Chapter 1849

The night wind was unusually cold. Despite the recent hot weather, the sudden strong wind that night was so bone-chilling that it felt unnatural. Nicola was wearing short sleeves. Her exposed skin broke out in goosebumps when she stepped out of the car. She lightly rubbed her arms, but the goosebumps lingered at the thought of falling into Steven's grasp once more. Steven now lived alone in a small apartment in the suburbs. As Silas' men roughly pushed her inside, she was hit by the sharp smell of blood. Her stomach heaved violently, and she nearly vomited. "Nicola, long time no see!" Steven's voice was once masculine despite his cruelty. But now, it had an unsettling, unnatural tone after Charles had ruined him. "Silas has given you to me! How should I entertain you after what you and Charles did to me? Perhaps I'll start by crippling your limbs." Nicola instinctively tried to escape, but Steven slammed her to the ground before she could move. The crack of breaking bones ec