The Woman From Hell

Chapter 156

To summarise, he had done everything evil a child was capable of doing-as well as things children should have been incapable of doing-and I had been his target. The only thing in my favor was that he would always remember to call my mother to look for me after one of his pranks.

I was probably extremely fortunate to have managed t o survive every time.

My mother felt very guilty about all of this. She was constantly crying and always hugging me, but she could not do anything about Tyler since she had already accepted the money from the supplier. She could not throw him out.

I grew up in a harsh environment under the shadow of Tyler's torment, which took a toll on both my physical and mental state. It was the root cause of my future illness.

When I was 15, Tyler graduated from high school. At that time, he was gaining popularity due to his computer skills. He had taken part in a competition at school and had gotten first place nationwide. I remember he said that he would become the best hacker in the country.

However, an accident crushed his dreams. It also

granted me an escape.

That year, Tyler’s father’s factory was reported to have been producing counterfeit products. When the Industry and Commerce ministry sent someone over t o investigate, the accountant of the factory, on his own accord, gave the authorities evidence of Tyler's father evading taxes, his corruption, and his involvement with bribery. He also gave them proof of his money laundering.

This accountant was my best friend and classmate's father-Cecilia's father.

evidence, Tyler’s father was found guilty and sentenced to prison. His wife, who was in Whaldorf City, filed

it

father could not take it, and he chose to end his

locked himself in his room

it was stormy and rainy in the afternoon. My mother had gone to the city to sell eggs, and I was alone at home, so I had gone over to Cecilia’s house to finish

Cecilia’s father about his intentions behind reporting Tyler's father. They got into

had made him look like

that the next morning when we woke up, both Cecilia's parents would both be sickly in bed? They passed away soon after they reached the hospital. The conclusion that the doctors drew was that it was due t

mushrooms in the leftovers in Cecilia’s home. Since cases of food poisoning like Cecilia’s parents were very common in the village, no one said anything more about it

dishes with mushrooms, so

there. He locked us in a cellar

in the damp, dimmed cellar. We could not even

He would say that he would release us when the time was up. He also added that when we got out of the cellar, we would live together forever, and we would never be able

He would not

God knows how many days in the cellar, Cecilia and I found an opportunity to break free on a rainy night. We did not dare to stay in the village, so

never saw Tyler again, until

By my mother's request, I also started taking up several jobs, but it was still barely enough for

by Tyler. Her health had deteriorated ever