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Seven Years Chapter 1
The day I walked into the city barefoot, I was on the news.”The Chaney family's adopted daughter was kidnapped for months. She escaped back, dirty and smelly, with clothes torn apart and feet covered in bruises. No one could imagine what she had been through.”Countless cameras focused on me. I watched the crowd like a walking death as if there was no soul in me.The former Audrey Houston died. That shiny, innocent, and passionate Audrey had gone. She was destroyed by those kidnappers, especially Jeffrey Chaney.Soon, a group of bodyguards dressed in black suits made their way into the crowd. The leader was called Kash Pearson. I knew him. In those seven years, every time I pestered Jeffrey, it was him kicking me out of Jeffrey's office and apartment.Kash never showed politeness to me as Jeffrey ordered."Ms. Houston, Mr. Chaney is waiting for you in the car. Please."Kash was surprised to see me in such an embarrassed state. He didn't expect me to look this miserable.I nodded and t
Seven Years Chapter 2
We drove back to the Chaney residence. Jeffrey ordered someone to take me to the bathroom. I refused the servants' help. But I asked them to bring me a long dress from my old closet.After a while, they finally found a long-sleeved dress, similar to a student's suit. No one defined what a student should wear. But as I looked at myself in the mirror, I did look more like a student.Before I was kidnapped, I received an acceptance letter from a top foreign design college, and now, it had been three months since the reporting time."Thanks."The servants were shocked, not expecting me to thank them.After the kidnap, I was essentially the same as them. They were the servants hired by the Chaney family, and I was the daughter hired.Pushing the door open, I saw Jeffrey standing on the stairway waiting for me. He half leaned on the railing and looked at me. He then snorted."Audrey, what’s wrong with you? Dressed like this?"What? Jeffrey thought it was another childish act of me trying to
Seven Years Chapter 3
After dinner, I was called to Richard's study.Richard was not that decisive businessman in the company, but a patient and kind father, asking me, "Audrey, you've liked Jeffrey since you were a child. Do you still like him?"I shook my head.I liked him for seven years, humble and painful. I never gave up. But this time, I went through hellish torture.I didn't dare to like Jeffrey anymore.Richard got my answer, pondered for a moment, and regretfully said, "Never mind. Maybe you can not be our daughter-in-law, but you will always be our daughter. You are good and beautiful. It is Jeffrey’s loss."He took out a bank card from the drawer. "This is what your parents left for you. There are 700 thousand dollars. They asked me to keep it until you grow up."700 thousand dollars... The ransom was also 700 thousand dollars.In the days of being kidnapped, I once resented my parents. Why didn't they take me with them, letting me suffer such torture?It turned out that they thought about my fu
Seven Years Chapter 4
I sat on the bed in the guest room until 3:00 a.m. There wasn't any noise coming from Jeffrey's room next door.In the meantime, I used the new phone that Helen had bought me and found a fairly good apartment.It was just dawn. The whole house was silent. I held my leather shoes and went out barefoot.When I walked outside, I suddenly saw Jeffrey's car. Next to the car, a person leaned against it, playing with his phone. I was afraid to see Jeffrey standing there.That person heard the noise and looked towards me. It was Kash.I pretended not to see him and bypassed the car, walking to the side of the road to call a taxi, but he followed me."Ms. Houston?"I didn’t respond."Mr. Chaney knows that you...""Can you not tell Jeffrey?"I pressed back my excitement. I was so close to escaping from Jeffrey. Why?Kash was a little puzzled, "Mr. Chaney will be worried."I shook my head and began to undress.Kash stepped back and then looked away, his ears reddening. "Ms. Houston, what are you
Seven Years Chapter 5
Consciousness came back to me. I heard the sound of a door slamming, echoing throughout the apartment as well as the hallway.But I slept for too long and sat up from the bed without standing up as if my limbs didn’t know how to move.I came back to my senses when the door lock "snapped" on the floor.Who was it?Was it the kidnapper? Or was it Jeffrey? I searched the room for something to defend myself with but found nothing.So I got up to go downstairs. I panicked, lost my footing, and fell with only a step or two left."Audrey!"A clear voice rang out. I looked up to see Kash carrying a shopping bag, standing outside my house, panting and nervous.He rushed over to help me up. "Are you okay?"I was confused.Outside the door, a locksmith changed a new lock and then put the tools into the backpack."Your boyfriend knocked for two hours, and you did not respond. He is worried."I held my head with one hand, drowsy and sleepy.The locksmith continued, "I heard you have depression, rig
Seven Years Chapter 6
Kash did what he promised. He was good at cooking and making delicious soup.Thanks to him, my body recovered quite a lot.And just as I was going to fill my bowl with mushroom soup for the third time, Kash stopped me.His eyes narrowed as he smiled, "While I'm making juice, you are going to eat again?"Seeing that my plan had failed, I put the bowl in the sink in frustration. He put down the half-cut fruit and walked over. "I'll clean this. You go watch TV on the comfortable couch."I nodded in disinterest. He suddenly got me back, and I stood between the sink counter and his body."Unhappy because I don't let you have your soup?"I didn't say anything, pouting and looking away.He let out a laugh, "The doctor said that starting tomorrow, you can eat food. I mean real food. I'll take you to eat pizza."My eyes lit up. "Really?""I promise."Kash’e eyes were full of affection as he let go of me. He patted my back and drove me to the sofa. He went back to the kitchen.I sat down on the
Seven Years Chapter 7
After Joanna went to where I lived, I planned to move. I wanted Jeffrey to disappear from my life completely. But I was still under his control.Kash would do whatever I asked. However, there was no suitable apartment available."How about ... going to my place?"Jeffrey already knew where I lived now. Kash was afraid that Jeffrey would come over to cause me trouble."Your house?" I asked.Kash was as blushing as ever. But he became much better, at least he now dared to look at me in the eyes. "Well... Don't feel awkward. There are two bedrooms in my house. We will live in separate rooms...""But we can't live in two bedrooms all the time."We lived in separate rooms in my house, and so did we in his house. When would we live together as Joanna said?Kash's eyes widened slightly as if I had said something unbelievable. My face stayed calm, and my heartbeat remained normal. I liked flirting with him."Audrey..."I took out the bank card that my parents left me and said to Kash seriously
Seven Years Chapter 8
For the past three days, I ate my meals according to Kash's notes. He had made them ahead of time. I enjoyed being taken care of.I missed Kash, but I didn't know what he had gone to do.There wasn't a single missed call on my phone. Instead, they were all the familiar numbers that I dialed thousands of times.I was going to go out and look for him. I even thought of calling the police. But the police couldn't even find those kidnappers. Could I trust them?I left the door in a daze. When I walked to the entrance of the alley, I was suddenly dragged into a car. When I woke up again, I was on the bed in my room.I was in the Chaney residence, to be exact.It was dim in the room, and the moonlight filtered through the window. I saw a figure sitting in the darkness, staring at me."Ah!" I was so scared that I hid under the covers. That person turned on the light and came over to comfort me."Audrey, I was trying to let you sleep well. I'm sorry for scaring you."The voice sounded like a n
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