Chapter 5
As my words hung in the air, everyone around on froze.]]
Then came piercing Imaghter:
Hahahah Mr. Wilde, what is this crazy woman saying? She’s Mrs. Heed? Then I must be the richest man on the
he planett är
Are you sure she’s mentally stable?||
“Talk about delusions of grandeur! Everyone knows Mrs. Herd is a porgeous socialite. This garbage rullector thinks she has a chance?]
“Exactly! And Jackson Reed only has a son. This little girl it fit to shine young master Reed’s shoes, let alone be related to him.
Amid the laughter, Mason yanked me up from the ground.
“Natalie, you couldn’t even come up with a better tiel Jackson Reed, the man at the pinnacle of society, would look at you–my used up leftovers? Heaser“]]
Mason’s eyes were filled with contempt in if 1 were garbage beneath his fret.]
was actually considering giving you another chance to stay will me if you sincerely apologized. But you’re just a promiscuous woman who even dares to tintasize about Mr. Reed. Natalie, you’re as rotten as this trash–beyond salvation!”
With that. Mason grabbed a nearby ocean waste bin and dumped it over me.]
The stench enveloped me, making me retch uncontrollably
The project managers pinched their noses, cheering him on.
“Well done. Mr. Wilde! That’s exactly how to handle her.“]]
One man stepped forward with a suggestion
“Mr. Wilde, rumor has it that Mr. Reed adores his wife. If he learns someone’s impersonating her, he’ll be furious. There’s a cold storage unit nearby–let’s lock her in there until Mr. Reed arrives to deal with her. That could help secure our cooperation with him.
Looking at t
at their ugly faces, I felt nothing but hatred.
Mason stared at me with disappointment, “Natalie, Fl give you one last chance to apologize, past kneel and beg Ivy for forgiveness, and I’ll let this go
Otherwise…
Dream on!” I spar back
Seeing my defiance, Mason’s expression turned ite–r
With just a nod from him, several burly men immediately seized me, binding my hands and feet tightly before throwing me into the cold storage unit.
Inside the freezing chamber, my body was quickly covered in frust ||
Survival instinct made me scratch desperately at the door, the skin on my fingertips peeling way to expose raw, bleeding flash |
Dutside, I could hear my daughter screaming “Mommy!” at the top of her lungs, only to be silenced by Ivy slapping her repeatedly
Who are you calling Mommy? I’in your mother now! You little beast“}]
When my daughter wouldn’t stop crying by staffed a filly, foul–smelling rag into her mouth ||
Sulßdenly, the distant roar of angle grew louder. Then Black Maybach pulled up with precision not far away
pair of long straight legs stepped out of the car. A man in a bespoke suit with a cumunding presence emerged, holding a perfectly adorable tale boy in his
As darkness began to daim my consciousness, the last thing I heard was someone fawning loudly!
Reed and the young master have arrivar||
eksom cradled bi son
out of the car!]
He looked around anxiously, but couldn’t spot the lovely figure he was searching for.]]
Instead, all be found was a swarm of annoying flies buzzing incessantly aroun
Mason apganached Jackson with forced casualness, bowing deeply. “Mr. Beel, weve been waiting for you. The ocean waste recycling project is nearly complete we just need your signature. When might you have time to prview i17-|||
As he spoke, Mason’s gaze fell on the little boy in Jackinti’s arms.
When he saw the child’s face, inexplicable panic rose in his chest.||
The frason was simple–Jackson Beets young son Inaked strikingly similar in Natalie, as if they were out from the same molit ||
Mason wiped cold sweat from his temple ||
The reassured himself it must be a coincidence |
A woman as lowly and worthless as Natalie couldn’t possibly have any connection to the Reed family.||
triated that his beloved wife want there to greet him, Jackson lugged at his tie in frustration, completely ignoring the obsequious Mason before him |
He strode purposefully toward the rest area.||
Mason but his lip, humiliated but unable in vent his anger. He could only follow behind Jackson with a forced smile
Jackson’s muistant tapped Mason’s shoulder. “Mr. Wilde, please don’t take it personally. Mr. Reed is just upset because he doesn’t see Mrs. Reed. By the way, Mrs. Reed was supposed to be inspecting here today. Have you seen her? |
Mason frowned in confusion, his expression shifting slightly. Just as he was about to inquire further, heart–wrenching wail pierced the air.]
At that moment, by was forcefully restraining the struggling lide girl, her manicured nails digging cruelly into the child’s flesh
You little brat, stop moving or I’ll kill your she hissed.]
The little girl spotted Jackson walking past and summoned all her strength to spit out the rac
She let out a desperate stream: “DADDY!“||
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