Ch. 411..420

Chapter 411

“That’s right. Be a good girl for us, and perhaps we might let you off easy,” the man drooled

disgustingly.

God damn, I’ve been begging on the streets for years. Hence, survival had always been the only thing

in my mind, let alone a woman. Who knew I’d encounter such a beautiful woman today. I could die in

peace if it were my last day today.

“Aaah!” The beggar retracted his hands and noticed a bite mark that was covered in blood. He instantly

slapped Vivian and yelled, “How dare you bite me, b*tch! I’ll take it that you like to play rough! So brace

yourself because I won’t hold back!”

The corner of Vivian’s lips bled after she suffered the slap. She knew she was doomed as she could

not overpower the four men. So, she began to beg for mercy when she heard those words, “Please let

me go, I beg of you! How much did she pay you to do this? I’ll double the price! No, I’ll triple it! Please,

you can name the price as long as you let me go…”

“Look who’s begging now… Well, it’s too late!” The four men had already lost their minds thus could not

care less about her cries and pleads. “We don’t want the money anymore. We only want you!”

The men picked Vivian up and threw her against the ground before rushing over to restraint her limbs.

One of them stretched out his hand to take off the tank top that Vivian was wearing.

“No! Let go of me, you b*stards! Let go of me!” Vivian croaked. Her voice was hoarse, and she had no

energy left in her. Yet, she continued to struggle and shout.

She tried to curl herself into a ball to avoid the hands that reached out to grab her.

I can’t let them do this to me. Absolutely not! It took me so long before I could move on from my past. I

will not allow myself to relive my dark past again! Finnick, where are you? I need you! Please save me,

Finnick. I don’t want to go through this!

Vivian was getting weaker as she could no longer defend herself. Will I be insulted by these men

today? No, I refuse to! I’d rather choose death!

However, there was no way to escape as she was heavily pinned down. Ironically, even death had

seemed impossible under such circumstances. Vivian’s heart was filled with despair as she cried out in

her heart. Who can save me now?

Meanwhile, Evelyn smiled in satisfaction as she stood by the side, watching Vivian struggle while

recording the entire scene with her camera. Vivian’s screams were music to her ears as they made her

very happy.

Vivian, this is the punishment that you deserve! How could you have the audacity to take what’s mine?

Do you have a death wish? Let’s see if Finnick would still like you when he realized you’re filthy!

Evelyn could not resist herself but let out an evil laugh at that thought.

Whatever that’s mine will forever be mine. No one will take it away from my grasp!

At this moment…

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Loud bangs were coming from outside of the warehouse.

The men shifted their attention from Vivian towards the direction of the commotion. Their expression

hardened and trembled as they looked at one another. “Is that the police?” One asked in a hushed

tone.

The remaining men froze and stopped tearing Vivian’s top upon hearing his words. They then looked in

the direction of the warehouse entrance in trepidation.

“Did someone call the cops? Are we going to jail?” Another man asked in fear.

The men have committed many terrible deeds during their time on the streets. Yet, they felt a sense of

guilt as they have never committed something as big as this. Fear overcame them as their legs

wobbled in fear. The aggressiveness they had earlier had instantly disappeared.

Evelyn also looked at the warehouse entrance nervously as she held the camera tightly in her hands. I

planned the entire thing in secret. No one except Mark and myself could have known about this, let

alone called the cops. So, who was it outside?

“Help! Help me! Someone help me, please!” Vivian saw a glimmer of hope as she seized the

opportunity to shout with all of her last strength to seek help. She believed that she had a chance to

escape regardless of whoever was outside that door.

 

 

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It seemed that the mysterious person heard Vivian’s cry for help as the commotion became even more

desperate on the other side of the door.

Seeing that, Evelyn was furious as she stepped forward and slapped Vivian. “Hurry up and cover her

mouth!” She ordered the four men.

At the same time, the men were in a panic mess as they quickly picked up Vivian’s torn jacket and

stuffed it into her mouth after hearing Evelyn’s orders.

At that moment, the warehouse door burst open with a loud bang, and a man quickly rushed in.

The four beggars were startled when they heard the loud noise. They froze in their tracks and turned to

look.

As soon as one of the beggars turned his head, his face took a punch. He fell back to the ground as

blood trickled from his nose before he could register what was going on.

Vivian’s eyes sparkled with hope when she saw someone came to her rescue. The man rushed to

Vivian as he took out the gag from her mouth and hid her behind him.

“Benedict,” Vivian called out gratefully. “Please get me out of here, I beg of you! Please!”

Although Benedict was Evelyn’s elder brother, Vivian believed that he came to save her instead of

harming her.

