Chapter 477


    Gabby was clueless about the looming storm. After a long day’s toil on the farm and a meagre dinner of bread and stew, a knock


    at the door broke the evening silence.


    It was pitch dark outside; who could be visiting at this ungodly hour? Gabby called out, "Who''s there?”


    "Thendowner demands your presence immediately," came the terse reply from the other side.


    Ashiver of worry for her daughter, Anna, raced through Gabby’s spine. She swiftly opened the door. "Alright, lead the way,


    quickly please."


    The man nodded and started guiding Gabby through the farm’sbyrinthine paths.


    “Has something happened to my daughter, Anna?" Gabby asked, her voice tinged with unease.


    The guide didn’t respond and only quickened his pace.


    Something felt off to Gabby. This wasn’t the usual route to thendowner’s quarters. She halted and began confronting him,


    "Hold on, this isn''t the way to thendowner''s. Where are you taking me? Speak now, or I''ll go no further."


    The man turned back impatiently, ring at Gabby. "Just follow, will you? Spare me the chatter, or do you fancy a whipping?"


    He brandished a leather strap he was holding.


    Gabby’s whole body ached at the sight. She was all too familiar with the sting of that strap, having been on the receiving end


    when she first arrived for work and was clumsy.


    The farm had its enforcers, ready tosh out at a moment''s notice, no questions asked. Even a bad mood could justify a beating


    here. One had to silently endure, for human life was worth less than a dog’s in this ce; the very notions of equality and


    freedom were a luxury.


    So, when Gabby saw the strap, she didn’t ask another question and followed the man. She lowered her gaze in submission.


    They arrived at an opulent mansion. Gabby wondered if thendowner indeed wanted to see her; only a few could afford such


    luxury here.


    "Get in, thendowner is waiting!" The man snapped, gesturing with his whip.


    Gabby, frightened, scurried toward the grand house.


    Inside, ornate carvings and gaudy decorations screamed of the owner’s vanity and ignorance. Gabby silently judged the


    extravagance and wondered why thendowner would summon her at this hour.


    The mansion was eerily quiet. "Anna? Anna, mommy''s here," Gabby called softly as she walked deeper inside, but Anna was


    nowhere to be found.


    Panicked and lost, Gabby felt an urge to flee but couldn’t remember the way out. Suddenly, a shadow lunged at her, knocking


    her to the ground.


    Dazed, she looked up to find a man sniffing her neck with lust. "Ah! Who are you? What do you want? Let me go!"


    It was Grant, thendowner''s right-hand man, who had leered at Gabby earlier. He felt entitled to any woman he desired, and


    now, freshly bathed and eager, he had ordered Gabby to be brought to him.


    "I''m Grant, the young master of this ce. | want you as my woman. Agree, and I''ll spare you the fields and shower you with


    riches," he said, inhaling her scent.


    Gabby refused without a second thought. "No, | am married and cannot betray my husband!"


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    Gabby, desperate and defiant, would rather die than be dishonored. But Grant anticipated her suicidal intent and thwarted it. His


    threats turned sinister, mentioning Anna.


    Gabby''s heart sank. Death held no


    fear, but the thought of Anna in


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    failed Magnus and Natalia; now, she


    must protect Anna at all costs.


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    Defeated, Gabby ceased her struggle, dropping her hands and closing her eyes in despair.


    Tears streaked down Gabby''s cheeks, twin rivers of despair as she glimpsed at what seemed to be her personal infernoid out


    before her.


    She had never been one for charity or


    softness, a firm believer in the ends


    justifying the means. It was this


    philosophy that hag edeNen ner


    depeiae'' td Swindle Natalia and


    Magnus out of a cool three hundred


    million, and kidnap their darling


    daughter—all in the pursuit of her


    own twisted version of happiness,


    only to be discarded by Lucius like


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    And now, here she was, facing the prospect of her dignity being trampled by some stranger, a man she didn''t even know.


    Karma! This was nothing but brutal, biting karma!