Chapter 18


    Even so, Jan didn''t seem to have any intention of taking me to the hospital.


    He was calling my name and checking on me when I heard Zora rushing in.


    The overwhelming grief was making my head feel light, and although I was feigning unconsciousness,


    my weak body was already pushed to its limit. I wanted nothing more than to sleep when closing my


    eyes.


    "What''s wrong with her, wailing in the middle of the night? She..." Zora''s words were abruptly cut off by


    a sharp p.


    The sound snapped me back from my daze, almost causing me to open my eyes.


    Feeling a sudden rush of satisfaction, I stealthily peeked out from under my eyelids, only to see Zora


    clutching her face, staring at Jan in terror.


    "You dare to ask me? This is all your fault!" Jan snapped in a low growl. His voice was as cold and


    chilling as ice. He stepped closer to Zora, "Who told you to do this?"


    "I…" Zora backed away, fear evident on her face as she looked at the menacing Jan.


    I had never seen this side of Jan before. He reminded me of a demon from hell, his eyes glowing


    with a dangerous light, blood-red in color.


    I assumed he was mad at Zora for hurting me, that he still had some conscience left. But his next


    words shattered my tiny hope.


    "You''re nothing but a liability!" Jan spat out, then nced at me. He grabbed Zora by the arm and


    stormed out of the room.


    I quickly grabbed my phone to check the surveince, only to see Jan violently throw Zora against


    the wall in the hallway. She didn''t resist.


    Jan pointed at Zora, his voice filled with venom, "Listen, if you want to stay here, be thedy of this


    house, then bloody behave. Your job is to look after her. If you can''t do that..."


    Jan paused, stepping closer to Zora, scrutinizing her face, and added ominously, "I won''t hesitate to


    rece you. Don''t think you can threaten me by those things."


    Zora stared back at Jan, their eyes locked in a standoff. After a few seconds, she lowered her gaze


    and nodded, "I... understand."


    Jan seemed to rx a little, spat in disgust,pletely shattering my previous image of him.


    In my mind, he was always gentle and refined. But the man in front of me was a far cry from the Jan


    I knew.


    "Go clean her up. If she wakes up and asks, nothing happened. Understood?" Jan told Zora, staring


    at her until she nodded in agreement. He then walked into his study.


    Zora stood still for a while before she pulled herself together and headed towards my room. I quickly


    hid my phone under my body.


    As Zora came in and stood by my bed, looking at me for a long time, I heard her moving towards the


    bathroom and the sound of running water.


    I breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Jan was not aware of Zora''s actions against me, but his


    reaction was not out of sympathy for me. It was because Zora had messed up his ns.


    She cleaned my face with a warm damp cloth, probably afraid that the cold water would wake me up.


    Then she carefully wiped my mouth.


    Before she could leave, the door was flung open again. I peeked to see Jan returning, heading


    straight for the shelf on the opposite wall. After a long stare, he asked Zora, "What happened here?"


    Zora responded obediently, "The cat knocked it over!"


    I realized then that he had gone back to check the surveince footage of the room, but I knew that the


    camera had been drowned and was now useless.


    Jan reached up to the top shelf, retrieved the camera, looked at it and put it back.


    His actions reassured me. It seemed he didn''t suspect anything.


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    The drama seemed to have ended there. But that night, Jan didn''t leave the room again. Instead, he


    This was a normal action for a married couple, but it sent chills down my spine at that moment.


    Could it be that his conscience was pricking him?