ust the unusual darkness of the night, nor was it the pressure on my chest after

. My steps came to a halt, and my chest tightened with a suffocating sense of unease that I didn't belong there. I tigh

r, Lorenzo Sinclair, shou

ed my brother calmly, alt

ming from?" He ig

when were you so interested in me and

walked towards me. A word hadn't even left his mouth, and I

ith?" His voice

nswered with a

me blurred with my tears as I stood there frozen, and the shock of what just happened

FUL BRAT?" My father's voice echoed throu

e too much freedom, and now look at the resu

omments quietly. I was still unaware of what was happening, but I was too s

er asked again slowly with a hint of threat,

trayed me and told the family about my plans. My fist curled into a ball, and when I didn't

l you right here, right now." His eyes we

talking about, Father," I a

her choose to die than let my father interrogate me more. I used to be his punching bag a while ago, but I thought i

rew all my paintings away. That was the day he unleashed his beast again and tortured me for having a hobby I w

hat's it." I finally admitted, m

a slut like you?" Lorenz

hat Matteo even decided t

,' portraying a disgusting image of me like always. I don't even know what they know, except for the fact that I

myself; that's it. And that decision is not marrying t

nothing as he grabbed me by my hai

ly is torture?" He shouted, "Now I'll show you

orner of the hallway. The room where I used to be locked for hours as a form of punishment for my 'bad behavior' as a child. I ev

led on the floor of this dark room. I could feel the metallic tast

You are so worthless that even Matteo wouldn't have accepted you if it wasn't for me.

ed by the suffocating darkness of this room. His words kept ringing in my ears about how worthless I was. Even my brot

me realize how I don't want to live anymore. My father would be happier if I died than if I were to live as his di

, empty room from my suicidal thoughts. I curled myself i

mouth. She ran across the room and knelt before me, g

old. "I didn't; I would never do that to you," she said. I looked up,

who was not careful enough. It was me who was stupid enough to

ce was the answer. "Don't you dare defend him now, Eliana? Don'

liana silently stared at the ground before she met

see you at the golf club with him yesterday, and he was the one who told Lorenzo everything. But I'm equally to be blamed;

eaten by your husband for that information. It's not your

t. I was too scared to take any action, but you're very brave, Aurora. You're going to take your life int

remain true to his words and break my legs if I s

his men are standing at the house gate and main gate, you can escape through the headquarters for servants upstairs. There is a fire exit that leads to the bac

noticed my hesitation as she grabbed my hands tighter than before, and then she slipped something into my hands. It was my bur

Just run away as far as you can and call Nikolas. I will handle the situation here so don't worry about me. You can't escape from

y upstairs, so I don't have much time, and I have to make a decision right now. If I leave right now, they will ki

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