As expected, Bryce appeared in the dining room within the next minute, and not only he, but Gavin and Cooper also returned.
"What? She was crying?" Cooper ca closer to ; he lifted my face and examined it. "Her eyes tell," he acknowledged, shaking his head.
"I... I was not," I murmured, but of course, none of them listened.
"Why were you crying?" Gavin asked. "Is it truly because of Bryce? You don’t wish to work for him?"
"No... That’s not it... I wish..." I stamred, shifting my gaze to Bryce; he was unusually quiet. No, he is not the loud type, but he is especially quiet now. When he’s this quiet, the results are usually not good.
"Bryce, it seems like she really doesn’t want to work for you today," Cooper said, turning to Bryce. "Maybe you should listen to Parker. Let her off. Maybe she needs rest."
But Bryce didn’t answer; instead, he summoned my nanny—Nanny Marlowe.
Nanny Marlowe appeared in the dining space shortly.
"Yes, sir, you called for ?" Nanny Marlowe stood before Bryce.
"What did you say to her?" Bryce questioned, focusing all his attention on Nanny Marlowe.
"Sir?" Nanny Marlowe briefly glanced at before returning her gaze to him.
"She is supposed to co to my office after school today, but she doesn’t want to. What did you say to her?"
"What?" Nanny Marlowe gasped, glancing at again. She was already sweating.
"I didn’t... I didn’t say anything to her," she whimpered.
"You must have said sothing to her," Gavin insisted.
"I swear to the moon goddess, I didn’t. I promise I didn’t." It didn’t take long before Nanny Marlowe broke down and started crying.
"You shouldn’t behave that way, Mrs. Marlowe." Parker, who had been silent, suddenly stood up and moved to her. He lightly touched her shoulder. "Your daughter is still in the hospital; she urgently needs a donor. Should we cancel her treatnt? Do you wish for her death?" He gazed at her.
"No... No, sir... Please, don’t...." Mrs. Marlowe went to her knees and started pleading. "She’s my only hope, please."
After observing her for so ti, Cooper spoke up again, "I think she’s innocent; she has to be. She has shed a lot of tears."
"Who’s the guilty one, then? Who said awful things to Ara?" Gavin grumbled.
"Might be her parents," Bryce groaned, and before I knew it, he was dialing my father’s number.
My father’s voice ca through the loudspeaker the next second, "Mr. Brown, good morning to you." My father’s nervous voice filled the room.
Hearing my father’s voice brought tears to my eyes again, but I held them back. I can’t cry. No. Not in their presence. I should never cry. And when I cry, they must never know that I cried.
Without responding to my father’s greeting, Bryce went straight to the point and repeated the exact words he said to Nanny Marlowe: "Ara is supposed to co to my office after school today, but she doesn’t want to. What did you say to her?"
"Really? She said that?!" my father exclaid, then gave a nervous laugh. "Do not worry, Alpha, she’ll show up; girls her age are usually rebellious, but I’ll speak to her. She won’t disrespect you again. Forgive her. Also, forgive for not teaching her well."
Without responding, Bryce disconnected the call and returned his gaze to .
"Your father is also innocent. Who is the person spoiling your mind against us?" he questioned.
"N... No one." With shaky breath and trembling knees, I forced myself to my feet.
"That can’t be. Maybe her friend; her friend is the only other person I can think of right now," Gavin chid in.
"Yes, she might be the one," Parker agreed. They were still speaking about her when she unexpectedly showed up in the dining room—Ruby.
She walked into the dining space with a huge smile on her face. "Ara, are you done with breakfast? You’re a slow eater and..." She lifted her gaze, searching for , but paused as soon as she saw the brothers.
A gasp left her lips, and she took two steps back; she wasn’t expecting to see them here. They’d normally be in their respective offices by now, and I’m usually the only one here.
"You... I... Am... I..." Ruby stuttered, unable to form a sentence.
"Talk about the devil," Gavin folded his arms.
"Yeah, right," Cooper scoffed.
"Your brother still works at my company, doesn’t he?" Parker fixed his gaze on her.
Ruby shook her head, imdiately confirming his words.
"And you’re also on scholarship," Parker continued.
"Yes," Ruby shook her head again.
"Why then are you spoiling her mind against us? Why are you such a bad friend?" he accused.
"A... I..." Ruby tried to speak, but the words got caught in her throat.
"I knew this would happen; I never liked her as Ara’s friend," Cooper sighed.
"Yeah, you’re right, maybe they need to stop hanging out together," Gavin agreed, but before another word was said, I quickly rushed into their midst.
"Ruby has nothing to do with this, nor do my parents or Nanny Marlowe. I... I’m sorry, no one is spoiling my mind against you. It won’t happen again," I apologized, lowering my head.
"Hmm," Bryce humd as he stared at .
"Are you sure?" Cooper asked, then shook his head. "If you’re sure, then..." he flashed a smile before walking away.
Bryce also walked away, followed by Gavin and Parker.
Once they had all left, my knees gave way and I collapsed to the floor.
I was close to death’s gate. I was truly close.
This is what they do. This is what the brothers do: they torture and tornt , threatening with the lives and safety of everyone around .
This is not the first ti, nor will it be the last, but their threats have beco more frequent since I tried to escape and got caught.
Since then, they’ve been scrutinizing my every move; they’ve been bullying and threatening in every way.
"Hey! Ara! Hey!" Ruby rushed to and shook .
"What was that about?" she yelled. "Were you trying to get killed? You almost got my brother fired again. I almost lost my scholarship too. I can’t believe you did this again," she scread, tears rolling down her cheeks.
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