Both women were still silent when Cassie began to feel dizzy a few minutes later. She caught herself dozing off and rubbed her eyes incessantly. It was at this moment she finally realized that something was wrong. She looked at the quiet woman in front of her.
Noticing the faint smirk at the corners of Natalie’s lips, her face turned pale. It dawned on her that she had been tricked. Natalie had made her fall into her own trap.
“Natalie! How dare you…” Cassie wanted to stand up and curse her out. But she was so weak that she passed out on the table before she could finish speaking.
Without wasting time, Natalie moved her seat next to her and exchanged their coats and bags. She then put on
Cassie’s hat and sunglasses.
When Sebastian saw that Cassie had passed out, he pushed the glass door open and walked in briskly. Natalie signaled him to act with her.
A waiter noticed that Cassie was lying on the table and seemed unconscious. He quickly walked over to check on her.
“Are you okay, Miss?”
“There’s no cause for alarm. My friend just complained of a stomach ache. We are about to take her to the hospital.”: Natalie accompanied this explanation with a natural smile. She then held one of Cassie’s arms and asked Sebastian to help her with the other.
The waiter swallowed her explanation hook, line, and sinker. He nodded understandably and didn’t ask any more questions. He made way for them.
As they walked out of the cafe, Natalie began to rack her brain on what to do next, but she couldn’t come up with anything. All of a sudden, a black minibus came towards them at high speed from down the road.
It was late at night, and only a few people were on the street
Natalie stood outside the cafe and stared at the minibus driving toward her. She broke into a cold sweat as the vehicle approached her.
The headlights of the minibus pierced into the dark alley. The car trundled into the street and halted in front of
Natalie. Just then, the door flew open. As Natalie dropped her palm that was blocking the light, she saw several men storming out of the car.
They were all dressed in black, wearing baseball caps and masks. Natalie looked up, and her gaze met one of the men’s fierce eyes. It was the same man who had brought the spiked coffee for her in the cafe. He was the rapist Kent had mentioned earlier.
‘Is this her?” The man in the lead walked forward and asked in a hushed voice.
Cassie had called them on short notice. They would do anything for money. Besides, they didn’t know Cassie. The woman in front of him was wearing the same clothes and sunglasses as the one who had contacted them before.
They thought she must be Cassie. Hearing what they said, Natalie breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like they didn’t sense anything wrong. Natalie had changed into Cassie’s clothes, and it was late at night.
That was probably why they didn’t realize she was the wrong woman.
“Where are you taking her?” Natalie subconsciously gripped Cassie’s hand.
The men exchanged glances and burst out laughing.
“Just leave it to us. Give us the money and consider the job done. We know what to do,” the man in the lead replied briefly and walked over to take Cassie.
Natalie subconsciously flinched back. The men’s maniacal laughter and their hungry eyes disgusted Natalie. She couldn’t help but rethink her decision.
These men would undoubtedly ruin Cassie. She couldn’t even bring herself to imagine what they might do to her. Sebastian cast a sidelong glance at Natalie and saw the hesitation in her eyes. He grabbed Cassie’s arm and handed her to the men.
“Just take her away and do as agreed,” he said, waving his hand.
The men’s laughter grew louder and reverberated across the silent street. They carried Cassie into the car and slammed the door shut. Soon, the engine started, and plumes of smoke rose from the engine. Before they knew it, the minibus disappeared into the dark night.
Natalie didn’t move until the minibus disappeared from her sight. Sebastian examined her face and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
“What happened? Are you still thinking about her? You didn’t make any mistake. If it weren’t for luck and your wisdom, you would have ended up in that car instead of her.” He paused and sneered.
“Cassie isn’t as merciful as you are. If those men had taken you away, she would be celebrating it.”
The more Natalie thought about what could have happened to her, the more frightened she became. After a while, she turned to look at Sebastian, suppressing her pity and concern for Cassie.
“Let’s go home. I’ve been busy all night and haven’t had dinner yet.”
Sebastian was right. Cassie had started everything. The woman deserved it for coming up with a vindictive plan. She couldn’t show any sympathy toward a cruel woman like Cassie.
At the suburb of the city
The bright moonlight enveloped the grass and trees.A man and woman were lying on the lawn, their naked bodies intertwined against each other. Several naked men surrounded them. The woman’s face flushed and contorted with agony. She was groaning in pain.
Cassie was awakened by the pain. Her eyes fluttered open. The dazzling sunlight blinded her vision.
She squeezed her eyes shut and opened them again. The open sky and the incessant chirping of birds frightened her. She struggled to sit up and found herself somewhere in the wild. Her breath caught in her throat as she realized she was completely naked.
There were bruises and whip marks all over her body. She felt a searing pain in her groin and couldn’t move an inch. Her mind was blank. Cassie took deep breaths and finally remembered how she ended up here, in this state.
“Natalie! I will fucking kill you!” Cassie croaked, her throat dry with anger as tears streamed down her cheeks. Cassie wasn’t a conservative woman. She had slept with several men in the past since high school.
However, being gang-raped by the men would be scarring for any woman. She felt dirty, disgusted, and more than anything else, angry. It took her a long time to put on her ripped clothes and tidy up her body. This was the worst day of her life, and she could never forgive Natalie for ruining her life.
Every inch of her body hurt. She could tell the men had brutally ravaged her last night. These men had just come out of jail.
Cassie had spent a lot of money to find them. She had specifically opted for a notorious criminal to fulfill her task.
She wanted to take a video of these perverts raping Natalie. That way, she would have something to blackmail Natalie.
Unexpectedly, Cassie’s plans had turned against herself. She had become the victim, instead. The events of the previous night flashed in her mind.
Those criminals had scarred her face with their foul teeth. Cassie could feel their saliva lingering on her skin.
“Those perverts! How dare they do this to me?” Cassie screamed hysterically, clutching her hair, her face contorting with rage.
Her screams frightened the birds in the forest. They flew away in all directions.
After a long while, Cassie staggered to her feet and limped out of the woods. She trudged to the other side of the road and waved her tired hand, asking for a lift. Finally, one of them offered her a ride home.
