All Chapters of A DANGEROUS AFFAIR : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

32.It was very cold, goosebumps appeared on her skin. Veronica shifted. The effects of the drug were wearing off. Moving her head, she grunted and tried her best to open her eyes.'Where is this place?' Darkness engulfed her surrounding. She couldn't make the shape of anything through her blurred vision.However, the material her body was resting on was very soft. Like a mattress. Veronica forced herself up and tried to stand up but she was suddenly pulled back."What the…" Sounds of chains clinking met her ears when she jerked her hands. They were chained to the bed's frames.Chained to the bed in this cold dark room with no source of light was triggering a panic attack. Veronica broke out in cold sweat as her heart started pounding.Shaking uncontrollably, she jerked harder at the chains. Her eyes blinked rapidly as she tried to gain any form of vision.Just then, the sound of heavy footsteps approaching caught her ears. Immediately, her body stiffened.Because she couldn't see, he

34.An IV line ran into Veronica's veins. The private ward was eerily silent. Standing beside the hospital bed, the doctor looked at the examination report."We found an overdose of analeptics and traces of aphrodisiacs in her system. Those drugs are very harmful to the body. It's a good thing you brought her to the hospital immediately else she would have been in a worse state."Ethan looked down at the unconscious woman. Her bruised face looked serene and gentle as she slept which was a mercy after everything she must have suffered tonight.The nurses had cleaned her wounds and bandaged them. According to the doctor, she sustained so many injuries."From the lesions and wounds on her body, you can tell the patient suffered physical abuse. The other injuries were caused by her violent struggles to break out of the shackles," the doctor said."However, her heart rate and blood pressure are normal now. We've flushed the drugs from her system but her body lost so much fluids. The nurse

36.Veronica's brows scrunched up suddenly and her lashes trembled, her face contorting into a dreadful expression of fear.She was having a nightmare. In her dream, she was back in the storehouse pinned under a huge faceless man. He ravaged her while she struggled violently and screamed for help. "Do not resist me, princess," he said in a coaxing tone, flashing an evil smile. "You cannot do anything when Dante let me have you." And his unruly laughter rumbled in the dark room."Get away!" She yelled but he let out a loud laugh and instantly, his face morphed into familar features. The sudden transformation made her face even paler.Showing a wide grin, Gregory Sterling pressed her wrists to the bed."You are mine, Veronica. I'll have you all to myself," he laughed and buried his head in the crook of her neck, sniffing, kissing and biting."No! Let me go!"The people in the ward were attracted by the low mumble they heard. When they turned around, they saw Veronica's mouth moving and

38.'Gbam!' The mug was smashed on the floor, shattering to pieces at the feet of the sobbing girl. She let out a loud shriek before scrambling back."You stupid child! How could you act so perversely?!""We raised you to be good, gracious and benevolent. I cannot believe you pulled such a stunt!""Your actions have tarnished the family name. Wretch!"Trembling on the floor, tears rolling down her red cheeks, Rhian did not dare stare up at her father.Already, she had been punished by her mother. Her cheeks had swollen red marks. Facing her father's fierce temper was a most dreadful event.The governor slammed his hand on the table and glared at his trembling daughter. She was terrified. However, terror was not remorse.When Ethan sent that video of Gregory Sterling's confession, he was shocked to find out his precious Rhian was the mastermind of the crime.**Flashback**"Your excellency, I really want to make her pay for what she did to the only woman I've ever loved but for your sak

40.Except for the beeping of the monitors, the ward was very quiet.Colton wheeled Ethan to the Intensive Care Unit and stopped outside. No one could go inside except the assigned doctors and nurses.After hearing about Veronica's condition, Ethan became restless and wanted to see her. Nothing Colton said or did stopped him from ripping out the IV line from the back of his hand. He was bent on leaving the bed regardless of his health condition.In the end, the assistant agreed to take him to see her."Sir," he called quietly.Through the glass windows, they saw the woman inside, lying unconscious on the bed. Various tubes were connected to her body while the monitors displayed her heart rate in moving green lines.Veronica was on life support. She suffered a severe head injury and fell into a coma. Her head was wrapped in bandages.Colton's voice was very quiet. "The doctors said she's in a critical condition. They don't know if she'll ever wake up…"He paused for a moment as if for