The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 24 Desperation

Bessie picked up the silver needle and headed toward the sack.

Nora’s heart filled with joy as she recognized her mother’s voice. But

as soon as Harriet’s name was mentioned, a sudden realization hit

her.

She remembered how she had failed to trap Harriet and gotten

ensnared instead.

‘Is Harriet really retarded?’

Before she could make sense of it all, a sudden jolt of pain surged through her.

“Die, you wretch!”

With a vicious expression, Bessie stabbed the sack repeatedly.

She thought it would devastate Harriet, but little did she know that it was her daughter, whom she had always doted on, suffering the final

blow.

became somewhat manic, and she began

deceased Miriam.

the sack, Nora was in unbearable pain. Tears streamed

her pale face.

scream, telling her

her mouth had been taped shut by Harriet, and her hands and feet were bound. Unable to break free,

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struggle only served to infuriate Bessie

all her hatred for Harriet and Miriam onto the silver needle, only to inflict harm on

over to stop her.

she dies, how can we make any money

to her senses, dropping the silver needle and taking a

breath.

barely alive. The

human trafficker threw the sack

‘take good care of the person’ on the boat. For that,

the tragic end looming in her mind, she trembled in trepidation.

consequences if she were sold

Harpers.

could never escape