Chapter 8 Alan signaled his men to remove their blindfolds , then turned to me and said softly , ' Janet , now you can do whatever you want . ' I looked at the three people kneeling on the ground . I felt not a shred of satisfaction , only a wave of nausea . The moment the blindfold was removed , the tension on Ethan's face eased a bit . He saw it was me , then loudly questioned me , ' Where have you been hiding these days ? Do you know I've almost turned the entire Metropolitan Elite Circles upside down looking for you ? ' 'I don't care how much effort you put into this show , stop it now immediately , have untie me , and come back with me . ' ' I can pretend this never happened , and when we go back , we'll hold the wedding as planned . ' ' Janet , stop being willful , my patience has limits , understand ? ' Ethan saw that my expression didn't change at all , and I had no intention of having anyone untie him . He gritted his teeth , lowered his voice , and coaxed , ' Janet , I know I went a bit too far with what happened during this time . ' ' But Cynthia once saved me from human traffickers , I have to repay her for this kindness , can't be ungrateful , don't you think ? ' Hearing the word ' kindness , ' my expression finally changed a bit . Only , my face turned even colder . ' Kindness ? ' 0.00 % 06 05 Chapter 8 288 ( Vouchers Ha ... " " You think you can repay some so - called debt of gratitude by twisting right and wrong , letting the real culprit go free ? " " By trampling all over my father's reputation , stealing his heart , dumping his ashes wherever you please , denying him peace even in death ? " " Even letting them pierce my uterus for this ' gratitude , ' robbing me of motherhood forever ! " " Since when does repaying your debt require sacrificing everything my father had , everything I had ?! " " Nonsense ! " Ethan cut me off sharply , brows furrowed . " When did I ever have anyone pierce your uterus ? " I curled my lips in disdain , turning to look at Cynthia beside me . " Then perhaps this ' benefactor ' you'd risk your life to repay can enlighten you on happened . " ally Cynthia and her brother had been terrified out of their wits since being tied up . Now cornered into confessing the truth , they shrank back , wishing they could vanish into thin air . Seeing them grit their teeth in silence , Alan curled his lips in a cold sneer . He clapped his hands at his men and ordered grimly , " Bring the dogs ! " " Since you won't speak the truth , we'll just feed you to the dogs ! " The moment Cynthia's brother saw the dogs being led in , he wet his pants on the spot . Cynthia turned pale , trembling uncontrollably . " I was wrong ! Spare me ! Please , spare me ! " The dog barked furiously at her . 37.55 % 06 05 Chapter 8 288 Vouchers Gasping for breath through sobs , she babbled incoherently , " I'll talk , I'll talk ! It wasn't me who saved Ethan back then - Adam paid a fortune to get him back ! " " I just happened to pass by , saw Ethan disoriented , and took credit for it ! " " And ... and when I said Adam colluded with traffickers to abandon him - all lies ! I made it up . Adam had nothing to do with those traffickers . " Cynthia's voice grew hoarse from crying , yet she kept confessing . " Adam's car accident ... I had my brother arrange it ! And the person who hit Janet's stomach at the press conference - I hired them too ! " " Those nude photos of Janet on Ethan's phone - I hacked his phone and leaked them online ! " " I did all of this ! I truly know I was wrong ! I beg you , spare me - don't kill me ! " Chapter 9 1 288 Wouchers Chapter 9 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!