Benedict instantly knew what had happened before he arrived when he glanced at the four men and

Vivian’s dishevelled state.

He glared at Evelyn before kicking one of the men who stood in the front among the group.

The four men backed away timidly when they witnessed Benedict’s combat skills. “We have nothing to

do with this! It was all her. She made us do it! It has nothing to do with us!”

“Yeah, she paid us to do this. We didn’t volunteer for this! Please let us go. We don’t want to go to jail!”

The four men pleaded as they pointed at Evelyn. “Please let us go.”

“Scram!” Benedict roared. It’s a shame that I let them off so lightly, but I can’t fight them off alone if they

decided to join forces against me. I’m not going to risk putting Vivian in danger again.

Fortunately, the men feared Benedict thus did not go against his orders. Heeding to his instructions,

they disappeared in a flash.

Benedict sighed in relief when he saw the men leave in a dash. He then turned to look at Vivian. At that

point, Benedict’s eyes were filled with distress when he saw Vivian’s state. Her face was drenched in

tears while her clothes were tattered into pieces.

“It’s okay now. They are gone. Everything’s okay.” He comforted as he placed his coat around Vivian.

Vivian glanced at Benedict gratefully when he comforted her. She was incredibly thankful that he

arrived in time. Otherwise, Vivian could not imagine what would become of her. She would not be able

to continue living her life if it happened.

“Thank you, Benedict. Thank you so much, I…” Vivian repeated in gratitude as tears began to pour

from her eyes. The incident earlier had frightened her so much that it would send her trembling at the

thought of it.

He patted Vivian lightly before turning to Evelyn in anger.

“Ben, I…” She looked away in panic as she dared not meet her brother’s eyes. Why did he come? How

could he possibly know about my plan?

Benedict’s gaze went cold when he saw his sister.

Slap!Benedict went forward and slapped Evelyn.

“How could you do such a thing? You’re crossing the line! Thank God I came in time. Otherwise, could

you imagine the consequences your action would lead to?”

Evelyn held her face as she stared at Benedict in disbelief. My parents died when I was a young child.

Thus, Ben took care of me ever since. He had always allowed me to do things my way. Even when Ben

was mad at me, he would merely rebuke me and never gave me any physical punishment. Yet, he

slapped me for Vivian’s sake! How could he?

 

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Evelyn’s hatred towards Vivian instantly intensified.

“Ben, how could you slap me?” Evelyn cried out. “You’ve never beaten me since I was a child, and now

you’re doing this because of an outsider!”

“Shouldn’t I?” Benedict replied furiously. “I’ve pampered you way too much over the years. Thus, you’re

capable of hiring someone to commit a crime. Are you still the Evelyn I used to know?”

He was heartbroken. I always knew Evelyn was a wayward girl. Yet, I was surprised to find her

committing such a cruel thing after many years of not meeting her!

Evelyn felt wrong when she heard Benedict reprimanding her in such a manner. “This isn’t my fault. It’s

Vivian’s fault! How could she take Finnick away from me? None of this would have happened if she

hadn’t married Finnick!” Evelyn shouted.

“Evelyn,” Benedict was speechless when he heard her words. “Vivian and Finnick are married. They’re

a lawfully wedded couple. Therefore, you shouldn’t interfere with their marriage. Do you want to be a

homewrecker in the eyes of the public?”

“I don’t care! Finnick’s mine, and mine alone!” Evelyn exclaimed loudly. “She has no right to be with

Finnick. I met him first, so only I can be with him!”

Evelyn held Benedict’s arm with pleading eyes. “Ben, can’t you just pretend you didn’t see anything?

Finnick won’t want her once he found out Vivian was tainted. Then, he’ll be with me. Please, Ben,

just…”

Benedict could no longer tolerate Evelyn’s behavior as he raised his hands and slapped her once

again. “How could you even think of doing this? I always knew you were domineering, but never would

I have imagined you to become someone so vicious!”

“Ben!” Evelyn broke down when Benedict slapped her the second time. “How could you say that I’m

vicious and slapped me for her sake?” She pointed at Vivian.

Noticing a brick laying on the ground, Evelyn quickly picked it up, bringing it in Vivian’s direction.

Unfortunately, Benedict could not stop Evelyn in time as he did not expect her sudden action.

Vivian hurriedly turned her head when she saw the brick flying towards her. However, her forehead

came in contact with the corner of the brick and started to bleed.

“Are you okay?” Benedict rushed to Vivian to examine the wound. He realized a small area of her

forehead was skinned as blood streamed endlessly from it.

Vivian shook her head weakly. She felt as if her head was going to explode in pain from any slight

movement. At that, she furrowed her eyebrows and dared not move an inch.

