"Don't compare yourself to Felix, you're not worthy. Get lost," Vicki was instantly disgusted by Seren. Seren and Felix were worlds apart. Felix was like a ray of sunshine that brightened her life. Meeting Felix changed her perception of the Saunders family and helped her escape from her dark past.
As for Seren, he was the scummiest of scum, an insult to the name Xiao.
Seren became furious and forcefully lifted Vicki from the ground, throwing her into a corner.
"What's Felix compared to me? What sets us apart? He's a carefree playboy with no ambitions. Vicki, you're truly blind. I'm a thousand times better than him."
His face flushed with anger, veins popping on his forehead, and the blood vessels on his temples swollen and protruding.
He tightly gripped Vicki's throat, pressing the back of her head against the wall with force, his palm exerting pressure, almost attempting to strangle her to death.
Vicki felt all the air in her chest being sucked away, her face swelling, her mind heating up, unable to breathe. Her consciousness gradually became fuzzy, and in that moment, the sensation of impending death sent shivers down her spine.
Fortunately, when Seren threw her into the corner, her hand happened to grab a piece of broken glass she had seen earlier. She held the shard tightly in her palm. But with the person in front of her trying to kill her, she had no strength left to resist, let alone use the broken glass to cut the rope.
Just as she felt herself on the verge of suffocation, Seren suddenly released her.
Vicki's body went limp, almost collapsing to the ground. A rush of fresh air filled her lungs, and she started coughing uncontrollably.
"How does it feel? Isn't this sensation delightful? Life and death, like a paradise," Seren laughed wickedly. "Vicki, don't provoke me. I won't let you die. I haven't had you yet. You're the woman I desire the most in my life. If you die, how could I ever be content?"
Vicki breathed in the fresh air, trying to regain her composure. She knew how twisted Seren was. She had witnessed him insulting other girls while choking them, making them wish for death but unable to attain it. Some of the girls he accidentally killed were proof of that. He even called it adding excitement. He was a complete psychopath.
Clearly, he wanted to apply the same treatment to her.
"Why didn't you die?" Vicki asked between coughs, trying to stay calm in order to gather the information she needed for her next move.
"I didn't die because I didn't want to disappoint you," Seren loosened his tie, pulled it out, and threw it aside.
Vicki watched as he unbuttoned his shirt, a sense of unease creeping into her heart. Could it be that Seren wanted to force himself on her here? She wouldn't stand a chance against him.
She discreetly used the broken glass to cut the rope, trying to do it as quickly as possible. But the rope was too thick, and she made little progress. She started to panic, wanting to buy more time. She couldn't bear the thought of being defiled by someone like Seren, especially since she was pregnant. With Seren's level of depravity, even if she survived, the child wouldn't stand a chance.
"I clearly saw the knife pierce your heart," Vicki said coldly.
"Yes. It slightly missed, almost costing me my life," Seren mentioned, anger evident in his voice. "That damn Rayan, he put me into a coma for so many years. I'm waiting to settle the score with him."
Vicki narrowed her eyes. So Seren had been in a coma for many years, which explained his disappearance. It seemed that his heart had narrowly avoided being stabbed, causing excessive blood loss that led to cerebral ischemia and the coma. But Vicki deduced that Seren must have woken up several years ago; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to build up such a powerful force. He must have spent years enduring humiliation and carrying heavy burdens.
This actually coincided with the time she entered the nightfall. From the beginning, she sensed something was amiss, and when Christian needed her to enter the nightfall, she naturally began investigating the affairs of the Saunders family. She never expected her concerns to be right.
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