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."

a room on either

was upstairs, but her new quarters, clearly a nanny's room, was downstairs. It was modest at

private bathroom—a luxury compared

and silently prayed

blZoey.

for being

answering

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

were efficient. By early next morning, they caught

they thought they could outrun their

a sports car driven by

was confused until she was kicked out of her

did the Haskins' people find them so

had two more days to hide away in

the back seat door to a shocking scene. The old man,

yet you can't even scream properly

that, he spit on Mia, sending her into a frenzy of screams as she desperately sought for something

discarded long

what Mia had endured, yet they were

off

normal circumstances, Mia would have tossed such a garment aside,

him dead! Where's my brother, I don't want

was

tormenting Mia for an entire day and night, he was already

ran to him, "Honey, are you

heavily, then burst into

haha. Mia, right? You'll never forget

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