Rejecting Delayed Salvation

was wealthy, as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

ficult situation once, I loved hi

y became

ll-educated, lacking the elegant demeanor that a

n chose to listen to Cara Butler and decided to teach me

lplessly, and as Alan wished,

opped lo

.

.

the roadside in the city, I

arents' adoptive daughter and was punished by them. They fr

rrowed from a loan shark. He humiliate

pread througho

ered at the place where I was thrown out and took

perse them to maintain

my dignity, which had been worn a

my knees and slap myself, my heart no l

always made trouble and never forgave oth

d Alan had shattered

up without regard for anyone else. They sc

nderstated, but I kne

Gibbs family w

d my lips together, and tur

d, and a man in a

and was shocked as soon as

looked mi

d right hand was bruised from being stomped on by the loan shark, and my left hand wor

d my ankle and slammed my toes aga

it sympathetic. He said politely, "Miss

didn't look at Alan's se

"I can walk

alked pa

tary was

ored me, I would rack my brain to find excuses to get close to him. But now I saw him

eep voice made me

ly red. He paused for a moment and still

ed the secretary's hesitant gaz

sitting

nstead frowned deeply. He said unhappily, "I haven't s

as it used to. Nor did I feel disapp

head and replied in

hark. I didn't want to be beaten and kicked by them. I didn't want to be forced to slap mysel

dn't want my grandfather's coffin

was unexpectedly appreciative. "Cara's method is

ily in my place. But I, the Butler family's daughter, stayed with Cara's grandfath

dent, and after her mother sent me to Car

a was suddenly mentioned. Alan dismissive

n't look at him since getting into the car. My

yes filled with resista

.

d, Alan intensified his ton

ich seemed to keep my dignity, even though my di

nse, the car fel

atmosphere, or maybe he was growin

d. Unfortunately, I was sitting by th

rasped my arm, I caug

ed a flood of mem

took away my bank cards. So I retur

d he was se

d called my parents. But t

with smirks. "We heard you need money. You can beg u

ther was lying in bed and coughing violently came

esitation, I

nd of my head hitting the floor. I kowtowed s

ree red notes at me and le

r. Gibbs said your sinceri

tricked into borrowin

passed away due to

rowed. I called Alan and wanted to borrow some

my arm that Alan held. I felt like I was being suff

auseous, and I fe

front seat with one hand and covered my neck with the other hand,

e these days, so

tissue. His gaze was filled with disgus

ntinued to retch unt

head bulged. I knew he w

try to charm my wa

hat I had no right

e back of the front seat with some force. "Sorry... I'll clean it u

cast a suspiciou

he suddenly reached out and

et closer, I was co

did, Alan would get angry, and I

elittle me until I felt worth

seat and repeatedly tol

nauseous and suffocated again, and I couldn'

roze in mid-a

e, I sensed his ang

dizzy

view, replaced by the scene where my grandfather was

ctor stopped his treatment becau

bed and cried u

but he still managed to force a smi

d sobbed so hard tha

ways seemed to harbor a subtle hostility towards me

and said, "They a

ed to try to touch my head. "You

to let him touch my hair, h

, and a t

his words. He glanced at me and said nothing to

e and quietly sit in a corner, tryi

blurred, and I hugge

back then, would Grand

from the loan shark, and the fol

t couldn't

t the seatback. The scabbed wound seemed to be about to reopen, and

hand, said nothing,

f the car and walked into the Butler

I quickly went upsta

removed the tattered glove

, but my pinky was b

de it by

y then did they laugh and

o accompany me for the rest of my life

ong dress and another g

ous and beckoned me over. He said in a slightly reproachful tone, "Where hav

nly felt very aggrieved. But just as

ing a dress I hadn't seen before and

diately, and her gaze was turned

lacently at me. "Why is Elizabet

d at me after

y heart skipped a beat. But I di

ra linked arms with my mother and said happily

nodded app

were filled with malice. "Eliz

t of my body covered in bruises and w

rt and said reluctan

mingly warned me. But he couldn't lose his tem

th dress and frowned. She critici

have touched a sore spot for her. She forced a smile. "Mom

ther or accuse Cara of b

for a moment and then repli

k by my tone, and Alan s

tically serving me food. I changed my p

she put a bank card into my hand. She had taken it back from me before. "Elizabeth, you really made your father and me wor

card and then l

. The bank card

ched her fork. She watched me until I m

eth her birthday gift." She leaned sl

neck dangled conspicuo

ttended together. I liked it a lot back then, but I didn't have enough mon

around Ca

explain something to me. "The n

ave it

low voice, "It's fine. Mr. Gibbs, y

explain to me. I k

"I'm done. Mother, Mr. G

ok from Alan that was a mix

second-floor stairca

fiddling with a lighter. When he s

s eyebrows and was seemingly unaccustomed to it. But he still ap

closer. The smell of tobacco became stro

any closer and put

been behaving well, I can get you another gift. What do you want?" Perhaps he thought I would take this oppor

ace and tried to fin

a banquet, where I was ridicule

as yea

r. He didn't understand the trends among young girls, a

hing, and I wore the cheap, c

sometimes would even sew clothes for me. He thought

r family, my sense of fashion hadn't

, but I could never find her, so

arrassed

ck then and didn't kno

ords, which made those people feel gu

on't be afraid. If someone bullies you, bully t

if they're scared of me and

want them to be too scared to bully you? So wh

rs. But later, Alan publicly scolded me

bullied m

otective sense he once had for me. He

said, "Have you decided

and rubbed my deformed left pink

reminded me of the abuse

identity and tearfully recited Alan's

said, "I don't know a girl named Elizabeth Butler. Th

loan shark and irr

ed me to slap myself until my che

e bread was too hard for me to chew, so they crushed it

made my stomach

my dislocated pinky finger to keep my mi

a warning. "You said it yourself. Don't come to

a low voice

ould leave as so

g at the beginning. "That's for the best." After a few steps, he stopped. With his bac

d respond, he