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“I…” Fredric licked his lips and smiled awkwardly.
“This is a bar. It isn’t a place where girls like you would come. I thought I saw you, so I came after you… Wouldn’t
your brother flip the entire Centrolis over if something happened to you?”
“I’m an adult, okay?” Zennie mumbled. “Also, can’t I come here to relax due to the stress I’m getting from school?
Who said bars prohibit students…”
“Okay, okay.” He was helpless, “Don’t stay out late. Go home soon.”
“Got it. I’m going home now!” She waved at him and hopped toward the main street happily.
Fredric frowned as he watched her leave.
He was unsure why, but he had a feeling she seemed to be different from how she usually was.
Although she had tried her best to force her usual cheekiness… No matter what, she was different.
He hoped that he was overthinking. After thinking it through, he decided to inform Seth. He was the boyfriend that
everyone wished Zennie would end up with!
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe walked to the car park to hail a cab and texted Seth.
Meanwhile, on a street not far from the bar, Zennie hugged her backpack tightly. She instinctively shivered as she
looked at the person before her.
“I-I’ve already done the thing you asked me to do. Can you give it to me now?”
“You’ve done as I said?” The man smirked.
His face remained pale even from the light of the sunset. His skinny body was almost sickly.
A cunning gleam flashed through his eyes under the baseball cap.
Zennie answered in panic, “I-I did. Really, I did as you said—”
However, before she was done speaking, the man grabbed her backpack. She screamed and attempted to grab it
back but could not fight the man’s strength.
The things in her bag were scattered all over the ground. There were pills in a small transparent bag among the
messy books.
“Hah, it’s here! How dare you say that you’ve done as I said?”
“Phil…” Zennie was shaking, and her eyes turned red. There was fear in her big eyes. “W-What do you want!?”
“I asked you to put these pills in the bar. Why did you bring them back to me!?”
Phil looked ferocious. He picked up the packet of pills and tossed it on her face.
Her face paled from the scare. He grabbed her shoulders before she could react. His distorted face was right in
front of her face. What he said was like nails pinning her heart.
“Zennie, you dare to go against me now? Hmm?
“What? You think you’re good because you have a doctor with you? Hah… If he knew our past, I’m sure he wouldn’t
be treating you like how he’s treating you now!”
“No, no…” Zennie shook her head while crying. It felt as if there were thousands of arrows piercing her heart.
“I’m the only one in this world that will ever like you!”
Phil grabbed her chin.
She felt suffocated. The feeling of her being useless came back like a nightmare.
Her chin hurt, and she felt as if her bones would be crushed.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmZennie sobbed. She felt like she was standing at the edge of a cliff. With a light push, she would fall and die.
“I look up to you to ask you to do this for me!
“Zennie, you’re shameless! Ha… That’s right, you’re shameless!
“I’m sure Seth has never seen those pictures, right? I’m telling you, if you dare to go against me, I’ll show the world
who you really are if you drive me mad!”
Zennie struggled hard. She was in pain, each of her cells screaming.
She could not get over it, no matter how many times she talked to a therapist.
Since the day Phil sent her the first message, she fell into fear. It was like a borderless sea—she had no idea where
the end was.
She was surprised by the many pictures that he sent later.
In reality, those were the selfies they took when they traveled. They were conservative and did not even hold
hands. However, what Zennie could not understand was how he had edited the photos to be so obscene as if she
was a promiscuous lady. The editing was seamless.
It was futile that she was the only one who knew the truth.
Gossip was a fearful thing. If those pictures were to spread, she would be drowned by the world’s harsh comments.
“Why are you quiet, Ms. Hamerton?” Phil grinned. “I recall you talked a lot when we were together. What happened
to you? Are you a mute now?”
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