Lloyd seemed to have noticed Yvonne's hesitation. He volunteered himself. "Ms. Yvonne, wait here. I'll go have a look."Then, Lloyd went toward the cage. The closer he went, the stronger the smell of the blood. Lloyd was anxious. His hand trembled when he grabbed the black cloth. He closed his eyes and pulled the black cloth away in one swift motion.Before he could open his eyes, Yvonne shrieked, "Gwen!"Lloyd saw what was before him and was instantly bewildered.A person was curled up in the corner, covered in blood. Every single part of her body was bruised. Without the black cloth, the stench of blood and rot was even stronger.Lloyd was still stunned, but Yvonne was already by the cage, frantically trying to unlock it.Tears fell, blurring her sight, yet her eyes were still fixed on Gwen. "Gwen, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for being late."Lloyd came to his senses. Seeing the blood on Yvonne's fingers, he immediately took her wrist. "Ms. Yvonne, calm down. I'll get someone to un
Before the ambulance arrived, the screams in the basement had stopped.Chuck was covered in blood. His clothes were torn apart. He had already passed out from the pain."Fetch me a bucket of water. Wake him up."Yvonne was extremely menacing at that moment. She had a whip covered in blood in her hand. She looked like the devil. No one dared to approach her.One of her men fetched a bucket of cold water and splashed it on Chuck's face.Chuck immediately came around. When he saw Yvonne, he couldn't stop trembling. "Y-Yvonne, if you c-continue t-this way, o-our collaboration c-can't continue."Yvonne sneered. "Collaboration? Chuck, do you think we will still be collaborating? Tell me. What did you do to Gwen?"Yvonne used the whip to raise his chin. She glared at him. "You will suffer as she did for the past month today."Chuck looked at her with fear and disbelief. "Y-you can't do this to me. Y-you'll still need me in the future.""By the way," Yvonne said, raising an eyebrow.
Gwen had barely been in the emergency room when Stephen arrived at the hospital. Lloyd hadn't told him much over the phone. He had only told Stephen that Gwen had been found and that Yvonne had taken her to the hospital. He hoped that Stephen would be with Yvonne.When Stephen had received the call, he had been in a meeting. He had immediately canceled the meeting and rushed over.When he arrived at the hospital, he immediately broke out into a run. Julian could hardly catch up with him. Soon, Stephen found Yvonne squatting in the corridor in front of the emergency room. He asked urgently, "What happened?"Yvonne looked up at Stephen. Tears immediately welled up in her eyes. "Why are you here?"Seeing the tears in her eyes, Stephen's heart ached. He bent down and pulled her into his arms. "As long as you need me, I'll always be by your side."Yvonne leaned her head against his chest. Tears fell. "Chuck, that bastard. He locked Gwen up in the basement and tortured her for more
The meeting that had been cut short at Anderson Group had become a hot topic among the staff. Caleb had gone over to Anderson Group that morning and found out that Stephen had run off halfway through a meeting.Stephen was always responsible at work. Seeing how he had rushed off in the middle of the meeting, surely something must have happened to Yvonne.So Caleb had caught hold of Julian and asked him about what had happened.On the way to the hospital, Caleb had done a full background check on Chuck. The truth presented before him shocked him.Even if he was mentally prepared, he still had a scare when he saw Gwen. He went in closer and asked concernedly, "How's her condition?""We don't know when she will come around." Yvonne looked at Caleb and asked, "Why are you here?""Mr. Anderson left in the middle of a meeting with all the higher executives without saying a word. How could I not be curious?"Caleb looked at Stephen before looking at Yvonne. "You didn't even tell me
In the mansion, Jane took a stool and put it right in front of Chuck. She crossed her legs. "I'm going to sit here today! Chuck is one of my grandfather's men! I'll see who would dare touch him!"Lloyd was helpless. Jane looked no older than 20 years old, but she was a sharp girl. She clearly wasn't someone who was easy to deal with."Ms. Ford, this bastard offended Ms. Y. If you insist on protecting him, you're deliberately going up against her."Lloyd continued patiently, "Why don't you call Mr. Ford and consult him about it? It's not worth it to offend Ms. Y because of this bastard."Jane raised an eyebrow. "There's no need. I'm not afraid of anyone!"The lights in the basement suddenly lit up, followed by Yvonne's voice. "What a bold claim, Ms. Ford."Yvonne slowly walked down the stairs, followed by Stephen.Lloyd saw his savior. His eyes sparkled immediately. "Ms. Yvonne, you're finally here! This girl won't listen to a single word."Jane looked at Yvonne. Her gaze chan
At the same time, Yvonne whipped Chuck violently. His flesh instantly split open.Chuck woke up from the pain. He scanned his surroundings in fear. "W-where is Jane? I-isn't she here to take me away?""She left." Yvonne looked sullen. She thought of Gwen coming out of the emergency room the night before, and all the information Caleb found out about Chuck on the dark web. She was so disgusted by him she could puke."I would like to ask you a question, Mr. Jensen. How do you feel right now?""W-what the hell are—"Before he could finish his sentence, Yvonne whipped him once more. He wailed in pain."Answer my question. You have no right to ask me any questions," Yvonne said coldly.Chuck looked at Yvonne. Fear grew in his eyes. He never thought that harming Gwen could make Yvonne go so mad!"Ms. Miller, I-I'm sorry. Have mercy on me. I promise I will never—""Did those women beg like you too?" Yvonne interrupted Chuck. There was zero ounce of warmth in her tone. "Did you ha
Late that night, Gwen slowly came around. She opened her eyes to see Yvonne sleeping by the side of the bed next to her.She thought of getting out of bed, but she realized her limbs were cuffed. While she was struggling, Yvonne's voice rang out."Are you trying to jump out of the window again?"Gwen was stunned. She looked up at Yvonne, whose eyes were wide awake."Y-you're the one who saved me?" Gwen asked in an extremely hoarse voice.Yvonne reached out and held Gwen's arm. She was feeling extremely guilty. "Gwen, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I found you too late."Gwen shook her head. "You shouldn't have saved me.""Why?" Ever since Yvonne had returned from Chuck's mansion, she had been by Gwen's side. Looking at Gwen, Yvonne couldn't help but imagine what she must have experienced if she had lost all will to live anymore.The more she thought, the more resentful she became toward Chuck.Seeing how down Gwen looked, Yvonne was seething with hatred. "What did that bastar
Yvonne was woken up by her phone vibrating in the middle of the night.She picked up her phone and carefully looked at Gwen in bed. Once she made sure Gwen was sleeping soundly, she got up and headed out of the room. She had just picked up the phone when she heard Lloyd's anxious voice. "Ms. Yvonne, Chuck was taken away. I was too useless. I couldn't fight them off."Halfway through, Lloyd gasped in pain and yelled at his subordinate, "Could you be lighter?"Yvonne furrowed her brows. "Are you all injured?""It's a small matter. They came in a huge group. We couldn't fight them." Lloyd was on the call while his subordinate cleaned up his injuries. His subordinate secretly complained that they had almost lost their legs. How could it just be a small matter?Lloyd seemed to have sensed it. He glared at his subordinate and said to the phone, "Ms. Yvonne, if you want to punish someone, punish me. "I was careless. I should have arranged for more people. Chuck wouldn't have esca