She was already physically and mentally exhausted from dealing with the beggars. In addition to that,

she felt even weaker after Evelyn smashed her with a brick. At that moment, she could vaguely feel the

blood flowing out of her body as her vision started to lose focus.

Benedict noticed Vivian’s pained expression as he hurriedly carried her to the car. “Stay with me, okay?

I’ll take you to the hospital.”

“I’ll deal with you once this is over!” Benedict shouted at Evelyn before he left the warehouse with

Vivian in his arms.

“Aaarrggggh!” Evelyn shouted angrily as she watched them leave the warehouse. “Vivian, this is all

your fault! If it wasn’t for you, Finnick would still be mine! If it wasn’t for you, Ben wouldn’t have treated

me that way! He loved me the most since I was a child. It’s all your fault! I hate you!” Evelyn’s voice

echoed in the empty warehouse. She wiped her tears with her arms and clenched her fists tightly as a

wave of hatred churned within her heart.

You got lucky, Vivian. But I swear this will be the last time someone came to your aid!

In the meantime, Vivian could dazedly feel herself resting in a warm embrace. A pair of steady arms

were holding her, making her feel at ease. It was as if someone had built a harbor that kept her safe

and secure.

 

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A warm voice comforted her that instant. It assured her that everything would be okay, but she could

not make out the mysterious person. Who was it? She wondered. It must be Benedict. He was the one

who rescued me. He was always there for me when I needed help.

“Benedict…” Vivian was determined to make sure. Thus, she called out his name weakly. She wanted

to open her eyes, but she could not open them no matter how hard she tried. Even if she did, the

dizziness would instantly envelop her.

Benedict noticed Vivian’s lips were moving, but he could not hear what she said. Thus, he assured her

loudly, “Vivian, it’s Benedict. Can you hear me? Hold on for a bit. I’ll take you to the hospital right away!”

So it was Benedict. Vivian relaxed as she knew she was in good hands before falling into darkness.

Meanwhile, in Finnor Group’s office.

Finnick’s eyebrows knitted as he hung up the call once again. What’s going on with Noah? Why isn’t he

in the office nor is he picking up my calls?

He called Ms. Leigh, who was standing by the door. “I have something urgent to speak with Noah.

Could you please find him?”

“Huh?” Ms. Leigh couldn’t help but wonder. That’s weird. The president would usually contact Mr. Lotte

personally. Why did he need me to do so this time? Doubts aside, I should do what the president

asked. “Yes, I’ll give Mr. Lotte a call right away.”

“He’s not answering his phone, so could you please think of other ways to reach him.”

“Alright.” Ms. Leigh nodded and left the office awkwardly.

It turned out that Mr. Lotte wasn’t answering his phone, but this was not a difficult task for her.

She quickly posted the same message on both Moments and Twitter that said, Mr. Norton needs Mr.

Lotte in his office urgently. Everyone, please inform Mr. Lotte to see Mr. Norton at the president’s office

immediately.

“Done.” She returned to her desk happily and sat down. As the saying goes, many hands make light

work. Hence, I believe Mr. Lotte will appear in no time.

Sure enough, Noah rushed in breathlessly after fifteen minutes. Seeing that he came, Ms. Leigh

gestured at the office door.

Noah flashed her a grateful smile and composed himself before entering the office to meet Finnick.

“Mr. Norton, I heard that you were looking for me?”

“Yes, but why didn’t you pick up my calls?” Finnick asked in dissatisfaction.

“My apologies, Mr. Norton. I was unaware that I lost my phone. Thus, I bought one just now. However,

my phone’s SIM card was not ready yet. I promise it will never happen again.”

“Alright.” Finnick’s expression softened when he heard Noah’s explanation behind his disappearance.

“Could you send me client details I told you to arrange earlier? I need it now.”

“Alright. Give me a moment, Mr. Norton.” Noah returned to his desk.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

“What is it?” Finnick asked as he continued scanning the proposal.

“President, Mr. Mark would like to see you,” Ms. Leigh answered.

Finnick was confused as he paused what he was doing. Mark rarely came to me unless he had

something in mind.

“Let him in.”

“Alright.” She replied and left.

Moments later, Mark appeared at the president’s office.

“Your office looks great!” Mark said grotesquely as soon as he entered and began to tour around the

office on his own.

“Cut the crap. What do you want?” Finnick asked directly.

Mark toured around the place before sitting cross-legged across Finnick. He acted as if he was the

boss of the office instead. “What’s with you? Can’t your older brother come over to visit you

sometimes?”

