Elaine looked back at the man in front of her and raised her chin. “You have to untie my hand, or how
else should I eat?”
The man took out a knife after he heard what she said.
Elaine swallowed and closed her eyes tightly.
The next second, the rope on her wrists fell down.
Staring at her reddened wrists, she massaged them with her hands. Her nose itched.
The man said, “Miss James, you better not do anything naughty; otherwise you won’t even have food
to eat in the future.”
Elaine said, “Aren’t you afraid...”
“You are just a hostage. As long as you are alive then it’s fine. You don't get to make demands. Be
aware of that.”
After saying so, the man turned around and left. He locked the door again.
Elaine looked at the food in front of her, and sniffed. She took the chopsticks and started eating with big
gulps.
While she was eating, her tears started running down and dropped on the rice.
She was wondering how Sherry and Caesar were doing.
Those people probably didn’t harm them, but Sherry lost a lot of blood...
When she thought of that, Elaine couldn’t bear it but started to cry out loud. The more she thought
about it, the sadder she got and the more she blamed herself.
If it wasn’t her who was so naive, running away from Riverside City to come to City N, Sherry wouldn’t
have gotten hurt trying to protect her.
And the baby in her tummy...
Nothing must happen to it.
After eating, Elaine tried to unlock the door, it wouldn’t open.
Then she went to the window. There were many men in black standing downstairs.
She wanted to run away, but that was impossible.
Elaine lost all hope, sat down on the bed and stared out of the window.
After a while, there was a woman who appeared downstairs.
Freya took down her shades and asked, “How is she?”
“She just asked for food. Now she is quiet.”
Freya raised her brows, “So cooperative?”
The man said, “Miss James is a spoiled girl. She hasn’t been in such a situation and she has never
starved. Just offer her some food and give her a bit of fright, and she will be obedient.”
Freya sat down on the couch, “This girl is not very brave, be careful not to scare her too much.”
The man nodded.
Freya said again, “Have you contacted the people in Riverside City? What did they say?”
“Mr. James said that we shouldn’t rush. She is in our hands. Not only can we threaten Franklin, but we
may use her against Darnell too.”
Freya lit a cigar, and said slowly, “Something so appalling happened in Riverside City, but Darnell still
hadn't appeared so far.”
As she said so, Freya squinted her eyes and blew out the smoke. No one could tell what she was
thinking about.
The man said, “Looking at the current situation, I guess Darnell won’t be getting back to Riverside City.”
Freya took a glance at him, she sneered but didn’t comment.
Darnell shan't be underestimated.
After a while, she said, “Tell the people in Riverside City to keep a closer eye. It is not until they find
Clarence’s son and his mother that we can take the upper hand. Now we only have Elaine, the only
people we can threaten now are Franklin and such, but that is far from what we wanted.”
The man nodded, “I will tell them now.”
After he left, Freya finished her cigar, got up and headed upstairs.
Elaine heard the steps, and immediately got up from the bed. Her eyes were fixed at the door, her
whole body on alert.
Quickly, the door was opened.
The person standing at the door was a gorgeous.
Elaine looked at her and thought that she looked familiar.
Freya went inside and laughed, “Don’t you know me anymore?”
Elaine opened her eyes wide and yelled, “It’s you!”
It was the woman in Stella’s studio before!
Freya said, “Thank you for remembering me. I feel honored.”
Elaine took a few steps backward, “Who…who on earth are you...?”
“Young lady, no need to be nervous, I won’t harm you. I am just here to remind you that if you want to
go home safely, you need to listen to me. This is not like in your house and we won’t treat you
differently. If you get hurt, you gotta live with it.”
Elaine took a deep breath, and then she asked, “Are you from the James family?”
“I am not.”
“My uncle said, it is the James family that want to use me to blackmail my father, you...”
Freya laughed, “Your uncle is not wrong, but...”
When she paused, Elaine kept digging, “But what?”
“Nothing, it is better if you don’t know about it. So it is true that pretty girls do look adorable when they
are being stupid.”
“What the...”
Without waiting for Elaine to finish her sentence, Freya opened the door and left the room.
In the bedroom, it was silent again.
Elaine was left alone.
...
When Sherry woke up, Stella was already back with several suitcases, all filled with gifts.
Indeed, surprises could cheer a person up.
Sherry opened the presents while saying, “Oh right, Stella, since you didn't go to Semporna, where
have you been these weeks for a vacation?”
Stella hesitated a bit before she said, “London.”
Sherry raised her head and repeated, “London?”
Stella nodded, “My father is sick, so we went and stayed there for a while.”
“Your father? William?”
“Yes.”
Sherry couldn’t help but be excited, “Have you accepted each other? Quickly, tell me more, what
happened?”
Stella was sitting next to her, and started, “When I saw him lying on the ward bed, I was thinking, I have
been quite determined in the past, but I was all wrong. If he couldn’t wake up now, I would regret about
not calling him father once.”
“Is he…better now?”
“He is. Nothing serious right now. He will be out of the hospital soon.”
When Sherry heard that, she said, “No wonder.”
No wonder that Daniel was so busy lately; it was because William was in the hospital.
Stella knew what she was thinking about, she opened her mouth a few times but didn’t speak.
Sherry’s condition could be even worse if they told her that Daniel went missing.
They should wait for her to be dismissed.
When the two of them were both preoccupied with their own thoughts, they didn’t even notice that the
ward door was opened by someone, then after a few seconds, it was closed again.
Stella saw that it was getting late, she got up and said, “What do you want to eat, I will cook for you.”
Sherry mentioned a few dishes, Stella declined, “The doctor said that you cannot eat anything spicy.”
Sherry laid down on the bed and said dully, “My joy of life is eating.”
Stella laughed. “What else do you need? I will bring them for you.”
“Bring me some books. I am so bored here. I can use the chance to educate myself.”
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