9 Chapter 9- Who did this to her? (1/2)
”Ya Nuo, can you tell me who did this to you? Was it the chained man at the three paths intersection?”
Her hands clenched on the blanket, ”He was the one hired to keep track of me.. and they wanted me back so they could.. marry me off..and get money.”
”That man is very strong. I saw one of his moves and I could tell that he must have trained for a long time. Do you know his name?”
”Everyone calls him the Boogie Man.”
”I know these questions might get you uncomfortable and I won't ask you much. I need to know who is coming after you so we could do anything to prevent that from happening. Who wants to marry you off?”
”....my.. father..”
Tears rolled down her flushed cheeks as she cried and repeated, ”My own..father..”
Marina's heart ached from hearing her cries, ”Don't cry honey. It's alright. You're safe now.. you're safe..” She hugged Ya Nuo and rubbed her arm gently as she comforted her.
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”They're not human... they're nobody to me..they never treated me like their daughter.”
Grandpa Hoon's nail dug into his palm leaving deep blue marks behind. ”Alright, get some rest. You're tired from all this chasing.”
”Grandpa Hoon.. Aunty Marina.. I don't want Huan Hei and senior Qi Yang to know about me.. so..”
Grandpa Hoon rubbed her head gently, ”Don't worry. Your secret's been safe with me for all these years. I won't tell anyone.”
Ya Nuo nodded and smiled slightly, ”I'm kind of tired. I want to rest.”
Marina fixed her pillow and helped her get in a comfortable spot, ”Sleep well, honey. If you need anything, just call for us.”
”Okay..”
Grandpa Hoon and Marina exited the room and was surrounded by Huan Hei and Qi Yang.
”How is he doing?” Huan Hei asked anxiously.
”He's fine. He only needs a good rest. Some bruises, nothing serious. Don't worry.”
”Can we go inside and see him?”
”No. He just went to sleep. Let him rest. Go help Marina in the kitchen. She is going to make Ya Nuo's favorite dishes.”
”Okay...” Huan Hei said in a low-spirited tone.
Marina smiled and patted his shoulder, ”When he wakes up, you'll get to see him and eat with him.”
”Mmm..” He smiled slightly as he followed Marina to the kitchen.
Grandpa Hoon sighed after the two left because ever since they came out of Ya Nuo's room, Qi Yang has given him a suspicious glance.
”Now that they left, grandpa, be honest with me.”
”What do you mean?”
”You really think that I can't distinguish between a girl and a guy?”
”huh? I don't know what you mean.” Grandpa Hoon tried brushing him off by pretending he didn't understand a word that Qi Yang was saying.
”Something must have happened in that room and I know it because I noticed the redness from Aunty Marina's eyes. Do you want me to prove it to you by going to Ya Nuo now?”