Brody stepped aside, his hand gently cupping Gillian's cheek, directing her gaze toward the front door.
There, Percival and Vivienne stood, arm in arm, beaming at her with the radiant joy of a blooming bouquet.
Gillian's eyes widened in disbelief, unable to comprehend the spectacle before her.
What on earth was happening?
Hadn't Percival taken the bait already?
How could this be?
Where in the world was she?
With a casual wave, Percival called out to Gillian, "Don't just hop into a stranger's ride."
With that, he wrapped his arm around Vivienne's waist, and they strolled away.
Despair engulfed Gillian. It felt like she was staring into an abyss that was her life's end.
But unbeknownst to her, dying wouldn't be easy—not with Brody holding the reins.
Brody fished out a spray bottle from Gillian's purse, examining it with a smirk, "Whoa, isn't this the powerful aphrodisiac I whipped up a few years back? Just a drop, and it'll have you in a frenzy of desire."
Swallowing hard, Gillian glared defiantly, "What... what do you plan to do with me? I'm warning you, don't you dare touch me!"
Brody let out a scoff. "Lady, are you for real? Even if I were desperate to hit the sack with you, you'd be the one getting lucky. Where's this confidence coming from?"
With that, he sprayed half the bottle on Gillian's lower body. "I've never seen someone that eager, and I'm curious."
In a mere second, Gillian was writhing in agony, her cries filled with torment. It was hell.
Brody relished her suffering, his gaze shifting to the curious Calista as a wicked idea took root.
"Calista," he said slyly, "this lady here is crazy about Percival. It's because of her that he ditched you."
Calista's composure shattered in an instant, and she lunged at Gillian, fists flying. "Vivienne, you bitch, I'm going to kill you!"
Lost to reason, Gillian grabbed Calista's hands, directing them toward herself.
Calista, unhinged, was relentless, nearly tearing Gillian apart.
The operating table was soon drenched in blood. Yet the two women, one crazed, the other delirious, continued their struggle, oblivious to the chaos.
Poor Gillian. Since her arrival in Rivenwood, she had been a constant target of abuse.
Even now, her fate seemed inescapable.
Brody cheered on the sidelines, finding the spectacle immensely entertaining. "Gillian's gonna make one hell of a vessel!"
Meanwhile, Percival and Vivienne had left the YQ Research Center and approached their car.
As Vivienne reached for the car door, Percival grasped her wrist. "I've given this car to Brody. Let's switch to another one."
"You're such a spendthrift," Vivienne chastised.
If memory served her right, this car was a recent splurge by Percival. When had he become so wasteful?
Percival, unfazed by the scolding, disdainfully shed his suit jacket, tossing it along with the car keys onto the hood of the vehicle.
"Gillian's touched this car and jacket. They're tainted."
Vivienne chuckled. "All this fuss over nothing?"
"It's not nothing," Percival insisted earnestly.
Anything that other women had touched was no longer fit for his Vivienne. The thought of her being sullied by such contact was repulsive.
Vivienne nodded in agreement. "Alright, we'll do it your way."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Million-Dollar Heart