Levi frowned. His urge to kill Chuck grew even stronger upon seeing how quickly Yvette gave in to his threat.
What was so good about Chuck? Why did his granddaughter fancy him so much?
In Levi's perspective, his granddaughter, Yvette's beauty was unquestionable and exceptional. If it weren't for his mother, Karen, Chuck did not deserve to get close to Yvette at all.
"What do you want me to do?" Yvette looked up coldly.
"It's an easy task!" Levi turned around and walked away, "Follow me!"
"I will never betray my husband," Yvette said as she stood up.
"Why are you... not following me?" Levi was already at the end of the alley.
Yvette lowered her head and looked around. Her eyes sparkled when she found a shard of broken glass. She crouched down cautiously and picked it up. She hid it well in her palm and followed after Levi.
She felt that she should not trust Levi so easily. Except for Chuck, she could not trust anyone now.
She then followed Levi into a car.
Levi glanced at her and instructed, "Come in."
Yvette hesitated, "What on earth do you want me to do?"
"I've told you! Everything I do is for your own good! If I were to harm you, do you think you'd stay alive till now?" Levi scoffed, "Plus, this is how you should live your life. Not to be a teacher nor to start a company that makes no profit!"
Yvette looked him in the eye. This was another reason why she followed him here. Yvette hated this old man so much. However, what he said was true. If he truly wanted her dead, she would be long gone by now.
If his intention was to kill her, he would not give her any chance to survive.
Levi added, "You have to bear this in mind, you will never become your true self without those ten days!"
"I hate it! This is not the life that I want. I just wish to live peacefully with my husband, have a couple of children, and grow old with them together. I will make money to support the family and relieve his burdens. That's how I should've lived my life!" Yvette's heart hurt so much as though someone was pulling it out of her chest.
She knew she had changed. Her empathy and love towards others were ebbing away after being in these ten days of torment. She had become a cold-hearted woman.
Would Chuck still love her? She knew that nothing could mend her wounded heart. Never could she return to her old self again. Yvette's heart was in chaos.
"You're wrong! You are who you are now. Get rid of that benevolent disposition of yours!" Levi snorted, "Follow me. I am going to assign you a task."
"If you're doing this for my own good, let me go then. Let me go! That's what I want!" Yvette's eyes turned cold.
"Well, I'll go and kill your so-called husband now then!" Levi's face darkened.
"No, please don't." Yvette stared at him coldly and sat in the car, grasping the glass shard in her palm.
In the car, Levi showed her a place on the map and uttered, "Chuck Cannon is here now."
"What? Why is he there? Isn't this a forest area?" Yvette asked anxiously. She had never been to the place Levi showed her, but she could tell at first glance that it was a very dangerous place. "Are you the one who forced him to go there? Was it you?"
Yvette wanted to murder him. How could Chuck survive in that kind of place? He was not even twenty! Yvette clenched her fists, without realizing the sharp glass was piercing into her palm.
"Your mission will be an easy one. Now that you know about his location, what you'll do is..."
......
Chuck woke up from the bed in his dormitory, feeling refreshed. It was only five o'clock in the morning. He immediately got off the bed and went for a jog with weights carried on his back. Time was precious—he had to hurry up!
Chuck went out of the room and towards the training ground. There was not a single soul in sight. Feeling at ease, he started his training by running. Soon, a person standing from afar spotted him. It was his instructor, Vivian. Surprised, she sprinted towards him while mumbling, "What an interesting boy. He comes to run at such an early hour."
Chuck saw her and greeted, "Good morning, Miss Vivian."
"Good morning. Keep running." Vivian was very pleased with his attitude. Among so many students, it seemed that he was the only one who was eager to learn.
All the other students were no different from the trash. They were essentially wasting their time here. However, this was out of her responsibilities. She just needed to make sure she did her part.
As they were running on the track, Vivian could not help feeling amazed at Chuck's performance. It seemed that he had been training for quite some time. Otherwise, his stamina would not be so good.
Chuck was gasping for air after they finished running. Vivian's breathing, on the other hand, remained steady. She said, "Not bad. Let's go and eat breakfast. It's going to be a long day today!"
She went to her room. Chuck decided to get himself some bread to eat. He had to be more frugal as Karen only gave him 300 dollars. He went to the canteen and got himself a loaf of bread to eat as the other students showed up one after another.
They despised Chuck a lot.
Audrey, the girl who teased Chuck the day before, ordered various dishes and sat in front of Chuck purposely. "Even the dogs I keep at home loathe the sight of bread. You're truly worse than a dog!"
Chuck glanced at her as he stuffed the bread into his mouth and came to her side.
Audrey raised her eyebrows and sneered with disdain, "Are you going to hit me? C'mon, don't be a coward!"
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