me from behind, "

into the house, only to hear cry

ng and pitiful. I recognize

still

obst

listening to Eunice comp

to save me. If you don't

of concern, a kind of conce

going on? Talk

Waylon had tormented her last night, making h

and when I'm ready, he'll peel off my skin to make a

whip soaked in salt water. He wouldn't let me use any medicine. He said

n perform as a man. He said he's going to

ervert, a comp

believe the words

ng the truth? Is Waylo

t switch me back with Margot? After all, she was the one who wa

survive. This punishment was

h a cold sneer. Eunice reall

she had desperately schemed f

at my mother and sister who were planni

ows it was you who was supposed to ma

sinister look. "Why not? We're just ret

mily, Mom and Dad have a

's r

ore reason I couldn't give in, I'd fought

rved riches. I'll toast yo

y mom slapped me hard across the

sister. How could you

bear to watch y

father and see if the two

ch b

ntle voice laced with icy coldness

e who dares to

ng toward me, tall and composed. He

unable to accept that Henrik, once a veg

ou...

lushed red. I could already guess

n, "Mom, Henrik was supposed to b

e were just utt

k, only acknowledge Margot as my wife. If anyone dares to pull any tricks and t

mediately

ouldn't afford to off

Maybe Mr. Higgins will

g like she'd lost her soul. After a lo

too smug. I have so

k and told him I'

nrik waited in t

retense and arrogantly confronted me, "Margot, do you rea

cated in a smuggling case, and Henrik will

see if your life will s

d her to know any of this, and almost instinc

t question from me. The look in he

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