The Girl He Locked Away

Jason wanted to pat me on the shoulder, but I instinctively flinched. He retracted his hand and said, "Madeline, you're being a little strange."I lowered my gaze, not knowing how to respond to him.How could I not be strange? If only he knew how I spent my days at the mental asylum.We arrived at Jason's mansion, the same place I used to live in the past.I only ended up that way because I was foolish enough to think that I could one day be the mistress of this mansion.I no longer had such thoughts.No more.That man only made my life hell.I walked behind Jason. As we approached the mansion, I found it harder to breathe.I had lived there for six years. Everything was still the same as I remembered. Perhaps because it was so familiar to me, every memory I had in the past instantly flooded my brain.I felt a sudden rush of dizziness.Camila, in a custom-made dress, came out of the mansion, walked over to me, and affectionately hooked her arm with mine."Madeline, you're

"W-What the hell happened to you?"Jason was extremely stunned. He reached his hand out to me, but immediately retracted his hand back just when he was about to touch me, as if he had gotten an electric shock.My entire body was covered in hideous scars, not to forget the extra wrinkly skin due to the loss of weight. Even my breasts, which were my pride in the past, were as droopy as an old hag's."Jason, this is the price of loving you."I looked right at him. Although being in the same room as him terrified me, I had to let him know what hell I went through in the mental asylum.In there, being starved was the most basic form of punishment. I was also being electrocuted every day.I was strapped to a chair, wearing a metal helmet that would send out electric shocks whenever I thought of Jason.Initially, those shocks would only make me yell, and my eyes would roll. Later on, I was shocked so badly that I passed out."Liking your own brother is wrong! It's incestuous! You'll h

I could not bear to lose this job."Sir, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to do it."Our commotion attracted the attention of many, but I could not be bothered with them. I was busy apologizing.The customer was unrelenting. He grabbed me by my collar, and he was about to hit me when he heard a rip.The tear on my uniform ripped a bigger hole, showing my entire back.The people who were watching us suddenly turned quiet. I tried to move aside to cover my back, but that did not help.The man suddenly cackled maliciously."Everyone, look! See what's tattooed on this woman's back."I shut my eyes in pain. The dizziness came over me once more.Those were not tattoos. They were carved deeply into me. It would never heal."Slave! Hahaha!"He read out the word carved into me. Everyone started murmuring among themselves, laughing in mockery.I felt suffocated. It would forever humiliate me.After all the torture I went through in the mental asylum, the staff there carved the word o

I shook my head in disagreement. "I don't have a mother. Even if I left the orphanage and was adopted, I still didn't have a family."I did not know if I was saying that to Ted or myself.Ted suddenly slapped his lap. "Oh! I suddenly remembered something!"I looked at him with a cocked head.He looked at me excitedly and asked, "What if you could find your real parents?""Where would I find them? I don't even remember what they looked like."Besides, I could not remember how I ended up in the orphanage.Ted was silent as he excitedly scrolled through his phone."Look at this man. Doesn't he look like you?"He handed me the phone. I jumped when I saw the photo. It was a middle-aged man, and I looked very much like him."Who is this?"Ted's eyes gleamed with excitement. "My family has businesses abroad, and my father has deals with him. He brought me there once. I thought he was really familiar when I saw him, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I finally remembered why he loo

"Camila only liked me for my money! When she found out that my company was about to go down, she left with all the money and antiques I had in the safe!"Jason apologized, "Madeline, I'm sorry. I looked into it. She was the one who orchestrated everything that happened to you in the mental asylum! I really didn't know you would suffer that much. I was lied to as well! If I knew about it, I wouldn't have let them do that to you!"Seeing how I did not budge, Jason knelt in front of me."Madeline, I'm begging you to have mercy. The company was the blood and tears of my parents. If it goes down in my hand, I'll be letting them down."He looked remorseful. Gone was his domineering character."I beg you. For the sake of our past relationship, please have mercy."I chuckled from the bottom of my heart."Jason, have you ever once had mercy on me? We had no relationship. From the moment you sent me to the mental asylum, we were strangers to each other. "I have Camila to thank for this.