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Chapter 775
A blush spread across her cheeks. When she was done changing into a new set of clothes, she walked out of the bedroom and headed to the dining room, but still, Sebastian was nowhere in sight.Seeing her, Aunt Lewis said, “Madam, Sir left for the office more than an hour ago. He seems particularly busy these days.”“Yeah, it’s fine.” Sabrina turned and walked to the balcony. The balcony was filled with various species of potted plants, all of them green and lush with life. Taking advantage of the spare time before breakfast, Sabrina tended to the plants. Once again, she was reminded of her mother. Even though they had been poor, her mother had green fingers and loved plants. In the past, Sabrina could never figure out why her mother was so different from the other women in the village, even though she was just another poverty-stricken villager?Her mother could play the piano well. She loved nature too. She even loved to wash Sabrina’s hair with water soaked in Jasmine flowers. Her moth
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Ruth was crying miserably on the other side of the line. "Sabrina, hurry and come save me please.""Don't cry, Ruth. Tell me the address and I'll head over right away to get you," Sabrina said immediately."It's a secret hostel in the slum area, you lived here six years ago. They told me it's just a secret hostel when it actually is filled with people specializing in trafficking. They said they are going to sell me off to some old man, and he is going to be here in an hour."Sabrina's heart ached, listening to her friend's suffering voice. "I'll be there right away. If that old man arrives before I do, you need to fight him with everything you have. Buy yourself some time, do you understand?""Okay."Sabrina hung up, grabbed her bag and rushed down, without stopping to inform the Design Director. She got into her car and it wasn't until she was on the way when she called the Director to explain her sudden disappearance."I'm sorry, Director, there is some urgent matter that I need to t
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And in comparison to her, Selene was the absolute opposite. Did Selene ever show even the slightest trace of integrity? Mindy, the cousin he had been spoiling for over twenty years, was no different. The more he looked at Mindy, the more disgusted he was by her. However, the thought of Mindy had reminded him of Ruth, which was why he decided to call Sabrina to ask about her."I'm sorry, Sabrina," he said apologetically. "I guess I have been getting ahead of myself, I want to apologize to you about that. I won't force you into it anymore. We are still good friends, though, aren't we?""Yes. I will always see you as a good friend of mine. Is this why you are calling?" Sabrina's tone eased."Not really. You received a call from your friend Ruth just now right before you left. It has been a few days since she last showed up for work. Did something happen to her?"Sabrina became increasingly anxious at the mention of Ruth, but she knew that she couldn't mention this to anyone just yet. She
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In the small room with dim lights, Ruth was completely naked and was shaking like a leaf. There was an old man in bold laying in his own pool of blood."Ruth?" Sabrina shouted.Ruth scrambled up and ran towards Sabrina, sobbing. Sabrina immediately pulled her handkerchief out from her handbag for Ruth to cover up as much as she could."Ruth, are you okay? Did you get hurt?" she asked, worried."Sabrina...I didn't. I did what you said and fought with everything I had. But when I resisted, they stripped me down to nothing and even tossed my undergarments away. This old man came in and hit me in the head but I white-knuckled through it. I waited until he undressed himself and then I took his belt and smacked his head with the buckle over and over again. I'm so scared...am I going to jail?"Sabrina pulled Ruth into her arms and comforted her. "You did right, Ruth. You have been great, so great. That was nothing but self-defense, you'll be fine."Just as she was speaking, a woman in heels s
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Sabrina narrowed her eyes in contempt. The woman paled in fear and continued to explain frantically. "It's just...your friend's parents really did borrow a million dollars from us. They said that they needed the money for their other daughter, who was sick and needed treatment to survive. They said they are sending the other daughter here to me and that they didn't care if I sold her off as long as she is alive. I was only doing this because they couldn't pay me back, it's not like I could just give out a million dollars like that, right? That's why-""I get it." Sabrina refused to look at the woman and tightened her arms around Ruth."Pl-please have mercy on us," the woman pleaded."Clothes!" Sabrina roared again."I'll have them hurry!"Very soon, the woman came back with two enormous bags of clothes."Shower room!"The woman hurriedly took Sabrina and Ruth to the shower room."Ruth, take a shower and put on some clothes. I'll take you home.""Thank you, Sabrina. Thank you so much,"
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"Sabrina, I...do you know what it feels like to be deceived, betrayed and tossed aside by your own kin?" Ruth asked in tears. Then she shook her head and continued, "You don't. Your father is no longer around, but he loved you with all his heart when he was still alive. Your mother is missing, but she loved you too. You wouldn't know how it feels to be deceived and sold out by your own parents. I don't think I can live like this any longer, Sabrina."Sabrina patted Ruth on her hand. "You are your own person, Ruth. Stay strong. I...I can understand what you are saying, I know the feeling.""You do?""Yeah. To be cut off, insulted and hurt by your father, I can empathize with what you feel," she responded gloomily. She lifted her glance to meet Ruth's eyes. "Tell me, what did they do to you?"Ruth flinched as she recalled what her parents had done to her."They..." Her sight was blurred from all the tears, her voice was trembling in despair and helplessness. "I...did you know, Sabri
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But she also knew that she wasn't worthy enough to have him. Just as Ruth lowered her face to hide her blush and struggled to find the right words, Ryan lifted her chin up with his injured arm. His fingers held her jaw in place and forced her to look him in the eyes."Look at me," he said. Ruth's blush darkened and he smirked. "You can't act like this didn't happen! I saved your life today, so you are going to have to repay me with yourself. You don't have the right to reject me now, you are going to be my wife whether you like it or not!"Before Ruth could react in any way, the man had already wrapped his other arm around her waist and pulled her towards him. "Master Ryan, don't..."Her mind went blank and lost herself in what happened next. She had no idea when Ryan managed to tear her clothes off or lift her up to the bed, but by the time she came to, she was snuggled up in his arms."Ma-Master Ryan." She couldn't bring herself to lift her head up. Were her clothes even wearable at
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Upon hearing that her mother was sick, Ruth's heart ached. "Mom...how did she get sick?""Because you pissed her off!" Her father snapped.Ruth's voice trembled. "Dad, what exactly did I do wrong? Are you doing this to me simply because I refused to help my cousin? I can understand that you want to be nice to her because she lost her parents when she was still a child. I've never protested that you favor her over me. But she went as far as to attack me with sulfuric acid, and mom is angry at me instead? If you don't want me as your daughter, just say so, dad. I'll just stay away from now on. Don't worry, though, I will still pay every penny to support you and mom."Ruth had never been so determined before until now. She was devastated!Her father's tone softened at her words. "You have always had your parents right by your side for your entire life, do you have any idea how frustrating life could be for a kid without parents? Try putting yourself in her shoes. What if both of your pare