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The word “inexplicably” made me raise an eyebrow, but I wasn’t interested in the question. Perhaps Adam and Noah had their reasons.
So what? Would that make the pain I suffered gone?
Seeing my silence, Noah said awkwardly, “Sylvia, I know you still hate us, but we lived together for fifteen years! If that bitch hadn’t used an item to increase affection points, we wouldn’t have treated you like that.”
I had heard about that item. After I accidentally bound with the system, it mentioned providing me with an item that would increase affection points upon contact. But it had a flaw; it might not work for firm hearts.
I had naively believed that I didn’t need such an item. Our childhood friendship and fifteen years of companionship had made me confident about succeeding in my quest. Reality, however, slapped me hard.
I chuckled sarcastically.“The item only increased the probability by 50%. In other words, if your hearts weren’t already leaning towards Charlotte, her affection points wouldn’t have risen. Don’t blame everything on the item.”
I went down to the basement first. I had expected Charlotte’s fate to be terrible, but not this terrible.
up in
Opening the door, I saw her like a dog, locked in a cage too small for her. She was curled pain; dried blood stained her hands and feet. She had clearly suffered inhuman treatment. Seeing me again, she frantically banged on the cage, shouting, “Bitch! Are you here to laugh at me? When I get out, I’ll kill you!”
The guard immediately shocked her arm with a stun gun. She convulsed, screaming in pain. Seeing her suffering, I felt nothing. I wouldn’t be a saint and plead for her. She had this coming. “Sylvia, Noah and I will never let those who hurt you go free,” Adam said softly from behind me.
of irony.“Aren’t you the ones who hurt me?”
I felt a surge Noah sighed. “Sylvia, we hurt you because Charlotte used us. If you’re not satisfied, we can torture Charlotte in various ways until
you are.”
Adam didn’t argue. He was used to punishing his enemies in inhuman ways.“You’re right, Sylvia. Noah and I intend to spend our lives making amends. You once said you loved us. We rejected you. Now… we retract that answer. You may choose either of us to marry.”
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