Chapter 13


    Chapter 13


    Her footsteps stopped slowly, but she still dared not turn to face that person. Sam Carson walked


    behind her and said, “I saw you at the time, but I wasn’t sure if it was you. However, it’s really you,


    Gale.” She was picking up trash. Moreover, her movements are proficient, like it was not her first


    time. Sam asked, “Gale…how did you fall to such a level? What have you been through all these


    years?” She used to be so bright, radiant and polite. She was his dream girl. Now, she has ayer


    of fatigue and vicissitudes on her body. “You recognized the wrong person.” Gale lowered her head.


    “No, it’s you, I recognize you even if you turn to ashes!” Sheughed mockingly and turned around


    abruptly. “Yes, I’m Gale, your former fiancee! But now, we have nothing to do with each other,


    please continue to walk on your sunny path, and I will walk on my own!” Once, Sam and Gale had a


    marriage contract. However, after everything that had happened to the Warm family, the Carson


    family immediately unterally destroyed the marriage contract. In order to cut all ties between


    them, they quickly sent Sam abroad. That was the most difficult period in Gale’s life. She was going


    back and forth to the prisons, hospitals, and police stations. She needed someone to help her. That


    person should have been Sam. However, she could not get through to his phone and could not find


    him. The door of Sam’s family home was closed tightly, and the security guard chased her away…


    everyone closed themselves off from her. “No, Gale, listen to my exnation.” Sam stretched out


    his hand to hold her shoulders. “It was my father’s decision to send me abroad. He asked me to


    experience it before I marry you. He wanted me to build a sessful career so I can give you a


    good life. To be the best husband I can be, I agreed to go abroad!” “Could you not answer the


    phone when you go abroad? It’s like you disappeared from the world. You don’t even have time to


    talk to me?” “The situation at that time…” Gale interrupted him, “Enough, I don’t want to hear it


    anymore. It’s all over.” She was utterly disappointed with Sam long ago. Gale waved his hand away


    and turned to leave. “Hey!” She yelled, “Don’t follow me! Thest person I want to see right now is


    you!” Sam stood there in a daze, watching her disappear from his sight. “Mr. Carson, it’s almost time


    for your appointment with Mr. Wood,” the assistant reminded beside him. “Okay. Go and find out for


    me what Gale has experienced in the past two years.” “Yes, Mr. Carson.” When Gale arrived at the


    Warm Groupte, she heard Fiona say, “Mrs. Gale, you finally showed up, and Mr. Wood is looking


    for you!” “I’ll go in right away.” In the president’s office, Shawn leaned backzily on the back of the


    chair and kept looking at her. Gale felt ufortable by his gaze. “Is something wrong…”


    “Undress.” She was startled and said, “Wait… what?” “Do you want me to repeat myself? Or, do I


    take it off myself?” Not sure what he was going to do, Gale bit her lip, unbuttoned her clothes, and


    slowly took off her shirt. “Turn around.” She did so. On her soft, tender back, a long scar snaked


    from her shoulders to her waist, looking rather frightening. Gale trembled involuntarily, and thin


    goose bumps appeared on her skin. “You choose to suffer?” Shawn came over and put his fingers


    on her wound, feeling the thin calluses. “You don’t know what is good for you?” “The upright can be


    killed, but not insulted.” He sneered, “Really strong-willed. You can survive this time, but what about


    next?” Gale replied, “Shawn, rather than abusing my body, you actually want to put my self-esteem


    and pride under your feet…” “That’s right! Mental torture is torture!” His fingertips sank into the


    freshly scabbed wound, causing Gale to shudder in pain. Shawn warned, “Don’t provoke Susan, or


    you will suffer her punishment at her will. Did you hear me!” “Heard it.” There was a knock at the


    door, “Mr. Wood, the client you asked about has arrived.” “Enter.” He grabbed his clothes and threw


    them on Gale’s face. “Go in and get dressed.” She hurried into the lounge. The lounge was a private


    ce connected to the office. It was very private and had everything. Gale looked around and found


    the medicine box. She was overjoyed. She can use medicine without spending a dime. Outside,


    Shawn sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, looking at Sam who walked in. Sam said politely, “Mr.


    Wood, I’ve admired you for a long time.” “Sit.” The Warm Group has many industries, and


    gemstones are one of them, which brings tens of billions of profits to the Warm Group every year.


    The top raw materials for gemstones in the country alle from the Warm Family. Shawn wanted


    to expand hispany to include jewelry to supply to consumers directly. Carson’spany owns


    a well-known jewelry brand called Fantastic Jewels, Sam took out a stack of drawings. “Mr. Wood,


    since you want to use your own resources to establish a jewelry brand, you must need top jewelry


    designers. This is the best-selling jewelry style of Fantastic Jewels every year. Please take a look at


    it.” He wanted to cooperate with Shawn. He would create designs and brand influence, while ShawnThis material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    provides resources, traffic and raw materials. Everyone wanted to cooperate with the Wood Group.


    Once partnerships were signed and sealed, their profits would double! Sam just returned to the


    country to take over the Carson Group, hoping to impress and start his career with a bang, so that


    his father and the board of directors will recognize him. Shawn took it. The office is very quiet, only


    the sound of paper flipping. In the lounge, Gale, who had finished applying the medicine, picked up


    the medicine box and was about to put it back in ce, but she slipped and the box fell. Bang!


    Things were scattered all over the ce. Sam also heard such a loud crash. Shawn, looking


    indifferent, continued to look at the jewelry design. Sam could not help but ask, “Mr. Wood, what


    was that sound?” He replied calmly, “It’s nothing, it’s just a mouse.” Gale was stunned for two


    seconds, then quickly crouched down and started to clean up, creating another rustling sound.


    “Rats are a bit wild.” Sam coughed and said, “Mr. Wood can buy a mousetrap.” Shawn raised his


    eyebrows and replied, “Good idea.” Gale ced the medicine box back, covering her pounding


    heart. After more than ten minutes, she could not hear any sound outside. She said to herself, ‘It


    should be possible to go out…Just take a peek at the situation.’ Gale walked to the door lightly,


    slowly pushed open a crack in the door and looked out. The reception area cannot be seen from


    this angle. She pushed the door open a little further, stuck her head out halfway, and looked to the


    right. There was no one there. She looked to the left… A ck suit came into view. Gale slowly


    raised her head and saw Shawn looking down at her with a smirk. “What are you looking at?”