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."

escorted into a room on either

her new quarters, clearly a nanny's

bathroom—a luxury compared to most places she had slept

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

blZoey.

being Belinda's

not answering Mia's

mind was a mess. Instead of lying down, she

By early next morning, they caught up with Belinda's

her man had much education, they thought they could outrun their pursuers, but their ordinary

match for a sports car driven by a

until she was kicked out

the Haskins' people find them so

she had two more days to hide away in the

the back seat door to a shocking scene. The

are, yet you can't even scream properly in

a frenzy of screams as she desperately sought

clothes had been discarded long ago, and

by what Mia had

took off his jacket, and

would have tossed such a garment aside, refusing to wear a man's

I don't want to live anymore, I

was kicked

he was already frail and now struggled

ran to him,

panted heavily, then burst

die, it's worth it, haha. Mia, right? You'll never forget the memories I gave

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