Chapter 5 Torture
When Joey woke up again, she found herself lying in a hospital bed.
Humphrey was sitting beside her bed, working on his laptop, as if sensing something, he looked up at Joey.
Their eyes met, and Humphrey let out an almost imperceptible sigh of relief, his tone as cold and hard as ever. “Feel good being bullied? Learn your lesson this time; don’t bother Willette again.”
Joey silently turned her head away, a tear slipping quietly down the corner of her eye.
Once, she had seen Humphrey as her salvation.
But now, what he did was no different from those who bullied her.
Watching the silent girl on the bed, Humphrey felt an inexplicable discomfort in his heart.
She was jealous and hurt Willette, so it served her right to be in this
state.
But why did he still feel sorry when he saw her crying?
At that moment, a nurse pushed open the door. “Mr. Rhodes, the air conditioner in Miss Willette Smith’s room is broken…”
Humphrey frowned. “Fix it then, do I need to be informed about such a small matter?”
“It’s already reported for repair, but the maintenance staff won’t arrive for another hour. Miss Willette Smith keeps saying she’s cold, and the
hospital doesn’t have any spare rooms for her…”
Hearing this. Humphrey immediately stood up. “How do you run this hospital? It takes so long to fix an air conditioner?” He frowned deeply. “Willette has always been fragile. She can’t handle the cold. Get Joey to switch places with Willette first.”
“Uh…” The young nurse glanced at Joey on the bed, hesitating.
Joey was allergic to chili and was force–fed so much chili water.
She barely survived, but her esophagus and stomach lining were severely burned. One wrong move, and she could be in danger again.
Meanwhile. Willette just ate a nut cake and needed a few antihistamine shots to recover.
But in Humphrey’s eyes, all the suffering Joey went through seemed negligible…
“What are you standing there for? If Willette gets cold, your hospital might as well close down!”
With Humphrey putting it that way, the nurse had no choice but to comply.
Soon, Joey was moved to Willette’s room.
Humphrey went to be with Willette, leaving Joey alone in the large ward, staring blankly.
Recalling everything she’d been through recently, Joey couldn’t hold back her emotions anymore, tears streaming down her face.
As she cried, a chill crept in.
Following the cold sensation, Joey suddenly noticed the air
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conditioner was on, blowing cold air non–stop.
In a flash, she got it all.
Willette deliberately said the AC was broken to swap her out, making her suffer in the cold and get rid of that grudge.
As the temperature in the ward dropped, Joey felt the chill seeping into her bones, even her teeth were chattering.
She tried to call for help but her throat was swollen shut.
She reached for the call button but her arms were weak and fell back down after a few seconds.
Joey was totally hopeless and could only curl up tighter to keep warm.
After who knows how long, someone finally found her forgotten in this dire situation.
But when Joey forced open her eyes, she saw Willette’s smug face.
“Joey, look at you now. What’s the difference from a stray dog? Humphrey went all out to make you suffer for me. Now your torture pics are everywhere and everyone is laughing at you.
“Oh yeah, just now phub messaged me asking if you want to be their next drama’s lead. Hahaha…” Willette laughed as she spoke.
When she finished laughing, she grabbed Joey’s most severely wounded arm and squeezed hard.
Blood splattered and Joey saw black spots before her eyes.
“So now you should know who he really loves? If you’re smart, admit your mom is a mistress then disappear from my sight before I puke seeing your face!”
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The light faded from Joey’s eyes, replaced by endless silence.
Disappear? Sure thing.
Soon, she would head overseas, never looking back.
