Chapter 1626 The Brush With Death
âA handsome man?â
âYeah, heâs staying beside your room! Heâs in Room 109!â
Stephenâs expression turned grim when he heard the receptionistâs words. Once he arrived at Room 109, he started rapping the door with all his might.
It took the person inside a while to answer the door. Staring at the topless man with a towel wrapped around his waist and the scratch marks on his body, Stephen instinctively balled his hands into fists.
âWhereâs Melanie?â
âMelanie? How are you related to her?â the topless man asked, pretending to be shocked by Stephenâs presence.
âS-Sheâs myââ
Stephen could not even finish his sentence as the man shot him a dirty look and interrupted, âSheâs not really related to you, isnât she? Iâm her friend in college, and she liked me a lot back then. Iâm her first love. When she saw me today, she wanted to rekindle the old flame. Well, if thereâs nothing else you need, do not interrupt us!â
Her friend in college? Rekindle the old flame?
With a frosty expression on his face, Stephen craned his neck to look into the room.
From that angle, he could only catch a glimpse of the colorful toenails on the edge of the bed. One look was all he needed to ascertain that the woman inside the room was Melanie, as those were her favorite colors.
On the heels of that, he heard a woman calling, âCome back here quickâ¦â
That was Melanieâs impatient voice.
With that, the topless man said, âExcuse me, sheâs calling for me now. I wonât invite you in since weâre not exhibitionists who fancy the presence of an outsider during such an intimate session.â
He then slammed the door shut, leaving the confused Stephen alone to process the absurdity of the situation.
Melanieâs sleeping with her first love? What nonsense is this?
Nonetheless, he took a deep breath to gather his thoughts and decided to give Melanie his blessings since she liked that topless man.
He would be a more suitable partner for her than me.
He then returned to his room and shut the door behind him.
Rose, who had been observing everything in the dark, smirked.
Thereâs nothing Melanie can do to prove her innocence since Stephen had witnessed everything.
Shortly after returning to her room, she recalled the near-death experience she had on the day she went to pay her respects to Chris.
Due to the overwhelming grief and heavy rain, she passed out. After regaining consciousness, she found out a few vicious-looking men had kidnapped her.
Those men looked at her lecherously like predators targeting their defenseless prey. It was evident they were thinking of taking advantage of her.
âW-Who the hell are you?â she asked.
One of the kidnappers replied, âWho are we? Weâre the ones sending you to the afterworld.â
âThatâs right! Someone paid us a fortune to kill you, so weâre getting the job done!â another chimed in.
Unable to think of anyone who would want her dead, the confused woman asked, âWho? Who is it that wants me dead?â
âThatâs none of your concern since youâre about to die!â the third kidnapper replied.
âHeâs right! You should consider yourself lucky because the person is merciful enough to grant you a pleasant death!â the fourth kidnapper piped up.
âOn top of the fortune paid to kill you, they gave us extra to bed you! They want you to relish the pleasure as a woman before your death!â the second kidnapper voiced.
On top of killing me, that person even wants them to rape me? How ruthless!
The first kidnapper said, âDo not resist! Weâre going to take a few photos to prove that we did our job and also that weâre really trying our best to please you for one last time!â
âHow much did the person offer to pay you guys? If you set me free, Iâll offer you twice as much as her offer!â Nina yelled.
With a disdainful expression, the third kidnapper remarked, âIf youâre an ugly woman, we might have considered the offer. However, thereâs no way weâre going to take up the offer because youâre even more tempting than money!â
âIndeed, money is nothing as compared to a night with a gorgeous woman like you!â the first kidnapper concurred.
Sensing her impending doom, Nina balled her fists and started observing her surroundings. There was nothing around her, so it was safe to assume they had taken her to an abandoned building.
However, she could not tell the floor they were on.
The only thing she could see was the lecherous menâs disgusting smiles and terrifying gazes.
What should I do?