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Charlotte cowered, shrinking her head.“The system said that Sylvia’s system gave her a new body. He didn’t know who she became.”
Finding one person among 7 billion was like searching for a–needle in a haystack, especially with a different face. Even if Adam spent his entire fortune, it would be incredibly difficult.
Adam felt a headache coming on.
Seeing his silence, Charlotte frantically grabbed his sleeve, pleading.“Adam, that’s all I know. You… you’ll let me go, right?”
Adam coldly threw her hand off, a cruel smile playing on his lips.“You don’t even know where Sylvia is, and you still want me to let you go? Naive. Sylvia suffered so much; I’ll make you pay for it all.”
Before he could finish, Noah burst in with bodyguards and had them bind Charlotte.
Behind the Fowler mansion lay a frozen swimming pool. Noah ordered it chiseled open, then kicked Charlotte into the icy water. She remained submerged for three days and nights before being retrieved.
Charlotte developed a raging fever. Doctors forcibly stabilized her, then delivered another blow: her uterus had suffered frostbite damage, rendering her permanently infertile. She screamed like a deranged animal.
Her
me?”
eyes narrowed as she glared at Noah, defiant.“Do you know why you and Adam doted on
The smile on Noah’s face faltered; he seemed to realize something and a foreboding chill into his veins.
crept
Charlotte decided to tell them everything. She stared at him, speaking slowly and deliberately, “I traded System credits for an affection booster. Every encounter made you obsess over me–convenient for my mission. You know what? You never loved me. Just the illusion. And you hurt the person you cared about most for me.”
yet,
She leaned closer, savoring his paling face.“Oh, right. Three meetings without your pity would’ve nullified affection booster, but you chose weakness. You killed Sylvia, not me.”
“Now she has a new face. You’ll never see her again in this lifetime. You’ll live in regret forever.
Hahaha!”
Charlotte laughed like a maniac, rocking back and forth in her bed. Noah slapped her twice in
anger.
Two days later, the Fowler family held a somber funeral. All the guests knew that Sylvia, the adopted daughter, was dead. Even Adam and Noah’s parents, who lived abroad, rushed back.
Seeing Sylvia’s mutilated face, they couldn’t help but weep. Adam’s father comforted his wife with a heavy heart.
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The finest mortician’s makeup couldn’t conceal the bone–deep gashes. The deep wounds were still visible.
Adam and Noah, however, weren’t focused on the funeral. Their eyes scanned every guest.
They had bought trending topics to advertise this funeral, even spending a large sum in foreign countries. They believed Sylvia might return for her own funeral. If she appeared, no matter what she looked like, they would recognize her.
Hundreds of people came, but they found no one resembling Sylvia. Suddenly, Adam caught sight of a familiar white figure. He rushed towards the woman, grabbing her shoulder excitedly.
“Sylvia, is it you?”
The woman looked at him blankly.“Sorry, do I know you?”
