Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 173 I'm Not as Shameless as You

Linda's voice drifted out from the hospital room. "The cemetery's right next to Silent Grove Village. Faris is definitely up to something shady. He probably got a witch to curse our family with that cemetery's location. Now, Silent Grove Village is struggling. I got sick out of nowhere, and then Richard got hurt. Everything's falling apart."

"What does someone else's cemetery have to do with anything? I've told you before, don't even think about messing with it, or I'll burn down Silent Grove Village." Richard's voice was full of arrogance.

"Alright, alright. I'm just saying. Why are you so worked up? Be careful not to pull your wound. You can say that in front of me, but don't mention it in front of your dad. If he hears it, he'll get mad again." Linda's tone softened.

I sighed inwardly and headed to the nurse's station to ask around. That's when I found out Abby had been discharged a while ago.

I planned to visit Sophie and Abby. That incident was way too dangerous. If Richard hadn't saved Abby, who knows what would've happened.

This whole mess was partly my fault. Arthur took Abby to get back at me, and I felt really guilty about it.

After leaving the hospital, I stood by the roadside waiting for a cab.

Even though the snow was slowly melting, the wind was still biting. I couldn't help but hunch my shoulders against the cold.

Suddenly, someone tapped my shoulder. When I turned around, I was pulled into a tight hug.

Before I could react, I smelled something strange. My vision blurred, my head spun, and then everything went black.

When I woke up, my head was pounding. I struggled to open my eyes and found myself lying on a bed.

I knew this room all too well; it was the bedroom Arthur and I used to share.

But hadn't this house been given to Vivian?

How did I end up here?

Thinking of Arthur's crazed behavior, I broke out in a cold sweat and sat up abruptly.

"You're awake?" A familiar voice came from the doorway.

I looked up sharply to see Arthur leaning casually against the doorframe, looking at me with a smug expression, like a predator eyeing its prey.

I glanced at my clothes, which were still intact, and breathed a sigh of relief.

But when I reached for my phone, it was gone.

"Where's my phone?" I asked.

"I threw it away!" Arthur replied.

Realizing the danger, I didn't bother arguing about the phone and forced myself to stand up from the bed, trying to stay calm.

"I want to go home."

past him, but he blocked

you forgotten?

leaned in closer, pinning me against the door and sniffing my

all over and tried to

dare show my panic, knowing it would only

at him. "Arthur, I don't want any contact with you. Let

about my affair? Why bother? You're no different. We're both the same, so why act all innocent?" "I'm not

imagination. No matter what I said, he

said, "Do you know why so many people like to have affairs? Because it's thrilling.

he spoke, his breath grew heavier, and his

struggled hard, lifting my leg to kick

attack and touched my

"Scream, shout, struggle."

laughed lewdly,

him, but I couldn't match

onto the bed, taking off his

don't you dare!" I grabbed a

his face and fell to the ground, posing

you here, do you think I wouldn't

I was truly scared. No one knew I was

me, I tried to dodge. But he grabbed me and quickly pinned me down. "Let me see how Ethan has trained

away, so he kissed my neck. I felt so nauseous I wanted to vomit, hitting him with all my might. "Arthur, let

down, making it

his teeth to pull open my clothes, then continued

anxious I almost

your husband, I've been living like a pervert these past few months. I feel like I'm in limbo, and no one treats me like a

closing his eyes

a long time. I've saved up months of energy just for you. You should

head, holding them down with one hand,

struggled in vain, the intense shame causing me to break down in tears. "Arthur, let

a shout suddenly came from outside the door, sounding

his eyes turning cold. He rolled off me, locked the door, and turned on the stereo, cranking the volume to the max. The room

quickly got up from the bed, straightened my disheveled clothes, and

and

you in

the loud music, I could only faintly hear the knocking

to his earlier wildness, Arthur now seemed quite serious, his

took out a roll of tape, and forcibly taped my

tied me up, finally throwing me into the

seemed to go into the master

came out of the bathroom

take so long to open the door, and why was