NovelEnglishChapter 367 Right on the heels of the commotion, the sound of a man's furious, guttural shouting erupted from the pigsty.
"You filthy wretch! You ought to count yourself lucky I even touch you. After all the men in this village have had their way with you, you still want to act innocent? And you dare fight back? I ought to beat you to death!" As he spat out the words, he began kicking and punching the woman with brutal force.
A woman's heart-wrenching screams tore through the air, echoing from the pigsty.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBetween sobs and shrieks, the woman cried out, "I'm Ms. Linwood! My father's a company chairman, my mother's from high society, and my brother's the CEO! They'll cfor me-they'll save me, I know they will!" The man sneered, "Your father? That washed-up cripple who can't even take care of himself, let alone you?" He spat at her feet, then snarled, "You useless tramp, can't even have a child. Only thing you're good for is keeping men happy. Escape? Dream on." He kicked her over and over, wild and relentless, until he finally wore himself out. Panting for breath, he staggered back, straightened his rumpled clothes, and stepped out of the pigsty.
That's when he noticed Claire, Sean, and Jeffry standing in the courtyard.
His eyes landed on Claire, and his gaze instantly turned predatory, dark with lechery. He ogled her openly, lingering on her form.
"This one's got good looks and seems healthy—she could givea son. You folks looking to sell her? Nyour price. I'll buy her right now." He grinned, revealing a mouthful of teeth so yellow and foul, it looked like he'd never used a toothbrush in his life. The sight alone was enough to make anyone recoil.
Sean's eyes narrowed dangerously. Without hesitation, he pulled Claire close, shielding her protectively in his arms.
And before the man could take another step, Jeffry lashed out with a powerful kick, sending him flying across the yard. The man landed with a sickening thud more than ten feet away, groaning in pain, barely conscious.
That kick brought him to his senses-he realized these three weren't people to mess with and quickly abandoned his deluded hopes of buying Claire.
Suddenly, the clanking of a heavy chain echoed from the pigsty as a figure slowly crawled out.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIt was a woman, little more than skin and bone. Her cheekbones jutted out, eyes sunken in their sockets, pupils dull and lifeless like a skull's. Her hair was a tangled, filthy mess. She wore a ragged shirt, but her lower half was bare, exposing pale skin crisscrossed with scars-slike knife wounds, others like lash marks each one a testament to unspeakable cruelty.
Both her legs had clearly been broken, twisted at grotesque angles so she couldn't stand, forced instead to drag herself across the dirt like an animal. Shackles clamped around her ankles, the iron chain rattling harshly with every movement—a grim measure to ensure she couldn't escape. Claire recognized her immediately: Vanessa.
Vanessa crawled forward, muttering feverishly under her breath, "My parents, my brother, they'll cfor me... They lovecfor lovemost, they'd do anything for me... I'm their precious girl, their little star-they'll save me, I know they will... I have to take care of myself, I have to eat, I have to eat, eat, eat....." She dragged herself to the feeding trough.
Inside was animal feed, reeking of rot and filth. Without a second thought,
Vanessa grabbed handfuls and stuffed them into her mouth, om shoveling it in as if it were the finest meal she'd ever had.
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