Finnick crossed his arms and squinted as he studied Mark. He did not understand Mark’s intentions in

coming here.

At the same time, Mark felt slightly uncomfortable from Finnick’s stare and said, “I seemed to not be

welcomed.”

“I’m going to ask you one last time. What do you want?” Finnick repeated impatiently. “I have no time to

entertain you, so please feel to leave.”

 

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Mark was furious at Finnick’s tone as he stood up and roared, “Finnick, is this how you should treat

me? I am your brother, after all.”

“Noah, you know what to do.” Finnick did not intend to continue the conversation with Mark. Thus, he

ordered Noah to send him away.

“Yes, president.” Noah was already displeased with Mark’s attitude and behavior from the start.

However, he did not step forward to stop him as he was Finnick’s older brother and the head of Norton

Corporation. Hence, he was overjoyed and immediately stepped forward as soon as Finnick had given

him orders. “Mr. Norton, this way please.”

“Hmph! How dare you drive me away? I promise you’ll regret this.” Mark pointed at Finnick as he stood

still.

“Noah!” Finnick was running out of patience as he thought Mark deliberately came to bother him.

Hence, he raised his voice and called out Noah’s name.

Noah instantly understood Finnick as he stepped forward and began to drag Mark out of the office. “Mr.

Norton, it’s better if you leave on your own. Things would get ugly if I called security.”

Mark did not expect himself to be asked to leave. Thus, he was instantly filled with humiliation and

anger. “Finnick, don’t you care about your wife anymore?”

Finnick instantly signalled Noah to let go of Mark as he rushed to him and asked, “What do you mean?

What did you do to Vivian?”

Mark smoothened his suit that Noah wrinkled and said slowly, “Oh, so now you don’t want me to

leave?”

“Tell me what you did to her!” Finnick grabbed his tie, and his eyes lit up in anger. “I’m warning you – I

won’t let you off if anything happens to Vivian!”

Mark panted heavily in embarrassment as he forcefully pulled away from Finnick’s grip. However, he

was filled with pride to see Finnick angry. He was pleased to know that he had successfully set Finnick

into an irritated state.

“Easy there, I still have something to show you,” He said while taking out his phone to show Finnick a

video clip.

“No! Let go, you b*stards! Let go of me!” Vivian’s heart-breaking cry was heard as soon as he played

the video clip.

“Mrs. Norton!” Noah stepped forward anxiously when he heard Vivian’s voice. He was curious about

the content of the video.

As for Finnick, he was standing right beside Mark. Hence, he could see the video clip clearly.

He saw Vivian looking at the people in front of her in terror with her limbs all tied up. A few men,

dressed as beggars, approached her with a lewd smile. Then, they began to tear her clothes while

Vivian cried and struggled in misery.

Then, the video clip came to an abrupt end. It stopped at Vivian’s teary face.

The veins on Finnick’s body popped in anger as he punched Mark when he saw the despaired look on

Vivian’s face. “What did you do her? Where is she now?”

Mark staggered to the ground and wiped his left cheek that was now stained with blood.

A vicious look flashed before his eyes as he slowly got up from the ground. He stared at Finnick in

detest and said, “If you want to save Vivian, do as I tell you.”

“What do you want!” He clenched his fists to control himself from punching Mark.

“It’s simple. I want you to release all of the client’s information under your company into the Internet.”

Mark’s eyes glinted in excitement. “Once you’ve done that, I will release Vivian.”

“You’d better remember what you’ve promised. If I don’t see Vivian, I’ll make you pay a bigger price

than you can bear,” Finnick warned dangerously. “Noah, go and do exactly as he said.”

“We can’t do that, Mr. Norton!” Noah hurriedly stopped him. “You’d completely lose your credibility if

you published our client’s information to the public. You wouldn’t be able to survive in the financial

industry in the future.”

“Do as I said now!” Finnick ignored Noah’s words as he turned and shouted at him, “Are you not going

to obey me?”

“But, Mr. Norton…”

“NOW!”

“Yes.” Noah realized how persistent he was and had no choice but to do as he was told.

 

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After a moment, Noah returned and said to Finnick, “Mr. Norton, the information of all the clients of

Finnor Group have been posted online.”

Mark was shocked at the latter’s actions upon hearing that.

He had never planned to let Finnick publicize the clients’ information. After all, this was basically

destroying Finnor Group, and it would cut off Finnick’s path of retreat in the finance industry. Thus,

initially, he wasn’t sure that the latter would agree at all.

That was why originally, Mark only planned to ask Finnick to transfer Norton Corporation’s shares to

him. However, after being beaten up by the latter, he flew into a fit of rage and suggested such a plan.

