Jessica stiffened once she heard that. Every bit of arrogance she showed earlier turned to fear, and she dared not look toward the door. The words he told her echoed in her head, "If you fail to marry Daniel, you'll …" The memory of the man named C choking her made her struggle to breathe even now. With a gulp, she respectfully asked, "W-Why are you here?""Me?" C's lips curved beneath the silver mask as he approached her. "I've been in your home all day. Didn't you know? Oh, that's right. Your entire family attended your wedding, so it's natural that you're unaware of when I came here. Then again, that doesn't matter, right?"Jessica unknowingly took one step back. Words gathered at the back of her throat, but she couldn't bring herself to say them. C soon closed in and trapped her against the side of her bed. Her body trembled as she muttered, "P-Please, I'm begging you! I don't want to die …"Had she known this would happen, she wouldn't have made a deal with this terrifying de
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