chapter 1153


    "Oh, don''t say that. We should be thanking her for having such potential."


    Uncle Zul had a friendly twinkle in his eyes as he spoke. He looked at Charmine who was inside. ''You


    know, Charmine truly is impressive. Back then, the few of us were researching in theboratory when


    she suddenly barged in. It was a national secret and we had to kill anyone else who knew. With that,


    we decided to shove her in the basement and do some things to her..."


    Mentioning that, Uncle Zul seemed guilty and wished he could p his face for that. He quickly


    continued, "Charmine is highly intelligent with strong survival skills. She never gave up, even with a


    slight hint of hope to live on. I remember how we kept her in the basement, trying to starve her to


    death. Ten days had passed and when we went down to find her, guess what we saw?" "Hmm?”


    Anthony remained quiet as he waited to hear more, yet displeasure began to swirl in his eyes, i


    He thought these old men adored Charmine. Who would have thought they tried to starve her to death


    before?


    Uncle Zul continued, "We believed she was dead back then, but there was no sign of anyone in the


    basement! A young woman like her used her nails to dig out a hole on the cemented ground. She then


    used the cement to dig out a pathway going out! The pathway was precisely calcted to be the most


    precise spot with the shortest distance. I''ve only seen this in those prison dramas!" 1


    Mentioning that, Uncle Zul still sounded very shocked and impressed.


    Anthony''srge hand in his pocket tightened.


    She used her bare hands to dig into the cement?


    How her hands must have bled... How much pain did she feel back then?


    How determined was she to get out?


    Uncle Zul continued, "Luckily, her body gave in and she fainted in the middle of the pathway, or we


    wouldn''t have caught her if she got away. Her fingers were mashed with the skin rubbed off, leaving


    only her pinkish flesh with lots of dried blood, i "We all pitied her and couldn’t think of killing her, thus


    we sent her to the hospital. Guess what they found? Her stomach was full of straws-those that were


    laid out on the basement floor. During the ten days, she ate the dried straws to fill up. Since there was


    no water, her esophagus was scratched and broken-" 2


    Bam!


    A loud m was heard as Anthony mmed his fist against the tea table. His expression was vicious.


    "Stop talking."


    He might lose control and stab everyone if Uncle Zul continued.


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    He respected these seniors before, but he never expected that they were monsters!


    Luckily, no one in theb heard it as the room was soundproof.


    Uncle Zul quickly pulled Anthony to sit down. "Don''t be angry," he blurted," hear me out.


    "We were just executing direct orders from our superiors; we had no other choice. We learned our


    mistake afterward, and we''ve tried to make it up to her throughout the years. I''m telling you this in


    hopes you’d understand how much we treasure Charmine. She can kill us if she wants, but nobody is


    allowed to hurt even a strand of her hair!" 1


    Mentioning that, Uncle Zul looked at Anthony and muttered, "We want her to be happy, more than


    anyone else. To be honest, we prefer William..." 1


    Anthony’s glower contorted into silent fury. It looked like the sky before a storm.