Natasha walked in front, earnestly supporting the old lady. Just as she was about to climb the steps, she suddenly heard a commotion behind her. It sounded like someone was shouting.Natasha felt a bit curious about what was happening. She furrowed her brows and quickly glanced behind her.However, all she saw was a man passing by. Holding a medical chart and looking rushed, he was obviously heading for a consultation. She thought maybe she had misheard.Seeing Natasha halt, the old lady inquired, "Doctor, what's wrong?"Natasha snapped back to reality. She shook her head and smiled as she replied, "Nothing. Let's go inside."The old lady nodded and moved forward with her cane.However, Natasha still felt a strange unease in her heart. She couldn't shake the sense that something was off.She glanced behind her again and saw the man was already gone, and there was no one behind her now. Only intermittent gusts of cold wind swept through and rustled a few dry leaves.Natasha wond
"Boss, what do you think? Should we seek revenge for our buddies now?" Eddie's voice came from beside him.Justin ran his fingers over the knife in his hand. It was sharp, gleaming brightly in the sunlight.Despite his desire to act immediately, his rationality told him that wasn't the right place. "Get her into the car," he said."Yes!" Eddie responded.Natalie was then taken into the car. However, she was obviously not giving up. As soon as the car started moving, she began to struggle again.Justin reached out and placed his hand across her chest to prevent her from struggling further.Natalie wanted to bite him, but her mouth was gagged, rendering her unable to do so.Frustrated, she suddenly had an idea.Without hesitation, she reached out to grab the high heel on her foot. After pulling it off, she went straight for Justin's face, intending to blind him.Having fought with people for years, Justin had long discerned Natalie's intention. He slightly tilted his head, causi
Observing the high heel, Natasha furrowed her brow and called over the cleaner. "Excuse me. Could you please clean this up? Thank you very much."If patients were to see that shoe there, it would certainly create a bad impression.Moreover, quite a few distinguished guests were attending Daniel's medical consultation event that day. It would be even more disrespectful if they were to see it.Having dealt with the litter on the ground, Natasha made her way to Daniel's consultation area.The crowd there was as large as ever. At this rate, even if Daniel skipped meals, he wouldn't be able to finish seeing patients until nightfall.Natasha tried to squeeze her way in."Hey, why are you cutting in line? Don't you have any manners?" the person beside her scolded.Hearing that, Natasha's expression displayed a hint of embarrassment."Exactly. If you want to see a doctor, you'll have to wait your turn," someone chimed in."You look decent, yet you do things that aren't quite right," a
Natasha hadn't taken a good look at Joshua just a moment ago because they were too close. Now, as she looked from a distance, she saw Joshua dressed in a white shirt complemented by a casual black suit.His clothes' fabric was soft and comfortable, which nicely balanced out his stern demeanor. Below that were his long, straight legs.Natasha pursed her lips. She felt that Joshua's noble demeanor seemed out of place amidst the crowd no matter how he tried to blend in.Joshua met her gaze. For some unknown reason, he averted his eyes.The next moment, Natasha saw him rejoining the queue. She wondered if he was queuing up to see Daniel for a medical consultation. Thinking of that, she furrowed her brow.Natasha couldn't understand why Joshua would come here to see Daniel for a medical consultation when Grayson Hospital had so many doctors available. Moreover, judging by Joshua's appearance, he didn't seem to be unwell.Her brows furrowed even more.Joshua wasn't just cold and aloof
Kneeling in the car, Natalie endured the bumpy ride to an abandoned factory with tin sheets patched over its rusting roof. Beyond it was a filthy, smelly creek that looked as if it held all of Oceanville's trash.Even with the hood up, Natalie still smelled the strong stench even before she got out of the car. It was so unpleasant that she made a face of disgust.Suddenly, dark thoughts entered her mind. She wondered if these people intended to kill and bury her.Shaking uncontrollably, she stuttered uselessly into the gag, "Please, don't…"Justin gave her an impatient look and kicked her. "Why are you trembling? Where was all that courage when you were cursing earlier?"Natalie was kicked out of the car. She fell to the ground, and her face scraped against the rough stones. She couldn't tell if it was real, but she felt blood on her face.Fearing the stones would mar her face, she ignored the pain and scrambled to her feet.Justin didn't spare Natalie just because she was a wom
The other men began laughing.Natalie cried even harder. Despair filled her eyes as she thought that Joshua might be so captivated by Natasha that he wouldn't bother to save her even if she were to die.Yakov came to Natalie's mind later. She had a feeling that his men had already captured Natasha.Suddenly, there was an echo of footsteps."Why's she crying?" Justin asked. He entered with a cigarette in his mouth."She's too sensitive. We barely touched her, and she was in tears," someone quipped.Natalie looked up in sadness and was surprised to see that the man standing before her was, in fact, Yakov's man, Justin.She struggled to make a protest, to tell Justin that he was mistaking her for Natasha. Yet, her voice was muffled because her mouth was gagged.Justin picked at his ear in impatience. One man gave Natalie a swift slap and warned, "Shut up! Be quiet!"Natalie was still on her knees. Her face instantly showed the red mark from the slap.Justin stared at her blankly
Natalie looked down at her legs, which were covered in deep red blood that continued to ooze from her wounds. She couldn't believe what was happening.Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her like nothing she'd ever felt before. She had never known such agony growing up in comfort and protection.Tears poured down her face as she screamed desperately, but her pleas were drowned out by the gag.Justin's smile seemed to widen the more she cried. It was clear that humiliating her was giving him a great deal of pleasure.The men's laughter filled the air as someone said, "Boss, that must've felt good!"Justin smirked. He lit another cigarette and approached Natalie with a wicked smile. Shrouded in smoke, he looked like a demon from hell.Natalie trembled at the sight and was desperate to escape. She clumsily tried to back away despite the pain that shot through her legs.Yet, Justin grabbed her injured legs and dragged her back mercilessly. Blood ran in a perfect arc down her legs.
Natalie found herself on the chopping block as she waited for Justin's men to decide her fate."Who wants to go first?" yelled a muscular man."I'll do it! I'll do it!" several voices joined in.Lying still on the ground, Natalie seemed lifeless. Only her tears reminded her that she was still alive. She could no longer escape. She began to feel numb from the pain of the first two attacks.Natalie watched as the steel bar was lifted again. Just as she expected another wave of pain, she heard a commotion."Boss, we've got trouble! Someone's attacking us!"Natalie turned to see a dozen serious-looking armed guards charging in."Where'd they come from?"Justin's men were no pushovers. They immediately engaged in combat when they saw intruders in their territory.Both sides were highly trained professionals who showed agility and dexterity. The scene resembled a fight scene out of an action movie.The unexpected turn of events took Natalie by surprise. After a while, it became cle