Chapter 589 You Are Insulting Me (2/2)

”Clap!” He casually slapped her buttock and threatened, ”Quiet now! Otherwise, I swear I'll lash your bum till it's swollen!”

Her face flushed crimson at the shame of being beaten by him in public. He, however, seemed to enjoy this new type of punishment and slapped her again and again!

All the maids lowered their heads as he carried her past, pretending not see

s. Still you chose to leave me down here... Why? Why? Why would you treat me this way?' she cried behind her tightly shut eyelids.

Considering her fate in the subterranean room, her heart broke as if shredded by beastly claws. She suffered the lacerations of a soul disappointed beyond relief. 'Jacob, did you ever like me for even just one moment?' she mourned.

It was a painful discovery, that she was not as strong as she had believed herself to be, and she could not hold on any longer. For such a long time she had hid the burdens of being his lover and carried on without complaint, but now she was irreparably hurt by his behavior.

She was afraid. She was really afraid.

She was afraid that she might give up at any time.

Their unrequited love had become an unbearable burden...

The room was filled with a deathly silence and a darkness that only hell itself could have birthed. Her own breathing seemed to have become unnaturally sharp in her own ears.

She felt as if a weight had settled onto her chest, making her breathing difficult and a bitter gloom took up residence in her mind.

Her mind rushed back to her childhood, but was railroaded by the painful memories of the kidnapping she had suffered as a child. Again and again she replayed the early trauma in her mind.

Fear made her remember every painful detail of that frightful event. She could recall so distinctly the sound of her kidnappers' voices and laughter. The weeping of the other children. The sound of the dying girls breathing their last painful breaths... Of course, she would never forget the look of vicious disdain that her neighbors had for her after her rescue. It was as if they blamed her for the ordeal!

Everything was finally driving her mad!