Mabel was frightened, shrinking back into the corner desperately, with tears
on her face and fear in her eyes.
Seeing her fearful look, Dawson felt a strange sense of satisfaction.
He raised his fist and hit several times on Mabelâs body, which was covered
by her clothes. Mabel didnât dare to scream but only bite the back of her hand,
fearing others would discover her if she screamed.
Mabel knew once someone else came, Dawson would only beat her worse.
After venting his depression over the past few days, Dawson got Mabel up.
He touched Mabelâs head with a smile. âGood. You should know that I beat
you for your own good. You have to always be a good girl. Got it?â
Mabel nodded in horror, and her fearful look made Dawson even more
satisfied.
He even kissed Mabel on the lips pitifully. âIf you are fine, Milo will be fine too.
Do you understand?â
Hearing Miloâs name, Mabel trembled and said in a hoarse voice, âYesâ¦
Please donât hurt him.â
âOf course.â Dawson gently ran his fingers through Mabelâs hair. âHe is also
my child, isnât he?â
No one knew what was happening in the room. It wasnât until the next day
that everyone noticed something was wrong when they saw Mabel walking
with a limp.
âWhatâs wrong?â Charlotte noticed that Mabel went downstairs strangely, so
she quickly stepped forward to help her.
But just as her hand touched Mabel, Mabel quickly avoided her as if she had
been electrocuted.
Charlotteâs hand stopped in mid-air awkwardly.
âMabel accidentally sprained her ankle yesterday. She was afraid of getting
you into trouble, so she quickly dodged. Please donât get her wrong.â
Dawson came out of nowhere. Seeing this scene, he quickly stepped forward
to support Mabel and explained to Charlotte.
Charlotte nodded. âNo worries. Iâm very strong.â
Dawson pinched Mabel hard from an angle that no one else could see.
Tears immediately welled up in Mabelâs eyes. She apologized to Charlotte
with red eyes, âIâm sorry⦠Iâ¦â
Before she could finish her speech, Charlotte waved her hands and said, âItâs
not a big deal. You donât have to apologize so solemnly.â
Charlotte smiled at Mabel, who happened to look at her gratefully. Charlotte
accidentally saw that there seemed to be bruises on her body.
Mabel immediately pulled up her collar in embarrassment. Charlotte coughed
lightly and looked away.
Charlotte didnât give it another thought. She just thought that they were
hickeys, and Mabel and Dawson were embarrassed because she noticed
that.
Everyone came to the hall.
Jerome looked at them with a smile. âI believe you are expecting more of the
treasure hunt trip. To let everyone better understand the history of Castle
Town, we have specially assigned a route for everyone. I hope you can find
people who know about the tradition of Castle Town and learn a simple
traditional skill from them.â
Jerome held a meeting with his team last night just to find something to do for
these guests.
They discussed it for all night and finally decided on a reasonable project.
Finding people who they could learn traditional skills from wouldnât be easy.
Besides, learning a skill would take several days. In this case, the show team
would get more footage for their variety show.
Seeing the smile on Jeromeâs face, the guests were keenly aware that this
mission would take a lot of work.