Chapter 5

After a sleepless night, Holly went out as soon as daybreak came. She couldn't wait any longer when her child was currently suffering from inhumane torture. She wanted to lodge a police report and get her child back. But as soon as Holly stepped out of the house, two men in black threw a sack over her. When she opened her eyes again, she was hanging in an abandoned factory, with over a dozen men in black surrounding her. Nancy slowly stepped out from behind them. "I see you're awake now, Ms. Steward." Her tone was soft, yet the malice in her gaze was unmistakable. Holly stared at her, horrified. "What are you trying to do, Nancy?" "What am I trying to do?" Nancy swung a crowbar around as she laughed manically. "I'm taking revenge for yesterday's slap!" She then turned to the men in black and ordered, "You guys, get to work and start beating her up! Mr. Greyson said to just keep her alive!" Holly was shocked to find that this was Tyler's doing. Was he going to put her to death just because she slapped Nancy yesterday? She thrashed around wildly, eyes full of disbelief. She refused to believe he was the one behind this. Surely Nancy was lying to her! Nancy chuckled as she walked over to Holly. "You don't believe this is all Mr. Greyson's doing? I'll give you a chance to call him then. I'll let you go if he picks up your call. If he refuses, I'll continue doing whatever I'm doing." At that, Nancy got her men to lower Holly down. Holly's hands trembled as she dialed Tyler's number, but he mercilessly rejected the call after just one ring. She refused to give up and quickly dialed back a second time, but to no avail. She continued calling him non-stop. As her phone ran out of battery, she also ran out of hope. Holly chuckled bitterly as tears streamed down from the corners of her eyes. She finally believed it was Tyler's doing now. She barely had time to catch her breath before someone yanked her up by the hair. The crowbar then swung against her. The first blow landed on Holly's head, causing her to bleed from her forehead immediately. The second struck her waist and stomach, causing her to groan as her body doubled over in pain. The third smashed into her knees, and she could hear her bones shattering. … Holly couldn't tell how much time had passed, or how many blows she'd taken. She was lying on the ground, barely clinging to life, as blood mixed with dirt pooled beneath her. She forced a faint smile, suddenly realizing just how much of a joke her life had become. Holly thought even if Tyler and her couldn't remain married, he'd never hurt her. But in the end, he was willing to kill her, all just for another woman. She struggled to look up. Her heart ached when she saw Nancy's smug smile. She wanted nothing more than to personally kill both Tyler and Nancy. However, Holly couldn't do that, not when her child was still waiting for her. She had to keep herself alive to bring her child back safe and sound. Just then, Nancy said, "Hang her up now! Since Mr. Greyson refused to let us beat her to death, we'll let her rot on her own!" The next minute, the men in black roughly hauled Holly up, tying her to a beam. Pain shot through her the moment she was lifted, and her vision went black. The rope cut deep into the wounds on her arms, and there she hung like a rag doll, barely clinging to life. Nancy stood a few steps away as she shot Holly a vicious look. "If you know any better, you'd get a divorce with Mr. Greyson and get lost! Otherwise, you'll wish you were dead instead!" She then turned and left. Looking at Nancy's blurry figure, Holly felt her head grow heavier, with nothing but her own ragged breathing left in her ears.