“What should we do next? This woman is stubborn. If we don’t do something harsher, she won ‘t talk.”
The other bodyguard nodded.
Averie gritted her teeth and looked at them coldly. All of her fear in her was converted to a never-ending flow of resentment.
The more Elyette treated her this way, the more she would not tell him! Even if he skinned her with his bare hands! Even if she dies, she would never tell him who her children’s father is! Allowing the children to enter an orphanage was better than having the devil for a father!
The two bodyguards were talking amongst themselves in hushed tones. Then one came over, grabbed her with one hand, and dragged her forward.
“Miss Tate, come on. You’re so pretty! You could use that face of yours to find another rich man. You don’t have to torture yourself to death just because of this. Tell us what you said to Madam Rosalie. As long as you tell us, we’ll let you go!” said the bodyguard, threatening Averie.
Averie’s head started to spin. She started to see double. Although the crash just now was not fatal, it had still hurt her badly.
Averie was not afraid of death. Why would she be afraid of their threats?
Seeing her ice-cold expression and lowered gaze, told them that she was unfazed by their threats. The bodyguards gritted their teeth.
This woman really had to suffer before she would give in!
Elyette entered the underground cellar and strode toward the bodyguards.
“Where is Averie?!”
It was dim in the underground cellar, and Elyette’s darkened face looked even scarier!
The bodyguard immediately said, “Mr. Foster, this woman is intense! I first tried to scare her with the python, but she was so scared that she ran into the wall! But don’t worry, she’s not dead. She’s still alive. We are using the freezing method right now. We’ll freeze her first, then we’ll burn her. We’ll double her pain!”
When Elyette heard that she had run into a wall, he felt as if someone had stabbed him with a knife!
Averie had run into a wall! Was she seeking death?!
“Mr. Foster, don’t worry. With a stubborn person like her, we will need to torture her for a few more days. Give us more time. Within three days, I guarantee that she will come clean!” said the bodyguard. Elyette’s dark expression had given him the wrong impression.
Elyette was annoyed.
Bunch of idiots! They surely did not know how to gauge the gravity of the situation! He kicked the bodyguard and barked in a low voice, “Bring her out!”
The bodyguards were stumped. Did he find them to be too slow? Did he want to torture her himself?
They quickly opened the freezer and untied Averie.
The moment they opened the room, a bone-chilling, dry, cold air wafted out.
Elyette swallowed. A sliver of emotions flashed across his eyes. He did not know how long she was there! He did not know what had happened to her!
He will not admit that he regretted it, but he nearly drove himself crazy thinking about her! He thought of her laughter and her smile. He was still thinking of how warm her body was and her tender, small hands.
The bodyguards carried Averie over to Elyette.
“Mr. Foster! She has passed out from the cold, but she’s not dead yet! She is still breathing!” one of the bodyguards said.
Elyette’s gaze was sharp when he looked her over and saw that her hair and clothes were frozen!
Even the blood on her forehead was frozen! Her pale face stood in stark contrast to the fresh red of the blood.
Averie looked like she was already dead.
Looking at her life hanging by the thread, Elyette asked himself if this was the outcome that he wanted!
Would her death relieve him? Then why was he even more heartbroken?
He picked her up from the floor. Her body was ice cold. Carrying her was like carrying a block of ice!
“Averie!” Elyette yelled hysterically, “I have not given you permission to die! You’re not allowed to die!”
The bodyguards heard other emotions besides hatred in his voice. There was anxiety and indignation too!
“What’s going on with Mr. Foster? Averie is not dead yet. Didn’t I tell him already?” one of the bodyguards asked, stumped.
The other bodyguard replied, “I think Mr. Foster is very afraid that she might die.”
Elyette’s personal bodyguard looked at them. “You two have overdone it! If anything were to happen to Averie Tate, you two are finished!”
The two bodyguards were so frightened their faces turned green. “Mr. Foster agreed that we should take her down there! Also, we were gentle with her! We only used the python to intimidate her! It was she who crashed into the wall! If she had not done that, she would still be up and jumping!”
Elyette carried Averie to the big bed in the bedroom.
The doctor soon arrived!
The doctor cleaned the wound on her forehead and then said, “Take her wet clothes off and give her a hot shower. Once her body temperature returns to normal, she should come around.
Mike was at Tate Industries. It was late in the evening, and he still could not find her. As he could not contact Averie, he contacted Chad.
“F*ck! Did Elyette go nuts again! Did he kidnap Averie again!”
“Mr. Foster’s mother has passed away.”
Mike was stunned. “Are you joking?”
Chad replied, “Do you think I would dare joke about a matter like this?”
Mike said, “Oh, Averie went missing again! I’m going crazy! Elyette’s mom is dead, I don’t think he has the time to trouble Averie, right?”
“I don’t know. I’m going to Mr. Foster’s place right now. Shea is throwing a tantrum. He will probably not return for the next few days. Do you want to take Shea over to your place?”
Mike was speechless.
An hour later, Chad had brought Shea to Starry River Villa.
Mike roughly recounted the things that happened that day to Layla and Hayden. Once the children processed the news, they asked, “Where’s Mommy? Where did she go!”
Chad adjusted the glasses on his nose and said to Mike, “Maybe Averie is with Mr. Foster because he is not at the hospital.”
“That bad man! Why did he take my Mommy again?! I’m getting angry!” Layla huffed.
Shea was anxious and she blushed, “My Big Brother is not a bad person!”
“He took my Mommy away! If he is not a bad person, who is the bad person?!”
Shea did not believe that her big brother was a bad person, so she turned to her personal bodyguard, “I want to call Big Brother!”
The bodyguard held onto a phone as they looked for Elyette.
“Miss Shea is throwing a tantrum. She insists on speaking to you.”
Elyette accepted the phone from the bodyguard and said hello.
Upon hearing his voice, Layla immediately pouted and yelled, “You’re a bad person! Did you take my Mommy away! Don’t bully my Mommy! If you do, I’ll make sure Hayden will publish all the photos of you showering without wearing any clothes!”
Elyette furrowed his brows at Layla’s threats.
“If you dare to do that, I’ll kill your Mommy right now!”
He had no time to play games with these two brats! Thus, he said something vicious to put them in their place.
Behind him, on the bed, Averie slowly came around. She opened her eyes. They were unfocused, but she heard what he had just said.
Averie should feel sad or upset, but no tears to her eyes. There was no reaction in her heart either.
There was only the splitting pain in her head. It was so excruciating that even breathing hurt. She wanted to get up, but her body was sore and aching.
She was having a fever. Her body was extremely hot, but she was cold.
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