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That sedative was useful. My mind was extremely calm. I could recall everything, no matter how terrible it was.
“Make it up to me…”
“Yes. I promise.”
“How to make it up to me?
Let me see…”
Matthew seemed to have seen hope. He held my hand excitedly.
“I was kidnapped for three months. At the beginning, they thought I was valuable. They treated me not bad. But they teased me every day and said they would kill me and throw my body into the wilderness if they couldn’t get the money. Oh, by the way, during these days, they would throw me a piece of bread every day. I couldn’t eat it. But I did not expect that I wouldn’t even have bread to eat in the following days.
“They let me scream bitterly and called you. Do you remember what you said at that time? You said my scream was harsh and asked them to call your secretary if they asked for any requirements. Not long after you hung up the phone, one of them kicked me in my belly. I was tied to a chair and fell to the ground.
“Gradually, they started to act recklessly. They thought they didn’t need to pay any price after beating a wealthy lady.
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Anyway, no one cared about me. Since then, they beat me up every day. Whenever they were in a bad mood, they beat me up to vent their anger.”
I saw Matthew trembling slightly. I sneered and thought, “He can’t stand this. How will he react when he knows the following. story?”
I continued, “They failed to get money from you. After that, they lost patience. They whipped me, pierced needles into my body, hit me with an iron bar… There was a hair curler in my bag. After heating it, they used it to burn my skin. I still remember the burning smell of my flesh.”
As I said, Matthew collapsed even more. He dared not to look at me. But he feared I would disappear in the blink of an eye. He was contradictory and painful.
But I didn’t care about it at all. Why was the use of pretending to be painful? It was so hypocritical.
“Skylar, why didn’t you wait for me to pick you up? If you told me, I would definitely kill them!”
I tilted my head with a half–smile. “They didn’t receive the ransom. They said they would kill me. Do you know my
thoughts at that moment? I was happy, thinking I could finally get freedom. I could even see my parents‘ faces. They are waiting for me in heaven.
“But my parents told me to live well. I didn’t know where the
strength came from. But fortunately, I escaped from the hell and
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ran into a forest. I crossed cropland and highways.
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“I slept under shacks or trees, ate leaves, and drank rainwater., When I was lucky, I could find a rubbish heap and eat what those people had given me the most, rancid food.
“After walking dozens of miles for days and nights, I finally found you. But you said, ‘Skylar, you stink‘.
“Haha…”
Matthew collapsed. He knelt on the ground, and his eyes were. bloody red. He looked at me with a desperate expression. “Skylar, I’m sorry. I didn’t know these things and the ransom… Sorry. I didn’t know how you came back…”
“Matthew, dare you and Alyssa experience what I have experienced? You can never make it up to me. But I forgive you.”
“Really?” Matthew couldn’t believe it. He held my hand. fumblingly.
“As long as you give Noah back to me, I’ll forgive you.”