Mark didn’t expect Finnick to be so fond of Vivian that the latter would agree without any hesitation,

regardless of all his hard work over the years.

Hmph! You brought this on yourself, Finnick. You can’t blame me just because you chose to ruin your

own future for a woman.

Meanwhile, a huge commotion erupted online all because Finnor Group had disclosed their clients’

information.

What the heck! What’s happening? Did Finnor Group’s computers get hacked?

Finnor Group really lacks credibility. How can they leak the information of so many clients?

Who would dare to collaborate with them now? They’re just like a bomb that could go off anytime.

I can’t be this unlucky, right? Our company’s involved too. We’re going to suffer a great loss! I can just

forget about my bonus now. Finnick Norton, you’ve got to pay for my loss…

Logically speaking, these pieces of top-secret information shouldn’t be leaked. Is it possible that there’s

a mole within the Finnor Group?

It doesn’t matter if there’s a mole. All I know is that Finnor Group is doomed. They’re obviously going to

go bankrupt soon.

Is Mr. Norton’s image as the domineering president going to crumble soon? He wouldn’t go broke,

would he?

Netizens offered many suggestions but there was one thing for sure – Finnor Group was in a huge

crisis. It wasn’t something that could be solved easily and was almost equivalent to the end of the

company.

“You saw it yourself. I’ve done everything just like you asked.” Finnick glared at Mark and said in anger,

“Where is Vivian? Hurry up and let her go now!”

The latter couldn’t contain his excitement when he saw his brother disclose the clients’ information with

his own eyes. This is like hitting two birds with one stone!

People at Norton Corporation would definitely not want to stand by Finnick’s side now that there’s such

a crisis of confidence. The old man wouldn’t be able to say anything about it anymore. Finnor Group’s

business will definitely plummet and it will no longer be a threat to Norton Corporation and me.

Mark wanted to applause himself as he felt that it was a wise decision.

At the thought of his brother doing something so stupid just for a woman, he couldn’t help but mock,

“Finnick, is doing all these really worth it just for a woman? I really didn’t expect someone from the

Norton family to be so crazy.”

“Quit blabbering bulls**t. Where’s Vivian?” All Finnick wanted to do at the moment was to give Mark a

good beating.

“She’s in ward 307 of the General Hospital. Go look for her yourself.” The latter saw the anger in his

eyes and turned to leave after revealing the hospital’s address. Mark knew that he wouldn’t be able to

ask for anything else even if he stayed longer.

“Don’t worry, Finnick. I wouldn’t chase you out of our family even if you’ve become worthless in the

future. It’s just taking care of another good-for-nothing. I don’t mind spending the money at all.

Hahaha…” Not wanting to leave just like that, Mark added an arrogant remark before finally leaving.

Who knew that it would be so easy to deal with you, Finnick? I’ll just see what you’d do now that you

have Vivian as your kryptonite.

Upon hearing that, Finnick clenched his fists tightly while Noah resisted going up to Mark and beating

him up.

“The important thing now is finding Vivian.” The former watched as Mark left and stopped the latter

from doing anything rash.

“Yes, Mr. Norton.” Noah knew what mattered more now, and he quickly added, “I’ll get the car ready to

head to the hospital.”

“No need. The clients’ information was leaked. Thus, it wouldn’t take long for the company to be in

chaos. You should stay here and handle the company matters.”

 

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“But will you be alright yourself?” Noah was worried that it would be dangerous for Finnick to drive

himself now as the latter must be feeling much angrier than he was.

“Yes. Give me the car keys.”

“Alright.” He understood that someone had to be at the company to handle the crisis as well.

Finnick immediately left his office after he got the car keys.

The scene from the video clip kept replaying in his mind as he drove to the hospital and the despaired

look on Vivian’s face haunted him. He couldn’t pay attention while he drove as all he could see at that

moment was his wife screaming and struggling.

A sudden bang sounded, and it brought Finnick back to reality. He finally realized what had happened

after shaking his head a little.

It turned out that the traffic lights had turned red, and the car in front had stopped. Yet, he wasn’t paying

attention and ended up crashing into the rear of the car.

“Hey! Are you blind? Do you even know how to drive?” the driver from the car in front shouted, and it

was obvious that he wasn’t going to let this matter off so easily.

Finnick didn’t want to deal with the hassle for long, so he took out his wallet and said, “How much is it?

I’ll pay for it.”

“You think you’re all that just because you have money? I want to settle things with you right here, right

now. Look at what you did to my car!”

“How much is it?” the former asked again, ignoring what the man had just said.

