Chapter 4

I was on the verge of breaking down as I pressed my face against the receiver. I wanted to tell Jacob what was happening. But my mouth was gagged, so all that came out were muffled sounds.

I stayed quiet for too long, and Jacob started to sound irritated.

“Wendy! I already said I’d marry you. What are you upset about now?”

Yelena realized that something was wrong and hurried toward me.

I quickly tried to hit the speaker button. It took several attempts before I was successful.

Jacob’s voice then echoed inside the small glass enclosure.

“Wendy, are you messing with me?!”

Yelena stopped for a second when she heard that. But then, she charged over and grabbed me by the collar.

She completely lost control and screamed, “Why do you have my husband’s number?!

“You slut! Did you sleep with my husband?”

I looked at her with a blank expression, and she yanked the cloth out of my mouth.

“Who are you? What are you to my husband?”

I broke into a cold, mocking smile before looking at her with pity.

“Yelena, I’m Jacob’s wife, Wendy Sinclair.”

She froze, and shock spread across her face. Then, she angrily slapped me across the face.

“No way! I’m Jacob’s wife! Who do you think you are?”

“I’m carrying Jacob’s...”

I stopped speaking when I saw the photo on her phone. In it, a man and a woman were holding a marriage certificate. The man was Jacob.

A chill ran down my spine. At that moment, I realized I was the one deserving of pity.

I let out a wry laugh. I had wasted my entire youth on someone so heartless.

It did not matter that I had loved him since I was young. In the end, I still ended up betrayed.

When Yelena saw me freeze, she grabbed me by the throat and yelled, “Say something! You homewrecker! Are you that desperate for a man? How dare you go after my husband?

“You want a man that badly? Fine. I’ll get a hundred old men to take care of you!”

I spat blood in her face. “You and that cheater deserve to rot!”

Yelena snapped and started slapping me repeatedly.

My face swelled up fast. The pain hit hard, and soon, I felt completely numb.

One of her hits ruptured my eardrum.

Yet, it was not enough for her. She shifted her gaze to Hunter.

“Is that your brother? I think he’s your lover.

“I see. You’re my husband’s mistress, and you’re using his money to keep a lover, right?”

Alarm bells rang in my head.

Yelena then said with a cruel smile, “Bring the can of gasoline. I’ve eaten every delicacy, but I’ve never tasted roasted human meat.

“Why don’t I let your lover taste your flesh?”

Hunter dragged himself along the floor and spoke in a rough voice. “Don’t you dare! If anything happens to Wendy, I’ll make you suffer a fate worse than death! Don’t count on Jacob to save you!”

Hunter shouted until his voice failed, but it did no good.

Yelena sneered. “A poor man, but you’re still dreaming? Why are you so mouthy?

“I wonder if you’ll still be so tough once your little lover is burned to death.”

The acrid smell of gasoline filled the air as it spilled over me. My body was already raw and mangled from the acid earlier.

“No! Don’t touch her!” Hunter shouted.

However, Yelena lit a piece of paper and threw it at me.

Flames instantly erupted.

The air was filled with the smell of burning flesh, and I rolled on the ground in agony.

“Yelena! You monster!” Hunter screamed.

It was as if his heart was being torn apart. His rage and grief gave him the strength to break free from his binds and run to me.

The cuts on his body split open again, and blood gushed out. The pain made him sway on his feet, though. Even so, he clenched his jaw and pushed through the heat to reach me.

He tried to put out the flames on me with his bare hands.

The moment he touched the fire, his hands were burned black. His skin curled back and exposed raw pink flesh.

The agony on his face made my heart shatter.

“Wendy, don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt.”

I had never seen Hunter in such a desperate state. If it were not for me, he would never be in this situation.

Regret was tearing me apart.

Just then, Yelena’s high heel slammed into the wound on Hunter’s back. She pressed down with all her weight.

“Then die together, Wendy!”

I beat my chest in helpless rage and glared at Yelena with resentment.

This was all my fault. I had dragged Hunter into this.

If I had not been stupid enough to fall for that heartless Jacob, we would not be in this nightmare.

Yelena laughed before her face twisted with rage.

She splashed gasoline all over the glass enclosure and flicked open the lighter in her hand.

“This is what happens when you mess with me. Burn in hell, Wendy!”

Just as the flames were about to reach the gasoline, two individuals shouted at the same time.

“Stop!” Jacob’s face turned pale, and his voice shook.

Then, my father stormed in with a team of fully armed mercenaries. His fierce voice rang throughout the glass enclosure.

“Who dares to touch my daughter?!”