If Theo did not appear that night, she did not know what would have happened. What would happen if she got drunk and her lies were exposed?
What if she got drunk and Brettley got those men to…
“No need to thank me.”
Allen smiled. “I should thank you instead. You helped me find the girl in the painting.”
Then, he turned over to look at her. “I always thought that you were very mysterious. Today, not only did I know that you’re mysterious, but you’re also very strong and have been enduring silently.
You’re also a good mother.”
Bethan closed her eyes and laughed a little. She said nothing.
The two of them stood there by the balcony in silence and gazed at the stars until dawn. Then, they returned to their respective rooms and went to bed.
Around ten in the morning, Bethan was woken up by knocks on her door.
It was Gwen.
“Bethan! “
Gwen sounded extremely anxious outside the door. “Please wake up! Brettley is here! “
Upon hearing Brettley’s name, Bethan immediately snapped awake from her dreams.
She immediately got down from the bed and opened the door. “What’s going on?”
“This morning, Brettley seemed to have gone crazy. He hired all of Sea City’s biggest gang to search for you all over the city! He even offered a high price on you. Whoever could locate you, he’d give them one million in cash!
“I don’t know who leaked the news that you and Master Allen are in my house. Brettley’s here right now.”
Gwen bit her lips, and her eyes reddened. “He’s downstairs now. He captured Ben, forcing me to hand you over to him. He even said that if you’re not going to appear, he’ll beat Ben to death… “
Bethan felt as if she was doused with ice -cold water.
Gwen grabbed her hand, her voice filled with anxiety.
“Bethan, w–why don’t you…head down to have a look? Brettley doesn’t look like he was joking. Ben…”
Bethan looked at Gwen, but her voice sounded as if it came from another dimension.
She had thought of how Brettley might get angry at her for escaping, but she never would have thought that…
That he would be so extreme.
He hired the biggest gangs in Sea City and put a bounty on her. Then, he came to Gwen’s house and threatened her with Ben’s life.
Why was he so angry that she escaped last night? Was he so angry that he had to spend so much effort to get her back?
Bethan bit her lips harshly.
After a while, she composed herself and grabbed Gwen’s hand with her other hand.
“Don’t worry. I’ll…”
She looked at the reflection of herself on the glass in the corridor. Her hair was in a mess.
“I ‘ll clean up and head down. Go down for now, and tell Brettley that I’ll see him immediately. Ask him not to do anything rash to Ben.”
Gwen bit her lip as she looked up at Bethan, her eyes filled with worries. “Will you be alright if he captures you?”
“I’ll be fine.”
Bethan smiled. “He’s only doing this for Alice. He won’t do anything to me. Don’t worry.”
Gwen took a deep breath when she heard Bethan’s answers. She turned and headed downstairs.
After she left, Bethan carefully walked to the railings and sneakily peeped at the situation downstairs.
The living room was in dead silence.
The men in black seemed to have blocked all the light in the living room.
Brettley sat arrogantly on the sofa, emperor-like as h e leaned back. His movements were languid while his eyes were cold and domineering.
In front of him was Ben, forced to the ground by a few men in black as he knelt.
His leg seemed to be injured. There was blood all over the floor.
It was a daunting sight to behold.
Bethan gripped the railings so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
Brettley Morrison.
When that man wanted to be cruel, he could be so vicious that it was shocking.
Who would have thought that he made such a big deal out of it because she slapped Alice twice under the influence of alcohol?
He tried to stand up for his little, petite wife. He wanted to hire a few escorts to ruin her name, was it not?
Bethan bit her lips. She grew ruthless and went straight back to her room.
She simply washed her face and let her hair down. Then, she used the make-up on Gwen’s dressing table to put on some make-up.
Did Brettley not want her to do inappropriate things with the male escorts to avenge Alice?
She did not want him to have his way!
After getting everything ready, Bethan hesitated for a while. In the end, she still took off her clothes.
Only in her lingerie, she put on a red trench coat. Bethan looked at herself in the mirror, satisfied.
She showed off her long, slender legs from the slit of the trench coat. It was devilishly bewitching.
After three years of married life with Brettley back then, she knew what his kinks and likes were.
He used to love her pair of legs to death.
After getting everything ready, Bethan took a deep breath and walked downstairs.
The atmosphere downstairs was eerily silent.
The further down she walked, the stronger the smell of blood was.
Upon hearing her footsteps, Brettley calmly looked in her direction. What he saw were her long, slender legs. She was in a red trench coat and red high heels. She was in heavy make -up, but it did not look vulgar at all. Instead, he was highly attracted to her.
Brettley frowned harshly as he sized her up with a complicated gaze.
She had dark circles under her eyes. While it looked like she did not sleep well the night before, it seemed like she was not hurt.
Brettley let out an inconspicuous sigh of relief.
“Bethan.”
Gwen sat on the floor by the side as she held Ben tightly. She looked at Bethan with reddened eyes.
Ben’s leg still bled at that point.
Bethan pursed her lips and calmly looked at Brettley.
“Mr. Morrison, you were looking for me, so I ‘m here now. You don’t have to cause them any more trouble.”
Then, she looked at the blood on the floor and furrowed her brows tightly. “Go see a doctor.”
Gwen bit her lips and looked at Brettley fearfully.
Without Brettley’s approval, she would not even dare to dress Ben’s wounds.
Brettley calmly looked at Ben, who was pale due to blood loss, then at Gwen next to Ben. He slowly smiled. “Go straight to the hospital.”
Gwen paused a little.
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