At the sight of the expression in Finnick’s eyes, the man didn’t dare to say anything else anymore. His

eyes were so cold, but they were also full of fury, and it made anyone who looked into them shudder.

“F-Five thousand!” The man stuttered and said something outrageously greedy.

After removing all the money from his wallet, the former got into his car and left.

He knew that he was in the wrong but he was burning with so much rage that he wasn’t in the mood to

apologize at all. He can just keep the extra money as compensation for everything.

After that, Finnick stopped himself from thinking too much again and drove at high speed to the

hospital.

Once he arrived, he instantly rushed to ward 307. He bumped into a few people on his way, but he

didn’t even manage to apologize as all he wanted to do was meet Vivian as soon as he could.

However, when he was finally outside the ward, he pulled back his hand that was on the door’s handle.

Finnick didn’t dare to enter the ward all of a sudden.

I wasn’t by Vivian’s side when she got hurt previously, and I wasn’t with her this time as well. I… I

promised her that I would protect her. But I never managed to do it even once. How am I supposed to

face her now?

He peeked into the room through the small window on the door and saw Vivian laying on the bed. Her

eyes were shut tight and her face was pale as if she was still in a coma.

Heartache and guilt stirred in his heart when he noticed the gauze wrapped around her head. At the

same time, he swore in his heart that he would definitely go after Mark for this.

“You’re here, Finnick.” Evelyn, who was in the ward, saw him and walked out to greet him.

Finnick took a glance at her and went back to staring at Vivian. “How is she doing now?”

When the woman saw that Finnick only had his eyes on his wife, she lowered her head and hatred

flashed across her eyes for a brief moment. Yet, when she looked up again, sorrow was written all over

her face.

“Her injuries are quite serious. She’d already slipped into a coma by the time Ben and I found her.”

“Benedict? How did you guys find her?” Finnick instantly turned to Evelyn upon hearing that, his eyes

full of doubt and confusion.

A sense of guilt rose in the latter’s chest from being stared at, and she quickly looked away. “Ben and I

were supposed to go get lunch together today. But when we passed by the subway station, we

coincidentally saw Vivian being carried into a car by two men wearing masks.

“We immediately followed the car in a moment of panic and forgot to tell you about it. Anyway, we

followed them all the way to the suburbs, but after taking a turn, the car disappeared. Both of us got

down from our car and searched for a long time before finding the car parked beside an abandoned

warehouse.

“Ben and I were worried that something dangerous could’ve happened to Vivian, so we rushed in.

However, there wasn’t anyone else in there once we got in. All we saw was Vivian who had fainted on

the ground. And she… She looked like she had been…”

 

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“Had been what?” Finnick raised his tone when Evelyn was hesitant with her words. He had a bad

feeling about it and hoped that it wasn’t like what he was imagining.

But the woman didn’t continue. “Just stop asking, Finnick. Be thankful that she’s fine now. Besides, I’m

sure she wouldn’t want you to know that something like this had happened to her.”

“What on earth happened to Vivian?” he yelled. The man was seemingly more and more anxious after

hearing what she said.

Perhaps he had frightened her because tears started well up in Evelyn’s eyes. Her body trembled, and

her voice shook as she said, “Vivian… She… When we went in… we saw…”

Her babbling didn’t give him any substantial information, and it made Finnick even more frantic.

Right then, a doctor was about to check up on Vivian. Finnick instantly grabbed the doctor by his collar

and asked, “What happened to Vivian? Tell me what happened to her!”

The doctor couldn’t breathe after being grabbed by the collar so suddenly. He struggled for a little and

slapped hard on Finnick’s arms so that the latter would let go of him.

At the sight of this, Evelyn rushed over to help him. She tugged on Finnick’s arm and said, “Stop it,

Finnick. You have to let go of the doctor first. He wouldn’t be able to talk if you continue this.”

Having heard that, the man let go and stared at the doctor with bloodshot eyes.

Maybe the doctor was used to seeing things like this as he wasn’t too angry about it. After he caught

his breath, he said, “What’s your relationship with the patient in ward 307?”

“I’m her husband. What kind of injuries did my wife suffer?” Finnick shouted impatiently.

Embarrassment flashed across the former’s eyes upon hearing the question. His mouth gaped, but no

words came as if he didn’t know how to break the news to Finnick.

After a moment, he sighed and said, “You’d better be mentally prepared. Your wife was…”

He stopped mid-sentence, trying to put his thoughts into words.

The latter watched the doctor anxiously, and he looked as though he was a prisoner waiting for his

interrogation results.

“Based on the results we got previously, it seemed like she had been gang-raped.”

“What?” Finnick was on the verge of collapsing as if he was drained out of energy. He took a few steps

back and slid onto the floor when his back hit the wall.

