Truth was, Natasha had the urge to kill Thea at some point.
The thought of Denise having a high fever and raving gave Natasha the urge to make Thea disappear from the face of the earth.
No parent could accept someone treating their child that way, including Natasha.
However, her last shred of sanity prevented her from reacting rashly.
Natasha knew Thea deserved to be punished, but death was not the answer.
Most importantly, Thea was right about something. The three children could not have a murderer as a mother.
At that thought, Natasha tamped down her desire to kill Thea.
Yet, in order to vent her anger, Natasha could only torture Thea repeatedly.
Every time Natasha watched Thea struggle in the water, the look of fear and helplessness on the latter's face made her feel much better.
Just like that, the entire “game” lasted till midnight.
Thea was in so much torture that she wanted to kill herself. However, Natasha did not give her the chance to do so. In the end, Thea started crying and begging for forgiveness.
Soon, it got deeper into the night.
Natasha's phone rang. Seeing Denise's name on the screen, Natasha released Thea into the water and answered it.
“Hello?” “Nat, when are you coming back?” Denise asked.
“What's up?”
“I miss you!”
Natasha's heart melted at those words, and she beamed. “Okay. I'll be right back.”
“I'll be waiting!” Denise responded, grinning. Evidently, she was feeling much better.
“Okay!” Natasha hung up and put the phone away.
Realizing the woman in the water was on the brink of death, Natasha pulled her back up again.
This time, Thea did not have the strength to struggle.
Natasha tightened her grip around the rope and sailed the speedboat in a specific direction.
Meanwhile, a man was trapped in the water from another speedboat not far away. When he saw Natasha's speedboat approaching, he called out excitedly, “H-Help me!”
Disgust flashed through Natasha's eyes when she saw his face.
However, he was not bothered by it and simply held onto Thea for support.
He had thought that someone was rescuing him, but when he saw Natasha using the same method to bring Thea over, he froze.
When Natasha shoved Thea over, the man, Hans, was shocked. At the same time, he seemed to have understood something.
He merely looked at Natasha, unable to bring himself to say a word.
Without uttering a word, Natasha started tying both Thea and Hans together. It was at that moment when Hans came to his senses and admitted, “Yes! That's her! She's the one who paid me and made me do that. It's all her!”
Natasha was unmoved.
Thea looked up exhaustedly when she heard a man speaking beside her. The moment she spotted Hans, she had a bad feeling about it.
With strenuous effort, she lifted her head and fixed her eyes on the person on the speedboat. “Natasha, what exactly are you trying to do? Why are you putting me with this man?”
“What do you think?” Natasha responded with a question.
“You-”
Without waiting for Thea to finish her words, Natasha raised her hand and looked at the time. She then returned her gaze to them and stated coldly, “I hope someone finds you after two days, and I hope both of you will still be alive by then.” With that, she eyed them grimly and spun on her heels.
Seeing her leave, Thea shouted with every last ounce of energy left in her, “Come back, Natasha! Let me go!
Natasha, come back! Natasha...”
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