F*ck off! Leave the Fosters! You are not allowed to come back without my approval!”
Cole was scared to death. He immediately fled. Zoe followed after him.
Henry’s wife was so frightened her face turned blue. She grabbed her husband’s arm and cried, saying, “Don’t tell Elyette about this. If you tell him this, not only will he kill Cole, but he will also hate us! Let him just take it out on Averie!”
Henry’s eyes were bloodshot. “I’m just afraid that he might kill Averie.”
“He won’t!”
“How could he not! Have you forgotten how my father died?!” Henry choked and bitterly raised his hand and covered his face.
The black Rolls-Roice did not stop till they were out of the city. The cars on the road were few. Averie sat in the backseat, closing her eyes.
After a long time, the car finally stopped. She opened her eyes and looked outside. She only saw a dense forest. It was foreign to her.
She was confused. Where was she? Why did Elyette bring her there?
“Where is this?” She looked up and asked Elyette.
“One of my holiday villas.” He pushed the car door open and got down.
Holiday villa? Elyette had definitely not brought her here for a holiday.
Averie got down and followed him. They walked toward the mansion.
The mansion was in a classic gothic-styled building. The ash green building in the middle of the forest was eerie. Averie felt as if she was not walking into a holiday villa but a prison.
She turned around and saw Elyette’s bodyguard following closely behind. At that moment, she was truly a sitting duck.
After entering the mansion, the open area made her furrow her brows. The decor was dark and oppressive!
“Averie, when did you and my mother start contacting each other?” Elyette’s low voice echoed in the stillness.
The doors of the mansion slowly closed shut! Averie looked at the shut doors. “If I don’t answer your question, does that mean I won’t be able to leave this place?” she asked, slightly confused.
“Yes, if you want to leave this place, you have to answer my questions honestly!” His cold voice reverberated through the vast mansion.
“I’ve already said that I have nothing to say! No matter where you bring me, it will always be this answer!” Averie raised her voice. “Elyette, stop wasting your time on me!”
Looking at how agitated she was, his eyes darkened a little.
“Did you talk about me with my mother?” Elyette speculated. “I can’t think of anything else that you two could talk about.”
“It is not important!” Despair shone in her eyes, and her voice was thick with desperation.” Why are you harping on an unimportant issue! Your mother died at home, not in my office! What problems can you solve by bringing me here!”
“You said it well.” Elyette looked at her and egged her on, “Since it’s unimportant, why don’t you just tell me? Is it because I’m less important than this problem, or do you think you can just constantly ignore my feelings!”
Averie was speechless.
“The person who died is my mother! Not some random stray on the streets!” Elyette choked.” Why can’t I know what my mom said before she died? Why can’t I know!”.
Averie looked at Elyette’s wet eyes. She realized that he was losing it. She suddenly remembered how she had behaved when her mother had passed- the overwhelming helplessness and grief! It was like a huge black hole, swallowing away her sensibility!
Only then did she realize that he was not angry because of the call, but because he had just lost his mother.
If she were in his shoes, she would also cling to the phone call with all her might.
“Elyette. I’m sorry.” Averie’s voice was hoarse. She lowered her gaze. “I can’t answer your question, not because you’re not important, and it’s not because I want to ignore your feelings. I know that you’re in pain, but I can’t tell —.”
Elyette heard the sound of his heart-crushing into pieces.
At that moment, one of the bodyguards walked over and said to him, “Mr. Foster, hand this woman to me! I’ll make her talk!”
Of course, Elyette knew what he meant. There are two ways of making a person talk. The first is to lure and seduce, the other was torture.
The first method was clearly useless on Averie, so they could only use the second method. Elyette could never bear to hurt her.
How had she treated him? His forgiveness and mercy seemed like a joke.
After a short contemplation, Elyette turned around. The bodyguard immediately understood what Elyette meant and took Averie away!
The hall instantly fell into pin-drop silence!
Averie did not cry or make a fuss. She just disappeared from his line of sight. Like all those years ago, she quietly left him.
The bodyguard took her to an underground cellar.
The room was dim. With the light of dusk, she could see that the underground cellar had not been renovated. They were walking on cement and steel. Strange sounds kept ringing in their ears.
There was a nauseating coppery smell that clung to the air!
After walking for five minutes, the bodyguard shoved her forward!
Averie was caught off guard, and she fell to the ground.
She came into contact with something sticky. Fear licked her. Grass. She had touched grass, but the grass was covered in something sticky. It smelt foul.
Averie frowned and she quickly pulled her hands away! “Miss Tate, have a look at what’s behind you,” said the bodyguard with a sinister smile.
Averie turned around and came face to face with the head of a gigantic snake. It was a python! The python opened its huge jaws!
She stopped breathing. Her legs instantly turned to jelly, and her body went cold!
“Miss Tate, do you know why the python looks so good?” The bodyguard knelt next to her and snickered maliciously, “Because it only eats humans…”
Averie gasped. She could not stop the tremors that wracked her!
“Seeing as to how you have served our Mr. Foster, I won’t dig your eyes out, nor will I slice your fingers. This python is our gentlest punishment! The reason being, that it could easily swallow an entire human alive. Once you have been swallowed, you will shortly die. Unlike other forms of torture, you won’t live for days. You will not be denied death…” the bodyguard whispered to Averie excitedly.
“Miss Tate. What did you say to Madam Rosalie? If you don’t tell me, I will allow this python to have you. I won’t let it swallow you in one go. I will make sure it bites you. One bite at a time. It will start with your face. You’re so pretty, I’m sure you care a lot about your face!”
The bodyguard reached out and squeezed her small face.
Averie’s face was stained with tears. She pushed his hands away with all her might and ran. She crashed into the wall next to her!
“Bloody hel!” The bodyguard was bewildered! He strode over and picked the unconscious Averie up!
“What’s going on?” The other bodyguard heard the commotion and came over to check on the situation.
“She ran into the wall! Bloody hell! What a strong woman!” The bodyguard placed her on the floor and checked the wounds on her forehead.
Her head was bleeding profusely.
“Should we send her to the doctor?” The bodyguard was scared. “She won’t die just like that, right?”
If she died before he could get anything out of her, Elyette would definitely be mad at them. They would be the ones he would blame.
Elyette was in the mansion’s main hall. This was the third time he was looking at the clock. His personal bodyguard said, “Mr. Foster, Miss Tate is weak. I’m afraid that she might not withstand the punishment in the underground cellar.”
“I want her to suffer a bit!” Of course, Elyette knew that Averie was weak, but she was stubborn!
“I’m just afraid that they might lay it heavy on her.” The bodyguard continued, “Why don’t I head down-“
Before the bodyguard could finish his sentence, Elyette furrowed his brows and strode toward the underground cellar!
Splash!
Cold water hit Averie in the face. She came around!
The wound on her head was so painful she silently gasped.
“Not dead yet.” The bodyguard who splashed her with water threw the bucket aside. He said, ” We don’t see people dying in dramas from running into a wall, right? Hehe! No one dies that easily!”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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