Chapter 37
Regina finally couldn’t hold back anymore.
I had a vague sense that someone had been following me for several days.
That night, as I walked home at 11 PM, the streets were almost deserted.
I instinctively looked back. There was no one there.
When I turned back around, I saw the shadow of another person under the streetlamp besides my own.
My eyes widened, and before I could run, someone covered my mouth and nose and dragged me away.
I was thrown into an empty, desolate field, facing a man and a woman with familiar voices.
“Doreen, how about we revisit the scene of your kidnapping from three years ago?”
“Consider this my payback for the three years I spent hiding because of you.”
Regina squatted in front of me, holding up her phone with a tone of mock pity. “Unfortunately, there’s only one person this time. I hope it will be enough for you.”
She smiled slyly.
The strange man began to approach me, his eyes filled with lecherous intent.
Bound at the wrists and ankles, I was filled with panic, crying out, “No! Please, don’t…”
As he pinned me to the ground, a shout rang out.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
“You fucking touch her and I swear I’ll kill you!”
Norton had arrived, picking up a wooden stick and swinging it at the man’s back.
“Norton?!” Regina exclaimed in surprise.
“Norton! Save me!” I lay on the ground, choking on my sobs as I looked up at Norton. “Don’t give up on me this time, okay?”
His eyes were reddened. I won’t, Doreen. I won’t let this happen again!”
The man staggered to his feet and began to fight with Norton.
Seeing Norton being overpowered, I strained against the ropes binding my wrists.
But the rope didn’t come loose, and the small self–defense knife I carried in my sleeve fell out.
It landed right at Norton’s feet.
The sharp clink of the knife catching his attention.
“Help me! Norton! What do we do? Are we trapped?”
I trembled, my face pale with fear.
Norton’s eyes burned with determination as if making a promise.
“I swear this won’t happen again.”
With that, he picked up the knife and drove it deeply into the man’s chest.
Unsatisfied with the depth, Norton twisted the blade further in.
“Ahhh!!!” Regina threw away her phone, watching in terror as the man’s life slowly slipped away.
Norton had killed him.
I looked at Regina, sniffling, and said urgently, Regina, please don’t tell anyone about this! You’ve already hurt me, but you used to love Norton so much. You can’t ruin his life too! If you tell anyone, his whole life will be destroyed.”
Norton’s gaze slowly shifted to Regina, as if he were looking at a body.
Regina’s legs were too weak to support her; she could barely stand.
The knife in Norton’s hand was still dripping with blood.
He crouched down in front of her, his tone calm.
“I’ve been thinking. If it weren’t for you, Doreen and I wouldn’t have ended up like this. You ruined both of us.”
Regina shook her head, sitting on the ground and trying to crawl backward. “What are you saying, Norton? Get a grip!”
Regina could see Norton’s instability.
His illness had returned.
Norton no longer listened to her; he idly played with the knife in his hand.
Before Regina could react, he drove the blade into her, but his hand was unsteady, and it didn’t kill her instantly.
Regina’s body convulsed, unable to speak.
Norton placed his hand on her neck, looking down at her from above as his grip slowly tightened.
After a moment, she stopped breathing.
Norton released his hold.
Her face fell limply, facing me.
Her eyes were wide open in a final expression of despair.
I looked at her for two seconds, blinking slowly.