Melanie was seated on the bed, and the wound on her abdomen was tightly bandaged. She looked fine and was making a swift recovery.
The person beside her was Rosalie, the woman who had been missing for a very long time.
She was also watching the video on her phone. She watched Credence take care of Dorothy in such a gentle and sweet manner. Her reaction was very similar to Melanie’s. She was in such a bad mood, she almost broke her nails.
After a while, Rosalie raised her head and quietly looked over at Melanie. Her eyes flashed with disdain, but she spoke softly. “Melanie, look at this video, look at how proud that b*tch Dorothy is! I’ve always hated her the most. I’ve hated her for a very long time. Dorothy is obviously such a shameless b*tch, yet she is always pretending to be so pure in front of Credence. Disgusting.”
“Shut up! Stop using his name so affectionately. Rosalie, I’ve told you before that Credence is mine and mine alone.”
Melanie suddenly stood up, and her face was filled with a murderous look. “If I hear you use his name so intimately again, I’ll break off one of your arms as punishment!”
Her threats were very real.
Rosalie trembled at her threat. She quickly explained, “Melanie, don’t take it personally. I’m just used to calling him that, and it’s hard for me to change for the time being. I’ll change it okay, I’ll definitely change it.”
In the past few days, Rosalie had learned about Melanie’s murderous characteristics. If she was disobedient, this ferocious woman would really break her arms off. She wouldn’t show any mercy.
If she dared to challenge Melanie’s bottom line, then she’d be dead in a second.
In order to achieve her goal of getting revenge on Credence and Dorothy, she had to endure all manner of insults and humiliation while putting on a fake smile.
Rosalie restrained her anger, pursed her rosy lips, and spoke with a soft voice. “Melanie, what are you going to do about that shameful video of Dorothy I gave you the last time?”
“What? Am I supposed to report everything I do to you now?”
Melanie glared at her and sneered. “What would you know? In that video, not only was Dorothy’s clothes unkempt, Credence was also topless. I can’t let other women see his body and lust over him.”
“I will definitely release the video after I edit Credence’s face out of it. This is my business, not yours.”
Those harsh words didn’t scare Rosalie. She didn’t just return to Talco City to get revenge on Credence and Dorothy. She was also here for some private affairs with several rich men. She didn’t have to be afraid of Melanie at all.
Rosalie leered at the vicious woman on the bed. “Melanie, I didn’t mean to pry. I just think that if you take too long to release the video, it won’t have the desired effect.”
“Credence has already publicized his romantic feelings for Dorothy over the Internet. Moreover, he must have people keeping an eye on the Internet as well. If there are any articles or videos that put Dorothy in an unfavorable light, they’d be deleted immediately.”
“So it won’t do much damage to Dorothy, nor would it be of any use.”
“It doesn’t matter.” Melanie sneered. “I have other ways to deal with that weak b*tch Dorothy. When she recovers in a couple of days, I’ll just go to the hospital and kill her. First, I’ll scratch her face, then I’ll break her hands and legs. I’d love to see how she’ll continue hooking up with Credence in that state.”
She looked at Melanie, who was seething in rage. Rosalie’s hands trembled. She didn’t say another word.
However, beneath her calm face, she had a sinister smile of realization that her plan had succeeded.
Since Melanie wanted to deal with Credence and Dorothy first, she would just sit back and wait to reap the rewards.
…
In the hospital’s ward, at half past two.
Dorothy had seen the headlines that Credence deliberately posted on the Internet. Not long after, she felt sleepy.
But for the sake of the child in her womb, she could only stuff herself with food after her morning sickness.
With the company of Germaine and her daughter, she finished half a bowl of oatmeal and some chicken soup despite not having much of an appetite. Then, she lay flat on the bed and closed her eyes.
As she was so sleepy, she barely heard the familiar ringtone of her phone. It rang for a very long time like it wouldn’t stop until she answered.
She had no idea who was calling her. That person was so persistent.
Dorothy took a deep breath and reached her hand out to the table. After groping around for a bit, she finally found her phone.
She was so sleepy and couldn’t open her eyes. She didn’t bother checking the name that was displayed on the screen. She answered the call with a hoarse voice. “Hello, it’s me!”
She wasn’t expecting to hear Credence’s deep and steady voice.
He spoke in a very gentle tone, one that she had never heard before, “Honey, please don’t hang up, please listen to me! You must have seen the news that was published two days ago. Some of those videos are real, and some are not. My motive is to lure Melanie out so that I can send her off.”
“To be honest, I’m not very confident if I can deal with this fierce and cunning woman. Either she dies, or I die.”
“However, for you and our children’s sake, and for our future happiness, I have to do this!”
“Dorothy, listen carefully. Remember, I love you, you are the only person I love in the entire world!”
Credence’s voice was extremely gentle. He sounded very sincere and heartfelt.
Before Dorothy could respond, he hung up the phone. Only the monotonous dial tone could be heard from the receiver.
She remembered everything Credence said, and a chill welled up in her heart.
“Either Melanie dies, or he dies!”
From the way, he said that, was he planning to use himself as bait to lure Melanie into a trap?
There must be a much better way to deal with Melanie. Why was he banking on this one?
No, she didn’t want him to do this.
At the thought of horrible things happening to Credence, a chill erupted from her feet and flowed straight to her head.
Dorothy’s frazzled mind suddenly cleared up. She got up from the bed, tightly clenched her cell phone, and dialed Credence’s number. The call kept dropping, but she kept trying.
He had turned off his phone, which was why she couldn’t get through to him.
Dorothy was so anxious with worry that she quickly called Jonathan and Marvin as well. But neither of them answered.
It was very likely that both of them had silenced their phones as well. No matter who called, they wouldn’t be able to answer it in time.
In the end, Dorothy could only comfort herself. She told herself that the three of them must be fighting Melanie. That was why they had no time to deal with anything else right now.
She was extremely anxious. Dorothy had lost all contact with Credence for two whole days.