Westonâs voice was sharp and icy, like the voice of the devil.
Guinevereâs eyes widened immediately. âMy parents are here?â
âGo for a blood transfusion now, and I might just let you meet them. Otherwise, you will watch them suffer.â
âHow could you do this to me!â She gazed at him with reddened eyes. âIs our relationship nothing compared to a substitute?â âIâll say it once. The de cision is yours.â Weston tightened the grip of his hands. âGo do the blood transfusion or die here.â
Instantly, she could feel her breathing being constricted, followed by suffocating despair. She looked at
him with a flushed face, unable to say a word.
It wasnât until he let go of his hand that the feeling of suffocation eased a little.
She fell to the ground, gasping for breath.
After a long pause, Guinevere looked at the man in front of her with tears in her eyes.
âDo you have to be so cruel?â
He laughed. âYou said it yourself that sheâs just a substitute. If she is gone, I can still find someone else. But your parents are different.â
As he spoke, he pushed her to the balcony and made her look down.
âDo you recognize that car?â
Guinevereâs eyes trembled. Of course, she did.
âMom! Dad!â
She was excited and wanted to move forward, but the people downstairs couldnât hear her shouting.
Mr. Cohen was on the phone while Mrs. Cohen kept weeping and looking around.
Guinevere knew they were looking for her.
She shut her eyes, and warm, pooling tears gushed down. âI can donate my blood, but you mustnât cau se trouble for my parents anymore, and....â
She opened her eyes and stared at the man in front of her with red eyes. âEverything is written off! You
are not allowed to lock me up again.â
âDo you think you have the right to bargain?â
The manâs face was as hard as a rock.
Guinevere smiled bitterly. âWhatever. If you disagree, I wonât cooperate. My parents can wait a while, but can Ella wait that long?â Weston gritted his teeth; his eyes filled with the rage of a thousand dragons. âFrom now on, you will do as I say.â
She stretched out her hand decadently. âTake it.â
Bright red blood was drawn from her body. Guinevereâs face showed no emotion as irony filled her heart.
Once upon a time, she was the favored one, and only others would give her their blood.
Now, here she was, giving her blood to a worthless substitute.
Inside the empty room.
A twisted smile crept across her face as she looked to the ceiling âStella, is this how you were feeling at the time? Itâs insulting...â âI didnât expect your ghost to still haunt me after so long. Your standâin will avenge you!â
âItâs just a pity that no matter what, sheâs just a substitute , not the real you! You exchanged your life for Westonâs pity, but you
still won!â
She suddenly began to cackle like a madwoman.
âI still wonâ¦â