Caspian was dressed casually, holding a small, elegant box. He looked like he had just come from an auction.

When he faintly heard the sound of screams coming from inside, a flash of confusion crossed his eyes. He was about to walk into the villa when Elsie quickly approached, linking her arm with his.

"What are you doing here, Caspian? Didn't you have an engagement tonight?"

A flicker of irritation passed through his eyes, but Caspian still gently patted her on the head and handed her the box.

"It's canceled. By the way, this is the ring I promised you last time. See if you like it."

Elsie's eyes lit up as she kissed his cheek. She eagerly opened the box and slipped the exquisite diamond ring on her finger. The diamonds sparkled brilliantly under the sunlight.

"I love it! Thank you, Caspian."

Her friends gathered around to compliment her.

"Oh my God! This ring is gorgeous!"

"Mr

A surge of anger flared up in Caspian as he charged forward, kicking the homeless men away.

"Get out of here!"

His eyes were filled with pain as he looked at the disheveled woman on the ground. Regret and guilt weighed heavily on his chest, suffocating him.

It was so close. If he had been even a moment later, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Carefully, Caspian removed his coat and draped it over Shannon's exposed body. Trembling, he cradled her in his arms.

"Shannon..." His voice quivered, tinged with a faint sob.

Shannon struggled to open her eyes. Her voice was laced with bitterness as she asked, "Are you happy now, Caspian? Look at what I've become."

Caspian stiffened, his face contorted with agony. "No, I just wanted you to cool down. I didn't know any of this would happen—"

"You didn't know, but you didn't protect me either! If it weren't for your indulgence to

The knife was quickly brought over. As Shannon saw the sharp blade in Elsie's hand, a chill crawled up her spine.

"What are you doing? What are you doing..."

She tried to shout, but all that came out was a hoarse whisper. She wanted to escape, but Elsie's friends had a firm grip on her shoulder, holding her down.

Helpless and desperate, she was pinned to the ground. Her eyes were wide open as she watched Elsie step closer with the knife in hand.

"What am I doing? I'm going to ruin that pretty face of yours, of course. Let's see if you still dare to have plastic surgery to look like me!"

With that, Elsie raised the knife and slashed it across Shannon's face with all her strength.

The blade cut deep, down to the bone. Shannon couldn't hold back the agonized scream.

But before she could recover, Elsie raised the knife and slashed her face again.

One slash, two slashes, three slashes…

Even as Shannon's face was slashed 52 times, Elsie didn't stop. Shannon's cries echoed through the room, but the group showed no mercy.

Shannon could hear the sickening sound of the knife cutting through her skin. She could feel the blood streaming down her face, leaving cold trails.

And she could clearly see the twisted, sadistic smiles on their faces.

The air reeked of blood, and her face was a mangled mess. Her whole body convulsed involuntarily, twitching in pain.

But Elsie wasn't done. She sent one of her friends to the kitchen to make a bucket of chili water, then shoved Shannon's bloodied face into the liquid.

Shannon let out a piercing scream. It was a sound so raw that it felt like an invisible hand was squeezing the life out of anyone who heard it.

The pain was unbearable.

But Elsie laughed maniacally. She even pulled out her phone to take pictures.

"Hahaha! Look at the mess you are now. You make me sick. Now that your face is ruined, let's see if you still dare to seduce Caspian."

Shannon parted her lips, but no words came out. She lay in a pool of blood like a broken ragdoll, her breath faint.

One of Elsie's friends leaned in close and barely heard Shannon whisper, "You... will… regret this..."

Everyone couldn't help but feel a shiver of fear. "Elsie, don't you think this is getting a bit out of hand? Mr. Bellwether won't blame you, will he?"

Elsie sneered, crossing her arms as she watched Shannon, completely unconcerned. "Blame me? Caspian loves me so much. How could he blame me for something this small? And I'm carrying his child. It's like a free pass. Did you forget how much he cares about me?"

Her friends nodded in agreement, no longer worried.

Elsie kicked Shannon, who lay motionless on the floor. "I'm warning you. Not everyone can make Caspian fall for them. You might as well forget about your little plans to climb the social ladder. Since you're so desperate for men, I'll find you a few."

After saying that, Elsie picked up her phone and called over a few homeless men.

As she looked at those men with yellow teeth and foul stench, she smiled with satisfaction and pointed at the bloodied Shannon on the ground.

"She's yours now. Her face is ruined, but her body's still good. Do whatever you want with her. Just don't kill her."

The homeless men, starved for years, didn't mind Shannon's condition. Their mouths watered as they pounced on her.

In a flash, her dress was torn to shreds.

They ogled her body, eyes glowing with hunger.

As they fought to touch her and lick her skin, Shannon could do nothing but lie there. She had no energy to fight back at all.

Their hands grew bolder, moving lower.

In the haze of her mind, she seemed to see that summer again.

She had climbed the wall to pick flowers and scraped her knees.

Just a small trickle of blood had made the young man, who always had eyes only for her, red-eyed with worry.

He carefully applied medicine with a cotton swab, blowing gently on her wound as he did so.

"Babe, don't hurt yourself again. If you're in pain, I'll be in more pain."

Tears slowly trickled from the corners of Shannon's eyes, flowing over the gruesome wounds and mixing with the blood. Finally, they disappeared onto the floor.

"Caspian, is this what you wanted to see?" she thought.

Her clothes were completely torn apart, and every inch of her body had been touched by the homeless men.

Just as they took off their pants and were going to do worse, Shannon gasped for air, her throat tightening. She was ready to end it all by biting her tongue.

At that moment, the door crashed open.

"What's going on here?"

Caspian was dressed casually, holding a small, elegant box. He looked like he had just come from an auction.

When he faintly heard the sound of screams coming from inside, a flash of confusion crossed his eyes. He was about to walk into the villa when Elsie quickly approached, linking her arm with his.

"What are you doing here, Caspian? Didn't you have an engagement tonight?"

A flicker of irritation passed through his eyes, but Caspian still gently patted her on the head and handed her the box.

"It's canceled. By the way, this is the ring I promised you last time. See if you like it."

Elsie's eyes lit up as she kissed his cheek. She eagerly opened the box and slipped the exquisite diamond ring on her finger. The diamonds sparkled brilliantly under the sunlight.

"I love it! Thank you, Caspian."

Her friends gathered around to compliment her.

"Oh my God! This ring is gorgeous!"

"Mr. Bellwether really spoils you, Elsie!"

Caspian watched the flurry of praise, his irritation growin

Chapter 10