Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 717

The entire rehab center was thrown into chaos. The staff, all in their matching uniforms, looked like they'd never seen anything like this before. One of them tried to act tough, his voice shaking as he shouted, "Who are you people? Do you have any idea where you are? You think you can just come in here and cause trouble?"

He didn't even get to finish his sentence before he hit the floor.

The siblings weren't interested in talking things out.

All the guards wore black uniforms, clearly the ones in charge. The rest—the local workers were dressed in blue. Aside from the patients, those were the only uniforms around.

With the guards out of the way, the two dogs bounded down from a second-floor window, baring their teeth at the strangers left standing.

The villagers working here had never seen anything like this, and it showed. One by one, they dropped to their knees, shaking in terror.

For years, they'd strutted around like they owned the place, never imagining someone could walk in and turn the tables on them.

Now their legs were trembling, silently begging for mercy from the two "devils" standing over them.

Clara scanned the room and quickly spotted the men who'd tried to grab her earlier. They recognized her too. Their faces went pale, and they started begging for their lives.

us go! We were only following orders! We swear,

ignored them. Instead, she called

the floor. There were streaks of blood on her face, but her eyes were bright

at the center. For years, landing a job here was a big deal; anyone who got in looked down on those

over the crowd, her voice steady. "I only want to know one thing. How did my

crowd flinched, bowing their

of them knew the truth, but nobody wanted to be

cold laugh. "No one wants

sentence. One

her and lured her here. We

trailed off, her face going ghostly white, too scared to say

her eyes rimmed red. "Most of you knew my parents. My dad worked your fields, helped you out whenever you needed it. How could you just stand by and watch? And my

infamous for tormenting the patients-most of

like that. Seeing

had nothing? Most women sent here ended up suffering

villagers were nervous. But as more and more troubled women arrived, their fear faded, and their cruelty grew. What started as bullying turned into outright abuse. Soon, the center became their personal playground-they did whatever they wanted, never caring who these women used

the patients were, the