The watch that cost seven figures was only worth three hundred thousand when he sold it.
It was clear that Master Stephen really liked the watch. As he left, he kept looking back at it and instructed the shop owner to keep it safe until he could come back and redeem it.
As soon as they left the pawnshop, Master Stephen handed Nora a check for three hundred thousand dollars.
With a determined look in his eyes, Master Stephen spoke with great sincerity. “Nora, my previous life was too extravagant; I didn’t know how to spend money.”
“Now this three hundred thousand is all we have. Take it and let’s live our lives together.”
He truly wanted to be with Nora for the rest of his life; that’s why he gave up everything and gave her all his possessions.
When Nora received the money, she felt no emotion at all. Instead, she had a bold idea.
“Okay,” she said as she put the money into her purse. She then happily took Master Stephen’s hand and walked forward together with him.
“Master Stephen, you’re so good to me,” Nora said sweetly. “You’re the only one who loves me like this in this world. Thank you.”
Her voice sounded coquettish while her eyes were watery – as if moved by him almost to tears.
Suddenly, Master Stephen hugged her tightly while speaking in a low but warm voice next to her ear.
“Nora, I don’t mind your past; I just need you in my future.”
“I have nothing now – you are my spiritual pillar. With both of us working hard together, I believe we can create a beautiful future.”
Work hard together? When Nora heard these words from him, she smiled weirdly.
Why should she work hard with him?
She was born rich – destined for luxury living! Why should she work hard with him?
Little did he know that right after he left, Nora sneaked back into pawnshop where they bought their watch, and redeemed it using their newly acquired funds.
Then without hesitation, she sold off that same watch on an online second-hand marketplace at half its original price!
She made 780, 000 from selling off that watch.
The best part? Not even one penny came out of Nora’s pocket!
Nora deposited all 780, 000 into her personal account while smiling from ear-to-ear.
She lied to Master Stephen saying that she went out to buy some late-night snacks, but once outside, she never returned.
Master Stephen had been waiting for her since 9 PM, and it was already midnight with no sign of Nora returning.
The wall clock chimed loudly as he checked his phone, which showed the time as 12 am.
Why hasn’t Nora come back yet?
Could something have happened to her?
He tried calling her several times, but she didn’t answer any of them. After hesitating for a few minutes, Master Stephen decided to grab his coat from the door and go out to look for her.
In the dark night, Nora’s phone screen emitted a faint blue light like that of a ghost. The ground was wet from recent rain and her white dress was now covered in dirt and dust.
Her hands and feet were pinned down on the ground while someone had beaten up her face until it was swollen with bruises.
A silver knife stuck into two cracks in the pavement nearby reflected light onto its blade, highlighting a scar on the woman’s face that ran from eyebrow to mouth – bloody and terrifying like that of a ghostly apparition. On one side of her face there was also an engraved “lewd” character made by the tip of the knife.
Nora looked at herself in horror as she saw blood dripping down from all over her face; she screamed shrilly while holding onto the ground tightly with both hands – even leaving bloody fingerprints behind.
As soon as she emerged from the bank after depositing money, she realized someone was tailing her. Nora turned around, only to have the person grab her by the neck, covering her mouth and pressing her to the ground.
Judging by the figure, that person appeared to be a woman, but Nora couldn’t understand how she possessed such strength. No matter how hard Nora struggled, she couldn’t break free from the attacker’s grip.
Punch after punch relentlessly struck Nora’s body with full force. With each blow, Nora could hear the sound of her joints breaking.
“It hurt! Ugh… Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?” Nora managed to gasp out through the pain.
“I’m going to call the police right now! Who are you? Speak up!”
Nora couldn’t understand why someone would tie her up just so brutally without any reason.
“Who are you? Is Cheyenne behind this?”
“Is Mikaela involved?”
“What about Jane?”
Nora attempted to guess several names, but unfortunately, none of them were correct, and the woman continued her assault.
Perhaps feeling tired from the beating, the woman found a new way to torment Nora. Using a rope, she bound Nora’s limbs together. The ground beneath them was moist, and Nora’s body was drenched.
The woman retrieved a thick electric baton, fully charged with electricity, and began striking Nora’s body with it. The electric shocks surged through Nora’s body with each strike.
The water acted as a conductor, causing not only Nora’s back to feel the tingling pain from the strike but also sending electricity throughout her body, from limbs to soul. She screamed in agony.
Her cries echoed in the desolate ruins around them, unanswered in this deserted wilderness. After being whipped, bound and electrocuted – even disfigured – Nora had already lost all strength.
Nora was under her feet, staring blankly at the black-robed figure before her. Underneath that black raincoat were black rubber boots leaving pink footprints on the ground because of Nora’s bloodstains.
Who is she?
As Nora questioned this figure before her eyes, she slowly raised both hands revealing slender fair arms covered with blue-purple tattoos. A combination of deathly artistry that made one shudder.
She gently pulled down her hat brim revealing a familiar face that caught Nora off guard.
She was completely shocked, stuttering out, “Danielle?”
How could it be Danielle?
Wasn’t she supposed to be locked up for reforming?
Nora finally felt fear creeping into every fiber of her being; did Danielle know about everything she had done? It couldn’t be! Those people clearly took their money abroad while Danielle couldn’t have escaped prison!
At that moment came Danielle’s sinister laughter echoing through this abandoned factory… “Hehehe…”