Five Years Wasted Now They Beg Her Back novel Chapter 6

But now, they were telling her the invitation was gone?

Meeting Grace's red-rimmed eyes, Cassian’s fingers paused imperceptibly. He felt a slight squeeze in his chest.

His lips parted, about to say something, when Lilian’s soft, delicate voice came from behind him.

“Grace, you really don't pay any attention to household matters. The trash has already been collected. By now, it's probably at the West Mountain landfill, the biggest one in the region.”

She paused deliberately before continuing magnanimously, “Forget it, sister. As long as you behave yourself from now on, we’ll let this go.”

A flicker of emotion finally crossed Grace’s eyes.

She wrenched herself free from Cassian’s grip and, limping, ran desperately for the door.

Cassian stared at his empty palm, a look of disbelief on his face. “It was just a fake invitation, and she actually...”

“That’s enough, Cassian,” Lilian stepped forward, her voice soothing. “Maybe she’s just afraid of being exposed, so she has to see this act through to the end. Let’s not call her bluff.”

With that, she walked to an empty corner, pulled out her phone, and made a call...

***

The autumn wind was bleak. Grace stood before the enormous, foul-smelling landfill, her thin frame battered by the cold wind, making it hard to even stand.

Every gust felt like a fresh cut.

She hesitated for only a moment before charging in.

To make matters worse, a torrential downpour soon began.

Grace was soaked to the bone. Rain blurred her vision, and the garbage, now a muddy mess, made the search even more difficult.

Suddenly, her foot slipped, and she fell onto a pile of broken glass. Shards dug into her arm and calf.

As the rain washed over her wounds, a sharp pain spread through her entire body.

Just then, the bright beam of a flashlight cut through the darkness from behind her.

She turned to see a drunkard with a lecherous look in his eyes walking toward her.

Grace instinctively tried to run, but her injured leg felt nailed to the ground, refusing to move.

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