“Her body is still very weak now, so do take good care of her. Don’t get too worked up over this.” After

consoling him for a bit, the doctor shook his head and left. He didn’t even check on Vivian, probably

afraid that it would upset the man even more.

Finnick, who was still on the floor, suddenly remembered that the four men in the video clip Mark

showed him earlier had been pulling on Vivian’s clothes non-stop.

He had thought that they were just putting on an act and that his brother hired them to threaten him. He

thought that Mark wouldn’t actually hurt Vivian, but apparently, that was not the case.

At that thought, he slammed his fist forcefully onto the wall, and his knuckles bled instantly. However,

he felt no pain as all he could feel at the moment was pure hatred for Mark.

I’ll kill you, Mark! No. I’m going to torment you to the point where you wish you were dead!

Evelyn, on the other hand, instantly rushed to grab Finnick’s arm when she saw that he was hurting

himself. She then said in concern, “Don’t do this, Finnick. You can’t change anything even if you hurt

yourself.”

After that, she took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wrapped it around his hand. Tears fell from

her face as she said, “Vivian wouldn’t want to see you like this when she wakes up as well.”

Upon hearing his wife’s name, he quickly glanced back to the ward. His eyes were full of heartache and

guilt as he mumbled to himself, “I’m sorry, Vivian. It’s all my fault. I didn’t protect you. This is all my

fault…”

Evelyn lowered her head, feeling extremely jealous when she heard him blaming himself. How can

Finnick blame himself? Vivian obviously brought this upon herself.

But a smug look appeared on her face in an instant. This might be a good thing too. At least it means

that Finnick believed what the doctor said.

She quickly raised her head and said while sobbing, “You didn’t even see just how pitiful Vivian looked

when we found her. Her clothes were all torn. She was unconscious, and her body was even covered

in bruises…”

 

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Finnick couldn’t stop himself from imagining Vivian being raped by the men after hearing what she said.

It was as though his wife was calling for help right by his ears, “Help me, Finnick! Help!”

“That’s enough!” he snapped and interrupted her. The wound that had just been stopped from bleeding

opened up again due to him clenching his fists so tightly. The off-white handkerchief was stained red,

and the sight of it was absolutely horrifying.

“I’m sorry, Finnick. I’m not saying these to you on purpose. I just feel that it’s all too sad. I couldn’t help

but feel upset now that I think about how she looked like when in the warehouse.” As she spoke,

Evelyn started crying again. “How can they do such a cruel thing to her?”

However, what she didn’t realize was that her crying had annoyed Finnick. He took a few deep breaths

and tried to calm himself down before saying to her, “You should head back first. I want to be alone with

Vivian for now.”

She couldn’t find an excuse to stay after hearing what he said, so she had no choice but to get up and

leave.

“Evelyn,” he suddenly called out to her.

“What is it?” Evelyn turned around in surprise, and she anticipated what he was about to say.

“Thank you and Benedict for saving Vivian.”

Disappointment flashed across her face, but she replied, “You don’t need to thank us. Vivian’s a good

friend of ours as well.”

“Okay.”

Evelyn turned back and continued walking, seeing that Finnick wasn’t going to say anything else.

The man then sat alone outside for a long time. He wanted to go take a look at Vivian but didn’t have

the courage to do so.

He didn’t know how to face his wife who was covered in injuries. What am I supposed to say to her

when she finally wakes up?

Knowing that running away wasn’t a solution, Finnick finally stood up and slowly made his way to the

ward.

Once he pushed open the door and got a better view of Vivian, tears instantly welled up in his eyes. It’s

all my fault that I wasn’t able to protect her.

His vision was blurry as he walked towards the bedridden woman. He took a seat on the chair beside

the bed but couldn’t find the courage to reach out to her.

Tears fell from his face, and his vision became clear again. Yet he would rather that he could never see

clearly forever.

Her face was white as a sheet, and her lips were dry and cracking. There was a little blood staining the

gauze on her head, and her skin that wasn’t covered up was full of scratches.

Finnick held her hand and put it on his lips. His tears landed on the back of Vivian’s hand before sliding

down onto the bedsheets.

“I’m sorry, Vivian. I wasn’t able to protect you well. I swear I will never let you get hurt anymore. I’ll

make those who hurt you pay for what they did. I will stay by your side no matter what you’ve gone

through, Vivian. I’ll spend the rest of my life with you.”

Even though he wasn’t sure if Vivian could hear him while in her coma, he kept talking to her. He talked

about how sorry he was and how much he loved him. He even talked about their future together.

No matter what happened, he would be by her side as they lived their life together.

