Mia had never felt such a profound sense of despair; Even when she was terrified by Maja's antics, what she felt was just fear. But

now, she was engulfed in hopelessness.

She longed to return to the Haskins household, and to her brother's protective embrace.

It was all Zoey's fault. It was because of Zoey that she had fallen prey to this vile man.

The car kept driving, and Mia, in a daze, stared at the headliner, while the greasy man beside her continued his repulsive

advances. She wanted to cry, but her tears had long since dried up.

Across town, Zoey stared at the disconnected call.

She didn't look at Fitch's face, knowing it would be a grim sight.

She stood up, making an attempt to leave, only to hear his voice halt her escape, "Did I say you could leave?"

He was always domineering, never wasting words on her.

Zoey's steps froze; the flick of a lighter resonated before the scent of tobacco filled the room.

"Until Mia comes back, you're staying right here."

He stood up, grabbing a tie and his suit jacket, signaling for his men to cin.

As he approached a staircase, his impatience was evident.

"Prepare a room for her and expedite the search. Bring Mia back within the day."

"Yes, sir."

was escorted into a

nanny's room, was downstairs. It was modest at

luxury compared to

against the wall, and silently prayed for Mia's safety. If anything happened

blZoey.

being Belinda's

answering

lying down, she remained propped against the wall, trying to

By early next morning, they

neither Belinda nor her man had much education, they thought they could outrun their pursuers, but their

match for a sports car driven

confused until she was kicked out

Haskins' people find

days to hide away in the woods

scene. The old man, about to be apprehended, was still on top

are, yet you can't even scream properly

into a frenzy of screams as she desperately sought for something to cover

discarded long ago,

aback by what Mia had endured, yet they were unsure

of them composed himself, took off his

have tossed such a garment aside, refusing to wear a

dead! Where's my brother, I don't want to live anymore,

man was

for an entire day and night, he was already frail

ran to him, "Honey, are you

heavily, then burst

haha. Mia, right? You'll never forget the memories I gave you,

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