Jack pounced on me as he spoke.
With my hands and feet tied, I was unable to dodge. I was suddenly pressed down by Jack.
The cold ground would only make me feel more scared.
"Jack, wake up. Let go of me. I have my man. I'm married."
I shouted to him but Jack didn't listen to me and said, "Don't lie to me. Why did a married woman show
up in public and act the sexy scene?"
Jack said, touching my clothes.
Jack pulled my clothes a few times but failed to take them off. Then he tried to pull my pants again.
"Go away. Don't touch me -"
I knew my words were useless, but I didn't know what else I could do.
The feeling at that time was like when I was sold by my mother, powerless, and nothing could change.
Tears streamed down. At that moment, the person I thought of was Robbie. I wanted him to save me as
he had done before.
"Jack, what are you doing?"
Someone jumped off the stage in a hurry.
The one who came pulled Jack's collar away from me and flashed the light of her flashlight on my face.
"Isn't that Jasmine? Jack, how could you bring Jasmine here? Do you know that their men are
searching for her everywhere? There is a pot of hot pot outside."
I couldn't open my eyes because of the flashlight, but I still heard the voice. It was Annie.
At that moment, I seemed to see a glimmer of hope. I struggled to sit up and shouted, "Annie, Annie,
help me! Help me out!"
"Don't be afraid, I'll untie it for you right now."
Annie then squatted down and was about to untie me.
Jack, however, pushed Annie away. "Don't let her go. It's her who lets off Warren. I have lost my
money, and my wife. I won't let her go. She must stay here to be my wife."
Annie stood up and hit Jack's chest a few times. "Are you crazy? Look at yourself. Could Jasmine be
your wife? She is an actress and a star. It's impossible for you to do that? Can her crew let you do that?
Can police let you do that? Don't make any trouble for yourself and your brother. Okay?"
You couple slept in the same bed all day long, so your say that so easy. Have you ever thought about
me?"
"If we do not think about you, we wouldn't have agreed to give you money to buy a wife. Now it seems
that we are wrong. Look at what you have done? If I didn't come to you, what terrible thing would you
do to Jasmine? Let go of her. You are twenty years older than her. You can be the father of her now."
Annie said and untied me again.
But Jack stopped her again.
Annie was not strong enough to tear Jack apart. So she picked up the flashlight and pointed at him,
"Okay. If you won't let her go, you cannot touch her. Can you hear me?"
Annie climbed up the ladder.
Jack asked in a hurry, "What are you doing?"
"I'll ask someone for help. I don't believe I can't beat you!"
Hearing Annie's words, Jack immediately ran up to her and grabbed her trousers, "Are you my sister-
in-law?"
"Because I'm your sister-in-law, I can't watch you go astray."
"Are you sure?"
"Really?"
Hearing what Annie said, Jack took her out of the ladder unexpectedly.
"Jack, what are you doing?"
Jack said nothing and tied Annie with a rope, and yelled, "What am I doing? I want a wife. I've been
waiting for a wife for a long time. I can wait until the crew goes away. She'll be my wife after then."
"Are you crazy?"
"I'm crazy, I'm crazy because of you!"
Jack had tied us, but he worried that we might go out by standing on the beer jar, so he hit the jar hard
and left with ladder.
"Jack, Jack, let us go!"
Jack didn't want to hear anything, so he covered the bucket and left.
Annie cursed, but in vain. She asked, "Jasmine, why did you caught by him?"
"I came here to fetch some beer, but I heard that Warren called for help. Jack was afraid that I would
tell others, so he locked me in. I wanted to escape, so I discussed with Warren about coming out
together. But when Warren went out, she left me alone."
I had told her everything, half true and half false.
Annie heaved a sigh and said, "Don't blame Jack. He lives a hard life and he wants a wife even when
he dreams. Don't be afraid. I won't let him hurt you."
With Annie's help, I felt much more relieved. But I was also worried. He even tied up his sister-in-law. It
seems that Jack was determined to leave me here to be his wife.
"Are they looking for me?"
"Yes. They are still looking for you everywhere! And they called the villagers over to help! Your
assistant was very worried to find that you were missing. She was so worried that she persuaded all
the people on the scene to look for you. People in this village hardly sleep as they look for you and look
for Warren at the same time. "
"I came here because Jack didn't come out to look for Warren. But I don't except that he has done such
evil thing. Luckily, I'm here in time."
Annie looked at me, "Jasmine, I'm sorry to make you suffer this."
Annie and I had been sitting in the cellar for a long time. Annie was sleeping against me.
I was so sleepy that I fell asleep for a while.
It was already dawn when Jack showed up again.
He brought me and Annie some food.
Jack said as he took a mouthful of food and put it in front of my mouth. "Eat. Don't lose weight because
of hunger. If you are too thin, it's not good for you to have a baby."
Annie berated, "Are you insane?"
Jack stared at me with admiration and ignored Annie. "Since the crew has left, you're the only one left
here. If you don't like it, you can't leave the village. You'd better live with me."
Both Annie and I asked in one voice, "What did you say?"
"I said everyone in the crew had left."
"Did they leave Jasmine here alone?" Did not they say that they have to celebrate today and leave
tomorrow?"
"I don't know. If they want to leave, why should I stop them? It is better if they go away. They should
have left earlier. If they don't come, my wife will not run away."
Jack said while stuffing the rice into my mouth. "I said you should have it. Do you see that? You are not
important at all to them. Since they don't love you, you'd better give up and live with me."
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