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Chapter 13
Her footsteps stopped slowly, but she still dared not turn to face that person. Sam Carson walked
behind her and said, “I saw you at the time, but I wasn’t sure if it was you. However, it’s really you,
Gale.” She was picking up trash. Moreover, her movements are proficient, like it was not her first time.
Sam asked, “Gale…how did you fall to such a level? What have you been through all these years?”
She used to be so bright, radiant and polite. She was his dream girl. Now, she has a layer of fatigue
and vicissitudes on her body. “You recognized the wrong person.” Gale lowered her head. “No, it’s you,
I recognize you even if you turn to ashes!” She laughed mockingly and turned around abruptly. “Yes,
I’m Gale, your former fiancee! But now, we have nothing to do with each other, please continue to walk
on your sunny path, and I will walk on my own!” Once, Sam and Gale had a marriage contract.
However, after everything that had happened to the Warm family, the Carson family immediately
unilaterally destroyed the marriage contract. In order to cut all ties between them, they quickly sent
Sam abroad. That was the most difficult period in Gale’s life. She was going back and forth to the
prisons, hospitals, and police stations. She needed someone to help her. That person should have
been Sam. However, she could not get through to his phone and could not find him. The door of Sam’s
family home was closed tightly, and the security guard chased her away… everyone closed themselves
off from her. “No, Gale, listen to my explanation.” Sam stretched out his hand to hold her shoulders. “It
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwas my father’s decision to send me abroad. He asked me to experience it before I marry you. He
wanted me to build a successful career so I can give you a good life. To be the best husband I can be, I
agreed to go abroad!” “Could you not answer the phone when you go abroad? It’s like you disappeared
from the world. You don’t even have time to talk to me?” “The situation at that time…” Gale interrupted
him, “Enough, I don’t want to hear it anymore. It’s all over.” She was utterly disappointed with Sam long
ago. Gale waved his hand away and turned to leave. “Hey!” She yelled, “Don’t follow me! The last
person I want to see right now is you!” Sam stood there in a daze, watching her disappear from his
sight. “Mr. Carson, it’s almost time for your appointment with Mr. Wood,” the assistant reminded beside
him. “Okay. Go and find out for me what Gale has experienced in the past two years.” “Yes, Mr.
Carson.” When Gale arrived at the Warm Group late, she heard Fiona say, “Mrs. Gale, you finally
showed up, and Mr. Wood is looking for you!” “I’ll go in right away.” In the president’s office, Shawn
leaned back lazily on the back of the chair and kept looking at her. Gale felt uncomfortable by his gaze.
“Is something wrong…” “Undress.” She was startled and said, “Wait… what?” “Do you want me to
repeat myself? Or, do I take it off myself?” Not sure what he was going to do, Gale bit her lip,
unbuttoned her clothes, and slowly took off her shirt. “Turn around.” She did so. On her soft, tender
back, a long scar snaked from her shoulders to her waist, looking rather frightening. Gale trembled
involuntarily, and thin goose bumps appeared on her skin. “You choose to suffer?” Shawn came over
and put his fingers on her wound, feeling the thin calluses. “You don’t know what is good for you?” “The
upright can be killed, but not insulted.” He sneered, “Really strong-willed. You can survive this time, but
what about next?” Gale replied, “Shawn, rather than abusing my body, you actually want to put my self-
esteem and pride under your feet…” “That’s right! Mental torture is torture!” His fingertips sank into the
freshly scabbed wound, causing Gale to shudder in pain. Shawn warned, “Don’t provoke Susan, or you
will suffer her punishment at her will. Did you hear me!” “Heard it.” There was a knock at the door, “Mr.
Wood, the client you asked about has arrived.” “Enter.” He grabbed his clothes and threw them on
Gale’s face. “Go in and get dressed.” She hurried into the lounge. The lounge was a private place
connected to the office. It was very private and had everything. Gale looked around and found the
medicine box. She was overjoyed. She can use medicine without spending a dime. Outside, Shawn sat
on the sofa with his legs crossed, looking at Sam who walked in. Sam said politely, “Mr. Wood, I’ve
admired you for a long time.” “Sit.” The Warm Group has many industries, and gemstones are one of
them, which brings tens of billions of profits to the Warm Group every year. The top raw materials for
gemstones in the country all come from the Warm Family. Shawn wanted to expand his company to
include jewelry to supply to consumers directly. Carson’s company owns a well-known jewelry brand
called Fantastic Jewels, Sam took out a stack of drawings. “Mr. Wood, since you want to use your own
resources to establish a jewelry brand, you must need top jewelry designers. This is the best-selling
jewelry style of Fantastic Jewels every year. Please take a look at it.” He wanted to cooperate with
Shawn. He would create designs and brand influence, while Shawn provides resources, traffic and raw
materials. Everyone wanted to cooperate with the Wood Group. Once partnerships were signed and
sealed, their profits would double! Sam just returned to the country to take over the Carson Group,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhoping to impress and start his career with a bang, so that his father and the board of directors will
recognize him. Shawn took it. The office is very quiet, only the sound of paper flipping. In the lounge,
Gale, who had finished applying the medicine, picked up the medicine box and was about to put it back
in place, but she slipped and the box fell. Bang! Things were scattered all over the place. Sam also
heard such a loud crash. Shawn, looking indifferent, continued to look at the jewelry design. Sam could
not help but ask, “Mr. Wood, what was that sound?” He replied calmly, “It’s nothing, it’s just a mouse.”
Gale was stunned for two seconds, then quickly crouched down and started to clean up, creating
another rustling sound. “Rats are a bit wild.” Sam coughed and said, “Mr. Wood can buy a mousetrap.”
Shawn raised his eyebrows and replied, “Good idea.” Gale placed the medicine box back, covering her
pounding heart. After more than ten minutes, she could not hear any sound outside. She said to
herself, ‘It should be possible to go out…Just take a peek at the situation.’ Gale walked to the door
lightly, slowly pushed open a crack in the door and looked out. The reception area cannot be seen from
this angle. She pushed the door open a little further, stuck her head out halfway, and looked to the
right. There was no one there. She looked to the left… A black suit came into view. Gale slowly raised
her head and saw Shawn looking down at her with a smirk. “What are you looking at?”
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