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Josephine asked, “Why?”
“Why? Of course, because you have no self–awareness. Your mother has been dead for years. Why are you still hogging the Reynolds family’s things?
“Those things were supposed to be mine. You, the mistress’s daughter, have no right to enjoy the Reynolds family’s wealth!”
Josephine could endure anything except her mother being insulted.
She rushed at Dorothy and squeezed the words out between her teeth.
“My mother wasn’t a mistress. When she married Daâ, she didn’t even know you or your mother existed.
“You and your family pushed her to death!”
Dorothy hadn’t expected Josephine to snap back and raised her hand to slap her.
At that moment, the lounge door suddenly swung open.
Out of the corner of her eye, Josephine saw Nathaniel’s figure. Dorothy panicked and quickly grabbed the nut pastries from the table and shoved them into her mouth.
The next second, she collapsed and mumbled, “Josephine, why did you force me to eat this? I’m allergic to nuts…”
Nathaniel rushed to Dorothy and shoved Josephine aside.
Josephine stumbled back and hit the coffee table hard.
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With a crash, the cups on the table shattered. Glass cut Josephine’s hands until they bled.
Nathaniel didn’t even glance at her. He knelt and held Dorothy.
“Dorothy, are you okay?”
Dorothy’s eyes filled with tears. She grabbed Nathaniel’s arm helplessly. “I only wanted to catch up with Josie. I don’t know what I did to offend her. She suddenly forced me to eat those pastries…
“Look at me. Do I have a rash?”
Nathaniel looked down and saw red rashes spreading across Dorothy’s skin quickly.
“What do we do? The party isn’t over. I can’t embarrass you. Makeup….. right, use makeup to cover it!”
Nathaniel gripped Dorothy’s wrist. “This is not the time to think about makeup. Come on, I’ll take you to the hospital.”
He lifted Dorothy into his arms and, as he left, shot Josephine a cold look.
Josephine forced herself up through the pain. Blood flowed from her hands and quickly stained her dress.
But she felt no pain, as if she had fallen into an abyss and all her senses
were gone.
She asked a waiter for a first–aid kit and, trembling, wrapped her wounds.
After that, Josephine was exhausted and prepared to leave with heavy steps.
She had just reached the corridor when several figures lunged out and dragged her into a storage room without warning.
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A large hand gripped her chin and forced her head back. Highly concentrated chili water was poured into her mouth.
Josephine’s eyes widened in terror.
Like Dorothy, she had allergies. She was naturally allergic to chili.
That much chili water could kill her.
“Ugh… stop…”
Josephine struggled wildly.
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But the attackers gave her no chance. Cup after cup of chili water was poured down her throat.
She choked until her face flushed and her body convulsed uncontrollably. Her injured hands scraped the floor weakly, making a sickening sound.
Instead of stopping, they insulted her even more fiercely.
“Dorothy is Nathaniel’s beloved. How dare you touch her! Don’t you know your place?”
“I heard you got bullied at school and have probably been used by so many men. Nathaniel would never want a filthy woman like you.”
“Drink all this chili water. Consider it your apology to Dorothy. Or else we’ll make you pay!”
Josephine’s vision blurred, and her mind began to drift.
She forced out the last of her strength and muttered almost without thought, “Nath…
Before she finished, harsh laughter rang above her head.
“Hahaha! You really expect Nathaniel to save you?”
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“He ordered us to make you drink this chili water. He wants you dead for hurting Dorothy!”
“Come on, rip her clothes off and take pictures to send to Nathaniel. Let him get some revenge!”
The men swarmed and tore Josephine’s dress to pieces in an instant.
They took frantic photos of her, half–dead and barely dressed, until she couldn’t hold on any longer and finally blacked out.
Lateefa Khanam is a spirited writer who finds freedom in horse riding. She cherishes her mare and the newborn foal, calling them her little happy family.
