“Hey, who are you going to see?” Mike asked. “This is Bridgedale. Are you familiar with the place?”
“Even the Devil would do anything for money. Everyone knows that. As long as I’m willing to cough up the money, plenty of people would be lining up to risk their lives for me!” Elyette responded.
Mike watched as Elyette bragged, but he ended up being frightened by his spirit and obediently got out of the driver’s seat.
However, Mike did not forget to take a jab at Elyette.
“Did you cry when Averie ignored you at the airport that day? I bet you did. I should’ve recorded the whole thing…”
“F*ck off!” Elyette fired a glare at him, then slammed the car door shut.
At the White Mansion, Averie got out of bed and received Wesley’s medical report.
With all of his injuries, his report came up to several pages.
Averie looked through it for a while before she was done.
“He’s not dead, Miss Tate. He’ll be fine after some rest,” said the woman who was responsible for monitoring Averie.
It was true that Wesley’s life was no longer in danger, but he was crippled now.
Many of his injuries were irreversible.
His severed finger would never be able to be reattached.
His vision would also be affected.
Many of his wounds would also leave behind hideous scars.
Averie wanted to cry, but she was out of tears.
“Miss Tate, I suggest you get rid of that bitter and hateful expression. Men don’t like that. If you want to keep a foothold here, then you need to get on Mr. Grimes’s good side.”
Averie felt like she just heard some kind of joke.
“A foothold? Who said I wanted to stay here?” She shot to her feet in anger and snapped,” Take me to him!”
She wanted to see exactly what kind of illness the person David wanted her to save was suffering from
If she could save them, then she would do it quickly and leave this hellish place!
The woman smiled, then led the way.
The mansion was built like a maze. After turning a few corners, Averie was beginning to feel dizzy.
“We’re here.” The woman stood in front of a door, then said, “Mr. Grimes is inside.”
Averie entered the golden-themed room that was decorated lavishly.
“How did you sleep last night, Miss Tate?” David walked up to her with a smile as he looked her up and down as if he was inspecting a product.
“Who do you need me to treat? Take me to the patient!” Averie glared at him with cold eyes, then said, “Let’s make things clear first. If I cure their illness, then you have to immediately let me go!”
“Of course,” David responded gleefully. “If you can cure her, not only will I let you go, I’ll also pay you handsomely!”
Then, he took Averie to see the patient.
The two of them walked up to a room. David opened the door, and a wave of cold air seeped out of the room.
Averie felt that something was off!
When she finally saw the so-called patient, she let out a shrill cry of terror!
In the middle of the spacious room was an ice casket with a beautiful woman laying inside of it. However, the woman… Was dead!
Averie’s entire body turned cold.
She felt like a joke was being played on her!
Even if she was the most incredible doctor in the world, she would not be able to bring the dead back to life!
“Miss Tate, this is my dearest daughter. She’s the most beautiful woman in the world.” David said as he leaned closer to Averie. His voice had a hint of mockery and insanity in it. “Can you cure her? If you can then I’m willing to give you anything you want!”
With reddened eyes, Averie shoved him aside and snapped, “You’re insane! How am I supposed to cure her when she’s already dead?! I can only treat people who are alive. I’ve never said that my skills were so great to the point that I can bring back the dead!”
“People told me that you’re James Hough’s last pupil, and that your medical skills surpassed his! Why can’t you cure the dead?! How could you know if you don’t try it?!” David grabbed onto Averie’s arm and did not let her leave. “Where do you think you’re going, Miss Tate? This is your home from now on!”
Averie felt like her heart had fallen into an icy abyss.
She suddenly realized that the one who needed medical help was not the dead woman in the ice casket, but the living man standing in front of her!
He was not a normal person at all!
Now that she had fallen into his grasp, she could either bring his daughter back to life, or die in his hands.
The former was impossible. She would not be able to revive his daughter even if she sacrificed her own life.
Did that mean that death was the only option for her?
She refused to give in…
“Let me go! If it’s money that you want, I’ll give you however much you ask for… I’m begging you! Let me go!” Averie’s eyes welled up with tears of fear.
She had thought that she had run out of tears that morning, but she was wrong. She just needed to suffer a stronger blow.
Now that it was confirmed that there was no way for her to escape this place, a wave of hopelessness overcame her!
All of her reason flew out of the window as she tried to escape David’s grip with all her might.
However, as a man, David was stronger than her after all. She quickly ran out of energy, and was shoved to the ground.
“I’m disappointed that you can’t bring my daughter back,” David said regretfully as he crouched down next to Averie. Then, as if giving her a generous offer, he said, “I won’t kill you as long as you stay by my side and do your best to serve me.”
“In your dreams!” Averie fired a deadly glare at him, then said loud and clear, “I would never associate myself with a lunatic like you!”
“Ha! Are you not afraid of death, Miss Tate?” David reached out to grab her chin, then said with a sinister grin, “Are you really not afraid to die? Think about it carefully before you answer me.”
With a face filled with disgust and hatred, Averie smacked his hand away and said, “I wouldn’t be here if I feared death. Even if you abducted ten Wesleys, my life is still important to me.”
“I see… I suppose that’s right. I know many geniuses in various sectors, Miss Tate. Most of them are like that. They usually despise rich laymen like me. You despise me, too, don’t you?”
“I despise you because you think you can do whatever you want just because you’re rich!” Averie held onto the cupboard next to her for support, then slowly rose to her feet. “You’re keeping me captive right now. You’ve already broken the law!”
“Hahaha! This is Bridgedale. You think you can discuss the law with me?” David laughed wickedly. “Miss Tate, I sincerely want you to stay by my side. Don’t make me use force. After all, I might be violent, but I don’t murder children.”
As David spoke, his menacing gaze landed on Averie’s slightly protruding belly.
Averie felt like she was thrown into a fire as her entire body instantly burned up! “I hope you won’t make an exception.” The smile on David’s face slowly vanished as he said, “As per usual, you have twenty four hours.”
Averie did not know how she managed to walk back to her room.
How could she have forgotten about the baby?
She was not afraid to die, but the baby was turning four months old soon!
It was already a living being. How could she not care about its wellbeing?
David returned to the living room, and his assistant handed him a lit cigar.
“Sir, Senator Kane called earlier saying he had something to discuss with you. He insisted that you call him back.” The assistant held his phone in his hand, then asked, “Would you like to return his call now?”
“Sure.” David narrowed his eyes as he took a puff of his cigar, then exhaled a thick circle of smoke.
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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