I raised my hand and,with everything I had,slapped Natalie across the face.
"You disgusting bitch!"
Smack!
A loud slap echoed in the room.
Natalie didn’t expect it.She screamed and stumbled back,half her face already swelling.
“Jenna!How dare you hit me!”
Seeing this,Ethan finally lost his temper.He lunged at me,furious.
The bodyguards moved instantly,blocking him and holding him back.“What are you doing?Let me go!How dare you do this to me?”
His face was twisted with rage as he struggled and roared.However,the bodyguards’faces remained expressionless.Their grips were iron-cold and steady.
I went to the dazed Natalie,crouched down and grabbed her by the hair,forcing her chin up.
“Natalie,”I called,looking straight into her terrified eyes,“you said my daughter would suffer in the mountains.Is that true?”
She trembled,eyes darting away.“I…I was only saying things…I don’t know anything…”
“Only saying things?”I tightened my grip until her scalp burned.“Then tell me,what mountain?What village?Who bought her?Tell me now!”
“Ah!It hurts!”she wailed,tears and snot streaking her face.“Ethan!Ethan,help me!”