Raine took a few steps backward. Her face turned pale, but she still kept her calm. At the same time, the two of them noticed Summer, who was standing at the corner. Swiftly, one of them switched positions next to Summer, trapping both ladies in between them. “What do you want?” Trying to calm herself down, Summer looked at them. At the same time, she examined her surroundings. Her back was facing the edge of the cliff, and they were blocking her only way out. It was impossible to escape. Judging from the way the two men were dressed, it looked like everything was planned out beforehand. It was safe to assume that they were either after money or had a score to settle with one of the three. Those were basically the only two reasons. “Can you even afford what we want?” the man with a knife said coldly. “Other than money, what else do you want?”“I want you dead!”Raine arched her brows. “But we have never offended you in any way. We haven’t even met before. So why would you w
The raindrops were falling on Raine; she couldn’t stop shivering from the chills she felt. Other than that, she was also experiencing an immense sense of fear.The two men were acting recklessly. They were so strong that they didn’t have to take off Raine’s clothes. Her clothes were simply ripped off!While she was standing at one side, Summer’s expression had turned anxious instantly.Although she really hated Raine, she could not just stand there and watch the two men violate her like that. Out of desperation, she reached for her phone. But it was empty; there was nothing for her to grab. It meant that she had left her phone in the villa when she came out!She knew she couldn’t make it back in time if she went down the hill to look for help. Besides, she was too worried to have Raine out of her sight!Biting her lips, Summer paced back and forth as she tried to come up with a plan. The two men were so hasty, they had stripped Raine naked in just a blink of an eye.At that
The two men were even madder, as if they had lost their minds. They were taking out all their hatred for Mark on Raine. “Enough!” Summer shouted. She exaggerated her actions, hoping to divert their attention to herself. “I have a cheque with me right now. Don’t you guys want it?”But before the two men responded to her, Raine was livid. She was powerless, cold, and her voice had turned hoarse when she said, “There is no need for you to be a hypocrite here!”There was only hatred for Summer in her heart!Summer furrowed her brows, but she still managed to catch the two men’s attention. At least they stopped what they were doing. The man with the knife looked at Summer and scoffed in disapproval. “She doesn’t even appreciate your ‘hypocrisy’. Why do you still want to be a busy body and stick your nose into this?”“To me, this is nothing close to being a busy body. Together, we hiked the same hill and met the same thugs. Yet, she is the only one who got hurt; I’m still standing he
Mark’s expression was cold. He did not even bother to spare Summer a glance. He ignored her presence.Her heart tightened sharply. She knew in her heart that he heard every single word she said earlier. Not one word was missed!Could he have misunderstood her?But at that moment, the situation was too dangerous. It was definitely not the best time for her to explain herself. All she could do was to swallow her bitterness and continue watching. The two men were obviously scared of him, but it was also clear that they had no fear of death. They were already expecting to die!Mark was quick with his moves; he was brutal and precise. One kick was all it took for the man who had Raine in his arms to fall on the floor. At the same time, he helped Raine up with his big hands. He lowered his body and wrapped her in her clothes.Raine never stopped crying. She was still traumatized by what happened. Her whole body was trembling continuously, be it her arms or her legs.Mark’s lips for
As her body was falling, she acted fast and swiftly grabbed onto a protruding rock on the cliff. At the moment, even though her body was hanging mid-air, it was at least safe from falling. She kept her balance and never looked down. Using her instincts, she started finding steps with her feet until she could finally step into a concave spot. She was still gasping for breath, her heart about to bounce out of her chest. Summer did not have the courage to look down as she was afraid of heights. This was the furthest her courage could bring her, as she had already used up all the bravery she had left in her body.At that moment, a sharp scream echoed. Summer lifted her head and saw Raine falling downwards above her. Summer gritted her teeth. Out of natural reflexes, she had one arm on the rock and promptly reached out her other hand to grab Raine’s wrist. Fortunately, Raine’s wrist was slim. She could hold it with just one hand, or else... But, she could barely
He was a few steps away from her, but her left hand, which clung to the edge, was slipping away, and her legs were trembling and unable to stand on it.But Mark could not see that. The only thing he could see was Summer’s face peeking out of the cliff.At this point, Summer knew there was no turning back.She watched her hands slide helplessly off the cliff, and felt her feet slip through the hollow, unable to reach any further.Honestly, she was afraid of death, or she would not have clung onto the cliff for so long, but her strength was at its utmost now, and she could not hold on any longer.Feeling the fear, Summer closed her eyes, clenched her teeth and trembled, but she never asked him for help.The look in his eyes had completely denied her. How could she have the decency to ask him for help?In his heart, it was she who released Raine’s hand and let her fall off the cliff!How could she ask him for help, telling him that she could not hold onto it any longer, and beg hi
Even so, she drank a lot of water and passed out.Mark brought her to the surface, placed her on the ground, and started performing chest compressions with his big hands to release the water trapped inside. He then leaned over, his long tongue poking through her clenched teeth, giving her rescue breaths.Then her breathing quickened slightly and she seemed about to wake up. Mark gritted his teeth, grimaced and pulled her away from him to sleep on the rock.Out of the corner of his eye, through the clear water, he could see that his hair was wet and his clothes were also completely drenched and slightly torn. He looked terrible.What was he thinking just now? He even tried to save her!He desperately tried to save her even after she let Raine fall off a cliff. Well, he was crazy. He was. But the emptiness in his heart was gone.He did not pause for a moment as his eyes swept over her in a grim and gloomy way. Then he got up and began to search around, and found Raine in a pile of
Instinctively, Raine’s body moved a little closer to the source of warmth. She was weak and hurt like a broken doll.The chill that hit Summer grew colder and colder, from the wet clothes to the deepest part of her body. She cowered there, shivering while looking coldly at the intimacy between them.She was cold, but there was no one to hold her. She was afraid, and there was no one to pat her and say to her, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.” She was in pain, but there was no one to soothe her…Because her husband was so affectionate with another woman that he had no time for her. He might see her as an executioner in his heart, the executioner who had hurt the woman he loved to such an extent!She curled into a ball and kept shivering, burying her head between her knees.Even though she did not like Raine, she was happier than anyone to see her alive.Because if anything had happened to Raine, everyone would think that Raine died at her hands, and Raine would still be alive if she ha