesville. Carson was
The snow was getting heavier and heavier. In the end, Carson could not catch up with Everly. He stood in the snow and the butler hurried over.“Sir, I’ve already contacted the people. They will check the surveillance camera to find out where Miss Pettis is hiding. It’s too cold outside. You should go back first,” the butler said worriedly.Carson did not move, nor did he look at the butler behind him. He watched the footprints of Everly disappearing in the falling snow, and clenched his fists tightly.…In the hospital.Everly carefully wrapped her body in a black cotton coat so that no one could see the wound on her neck. She then walked in with her head hanging low.It had been several days since she sent Granny Preston to the hospital. She wondered if Granny Preston had already woken up and if she was still in the hospital.She pushed the door of the ward open, and when she saw that Granny Preston was lying soundly on the bed, she let out a sigh of relief.Fortunately, Grann
Everly lowered her head and walked on the road covered in thick snow. The white snow fell on her black hair, piece by piece, seemingly to dye all her black hair white.She went to apply for a job from one place to another, asking and pleading along the way. However, nobody dared to accept her, just as before. Even when she walked into the disorderly house, all she got was ruthless humiliation.“Just look at yourself, you looked horrible! Do you really think anyone can just open their legs and get money? You look at our girls. They don’t only demand good-looking ones, but also those who know how to have fun. Customers here are no ordinary people, and the likes of you…” The staff member looked at her disgustingly. The disdain in her eyes was obvious.“You’ll only be despised even if you pay money for it!”She was cast out instantly. After she stood up, she immediately saw the bodyguards coming over.She turned around and fled.She hid in the bushes, and her body was covered with sn
The voice of Carson talking over the corner was still resonating intermittently, but Everly had already turned away and left. She disappeared in the windy snow with her head lowered.She would never forget everything that had happened over the years, nor would she forget Bonnie, who died for her. Also, Granny Preston who was still bedridden in the hospital.She could no longer look back.The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the whole city seemed to be frozen.Everly lowered her head and walked across the cold street. Along the street, silence and noise interchanged as people passed by her. She seemed to be only a passerby in this world, only making a fleeting stay and leaving no trace behind.She asked one store after another, and no one wanted to hire her.Moreover… Carson’s people were still stopping her constantly.It was so cold that her joints were frozen hard. The breath she exhaled made her freeze, and the coldness was bone-chilling.When passing by a 24-hour co
As she said, she also glanced at the hole on the ice next to her. It was pitch black underneath and looked horrible.The plump man reached out and poked her arm. He was relieved after he was sure that she was a living human. He looked at his subordinates sitting next to him, and then said, “The machine below is stuck and can’t function. We need someone to go down there and remove whatever is stopping it.”Everly nodded, “I just need to clean things up?”“Yeah,” the man paused for a while and took a serious glance at Everly. He asked, “You… really want to go down? Since you heard what we said, you should have understood that once you go down there, we can’t promise you that you can get up.”“Yeah, young lady. You may not understand, but it’s really dark in there. Although there will be lighting, the bottom is too deep and the lighting has limited range. There will be equipment for you when you go down, and you’ll be tied to a cable, but who knows, maybe something will get stuck? And
Spider web-like cracks spread across the entire screen. Carson’s eyes narrowed tightly to stare at Everly on the screen, and the temperature inside the car dropped.“Sir, our people have already rushed over there at the highest speed. Miss Pettis will be fine!” The butler kept saying, but he only fixed his gaze on the cracked screen of the tablet with a grim face.It was already five in the morning, and the sky spanning between heaven and earth was dark. The Masheruti rushed all the way to the western suburbs at the highest speed.Screech!“Sir, right ahead,” the butler said as he stopped the car. Before the car came to a complete halt, the butler looked around and found that Carson had already gotten out of the car. He strode over to the other side hurriedly.“Man, that woman was really scary just now. It’s the first time I have seen this!”“Yes, she just went down for twenty thousand dollars. Fortunately, everything went smoothly. She took the money and left, otherwise who know
Carson looked at the screen on the cracked tablet showing how she took the money, and said, “Go check, what does she want the money for!”“Yes!”The butler responded. He gave instructions over the phone while making a U-turn with the car. The snow outside of the window was still falling. Carson looked at the black cotton coat Everly left on the boat through the surveillance camera. She then stumbled her way to leave the place. Carson pursed his lips into a deadly thin line.What did she want to do?!…Hospital.Everly handed over the money. The sum made up the money she owed before, and the outstanding amount was pre-paid for the upcoming medical fees.In this way, at least for half a month, there would be no problem with medical expenses.“It’s not the long-term solution for this. It’s better to have a kidney transplant.”“The surgery… How much will it cost?”“Generally speaking, it will be three thousand dollars to five thousand dollars. After that, the postoperative care w