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“What befell you after you left me?” he demanded.
Mavis’ eyes flickered, hesitation evident in her face. She didn't want to remember
the horrendous events that had transpired. She shook her head and replied,
“Nothing happened. I went straight home after I left you.”
He knew she was lying! In the past twenty minutes, he'd had someone look into
Mavis’ whereabouts. She had indeed been taken away after leaving.
“Mavis, I'm tempted to kill you.” Suddenly, Harlan was holding a black gun, the
barrel aimed squarely at Mavis’ forehead.
As the icy metal touched her temple, her hand involuntarily loosened its grip, and
the fruit basket she'd been carrying plummeted to the ground.
“Harlan, why would you do this to me?”
“Don't act so innocent. You know precisely what you've done. Derek's life hangs
in the balance. You must answer for this,” Harlan's voice quivered with rage.
Stammering, Mavis asked, “Is Derek in danger?”
“You still refuse to talk? Fine, I'll tell you. After you left my villa, Bruce's people
abducted you. They forced you to reveal Marcus “injury, and you complied. They
used that information to ambush Marcus at night. Derek was shot because of
your betrayal. You will pay for what you've done, Mavis.”
Harlan’s words were heavy, spoken through gritted teeth. Mavis could feel the
threat in the air, her palms slick with perspiration.
She never thought the man she cared for would summon her to a confrontation
like this.
But Harlan was mistaken. She hadn't disclosed anything about Marcus to her.
Her affection for him drove her to endure injury captors.
their threats and abuse rather than yield to their demands.
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“Harlan, you misunderstand me. Yes, I admit I lied earlier. I didn’t go directly
home. I was abducted and taken to a run-down house. They tried to force me to
speak of Mr. Thomas’ injury, threatening me, even... But you must believe me. I
never said a word about Mr. Thomas’ injury. If I did, may lightning strike me
dead.”
The word she couldn't bring herself to say was “rape.”
Her voice sincere and pleading, Mavis sought to convince Harlan of her
innocence. His eyes shifted to Marcus, who stood nearby, his face a mask of icy
indifference.
Marcus’ eyes narrowed, his gaze sharp and unsettling. Though Derek was
merely a subordinate, he was irreplaceable as a trusted aide.
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Worse still, Derek had sustained his injury while defending Marcus.
Harlan couldn't shake the feeling that Mavis was still withholding the truth.