Meanwhile, Evelyn didn’t actually leave the hospital. She had found a secluded corner of a stairwell

and was making a call to someone.

After a while, the doctor who was supposed to check up on Vivian appeared.

“You did well. I’ll wire the leftover money to your account later.”

“Thank you, Ms. Morrison,” the doctor said with an appeasing smile on his face. He was obviously a

bootlicker, and he didn’t have the look of someone who saved lives at all. “Is there anything else that

you need my help with?”

“Just continue with this act with that man in the next few days. You don’t have to make it too obvious,

just enough to make him believe that his wife was really raped,” Evelyn whispered.

“Understood. Don’t worry, Ms. Morrison. But about my reward…” The doctor had a look of a villain at

the mention of money.

“I won’t forget to pay you. As long as I’m satisfied with the results, I’ll definitely complete the

transaction,” she replied disdainfully.

 

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Some people were just like that. They were willing to do anything if they were paid – even when they

had to betray their conscience. “Also, I’ll be coming to the hospital frequently in the next few days.

Remember to act like you don’t know me. You won’t be getting even a single cent if you blow this up.”

“I understand. Don’t worry about it, Ms. Morrison,” the doctor promised with a firm nod.

“Alright. You can leave now.” Evelyn waved her hand at him impatiently.

“Then I’ll be heading to work now.” The doctor had a smile on his face as he turned, but it instantly

vanished the moment his back was facing her.

Hmph. What a b***h. If it wasn’t for the money, do you think I’d grovel like that? You could be anything

since you’re so pretty, yet you insist on being someone else’s mistress.

She probably planned this all out so that the man from earlier would misunderstand his wife. She

obviously wants to separate them.

But this has nothing to do with me. Everything’s fine as long as I get the money. Medical ethics? Hah!

What is that? Can it allow me to live a great life? The money Ms. Morrison gave me is nearly my salary

of a year and a half. How could I not do it?

In the meantime, Evelyn was still standing there with a triumphant smile on her face.

So what if someone saved you? As long as Finnick believes that you were raped, I’ve achieved what I

wanted to.

There isn’t a man who wouldn’t mind something like this. Now that I’ve planted this thorn in his heart,

he’s going to leave you sooner or later.

“Are you satisfied?” Just as Evelyn rejoiced in her heart, she suddenly heard Benedict’s voice from

behind her.

“Ben,” she said as she turned around anxiously. “When did you arrive?” Ben couldn’t have heard my

conversation with the doctor, right?

“When you made the call earlier.” His voice was filled with disappointment and anger as he continued,

“How can you bribe a doctor to lie to Finnick? Do you know how much of an impact it’ll be on their

relationship?”

Of course, she knew; it was her point of doing this, after all.

“How can you only think of Vivian, Ben? I’m your sister. Can’t you think on my behalf too?” Evelyn

couldn’t accept that her brother was favoring Vivian. “If you didn’t save her, do you think I’d have to

resort to bribing the doctor?”

“Evelyn!” Benedict became furious at her words. “How can you not feel any guilt after doing something

like this? It was fortunate that I managed to save Vivian. Do you know it’s illegal to instigate someone

to commit a crime? You’ll end up in jail!”

“Who would’ve known if you don’t say anything?” The woman was nonchalant even after hearing what

he said. “This isn’t my fault. I just want Finnick to come back to me.”

“But he’s in love with someone else now!” Benedict couldn’t understand why his sister was so

obsessed with Finnick. “He has a wife, Evelyn.”

“That’s why I want them to get divorced. As long as they’re divorced, Finnick will definitely come back

to me,” she said matter-of-factly.

“What the… Are you still the Evelyn that I know?” The sight of his sister upset him. “My sister wouldn’t

be so unscrupulous to get something she wants. How did you end up like this, Evelyn?”

“Of course, I’m still your sister, Ben. How can you say that?” She felt awkward upon hearing that as she

didn’t expect him to tell her off so straightforwardly. In an instant, she flew into a rage out of humiliation.

“I just want to get back what belongs to me. Finnick is mine, and Vivian was the one who snatched him

away from me. Why are you only blaming me? Besides, I didn’t really do anything to her. You managed

to save her too. She wasn’t actually raped, and I just wanted Finnick to misunderstand her.”

Benedict didn’t know how to answer her when he saw how unreasonable she was being.

Seeing that he wasn’t saying anything, Evelyn asked, feeling a little scared, “You won’t sell me out,

right?”

His mind was a mess as he didn’t know what he should do. One of them was his only family, while the

other was a friend he liked very much. It felt like no matter what he chose, it would be a wrong decision.