But despite her stench, the baby-faced man still came to see her every day. Sometimes, he would even chat with her. But most of the time, he stared at her silently, as if he was afraid that she would run away.
Brittany found out that he was one of Patrick's men from the previous phone calls, but he did not seem to hide that information from her at all. He was fearless and felt that no one could save her!
Watching Brittany staring at him, Richard put down his fork and picked up the handkerchief. He covered his nose and mouth as he walked towards the bed, looked down at Brittany then said, "Sigh. Bro Patrick likes to give me a hard time. He asked me to teach you a lesson but I can't hurt you."
Brittany's face turned pale and she uttered in a panic, "What do you want to do to me? I'm Amelia Ramsay's sister, a member of the Ramsay family. If you hurt me, you'll be hurting my sister too. And if you hurt the Ramsay family, she won't let you off the hook!"
"Shh." Richard raised a finger to signal for her to be quiet. "Don't get so agitated. I promised Bro Patrick that I won't hurt you. Come. Let me check if your limbs are tied up properly, in case you hurt yourself later."
Brittany's heart sank, and she shrivelled up like a shrimp. "What are you doing to me?"
Richard did not reply. He continued to cover his mouth and nose with his handkerchief and checked the hemp rope around Brittany's limbs with his other hand. After confirming that the rope was tight, he nodded to himself then left the warehouse.
When he left, Brittany lost control and peed herself. That was right. She was so horrified that she had wet herself!
And at this moment, the urinary catheter played its role and silently resolved her embarrassment.
But it also caused Brittany to break down and weep. She was a living person! She could move around all right, so why did they insert such a tube in her?
When Richard came back with his items, Brittany was crying so hard that she was trembling, looking extremely pitiful.
The stink from her had also seemed to be more intense than before.
Richard then glanced at the bedpan discreetly, thinking how Wayne would have run away long ago if he was to handle this matter.
But Richard was different. He had been on outdoor expeditions often. So, he had been in many circumstances when he had to get filthy. He was used to it.
Brittany, who heard the sound of footsteps, raised her head warily. Richard was holding a few glass bottles in his arms, filled with flowers and plants. Some of them were even planted in the soil and grew several bright- coloured fruits. Brittany swallowed a mouthful of saliva as she looked at the fruits that appeared juicy and tasty.
Noticing Brittany's focus on the bottles, Richard asked happily, "Do you like them too? Then let's try them first, okay?"
Brittany shuddered at Richard said and begged, "Please let me go..."
Richard turned around and put down the glass bottles one by one. Then, he picked up the fruiting plant and opened the bottle cap with a pop. After plucking two fruits from the bottle, he screwed the bottle cap on again and carefully put the glass bottle back.
After that, he turned to Brittany and said, "Open your mouth."
Brittany would rather die than do that. She did not know what he was putting into her mouth!
Richard shrugged helplessly, then pinched Brittany's nose with his other hand.
After a while, Brittany could only part her mouth and since she had to breathe.
Richard seized the opportunity and tossed the fruits into her throat. Because he had acted quickly and accurately, Brittany could not use her tongue to spit the fruits out even if she wanted to. All she could do was open her eyes wide and allow the fruits to slide deeper into her throat.
Brittany's tears rolled down her cheeks. She wished she could skin the man in front of her alive. "You! B*stard! What did you feed me?"
Wearing a sleek and creepy smile, Richard replied, "Something that will make you feel good."
Brittany's face turned pale at that. She thought she was given some roofies and could not help but curse, "How shameless can you be! How dare you covet my body!"
Richard muttered in response, "You should take a whiff of how much you reek. How terrible is my taste to get down with someone like you in this state?"
Ignoring Brittany's fury, Richard took out his phone and put it on video mode. Then, he placed the phone vertically on the table and located the camera in front of Brittany's face and body.
Brittany was sensitive about cameras because of her current condition. So, she yelled at the top of her lungs, "What the h*ll are you doing?"
"Take a video so that I can report to Bro Patrick." After Richard adjusted the camera angle, he straightened up and said, "Okay, you can enjoy yourself. I'll come back in two hours."
"Hey! Don't go! You haven't told me what you just fed me...come back!" Brittany screamed with fright, but no one cared about her.
She dashed forward without hesitation, only to hear a plunging sound. A blade had appeared in Daniel's hand, and he had stabbed it straight into her heart.
Brittany did not 'die' immediately, perhaps it was because she was obsessed with Daniel. So, after Daniel 'killed' her, she watched as his smile slowly faded away. Then, he turned around with no expression on his face, opened the door behind him, and walked in.
When the door closed, Brittany seemed to have caught sight of a strange and mysterious world filled with evil spirits. She wanted to ask Daniel to come back, but he continued forward without looking back. She closed her eyes again.
Brittany was standing in the centre of the public's attention in a bustling and crowded banquet, enjoying the shower of praises and blessings when she woke up for the last time.
George, Alice, and Daniel were standing beside her, all flashing happy smiles at her. It turned out that it was her and Daniel's wedding anniversary, and they were all here for the celebration!
She had received a lot of gifts at the ceremony.
After returning to her room, she first opened the gift that her relatives had given her. She saw George's gift box containing a music box. The moment she lifted the lid of the box, Amelia's voice rang in the air, wishing her and Daniel to have a happy wedding.
Her voice got Brittany's dander up, who immediately threw the music box out of the window.
Then, she opened Alice's gift box and found a mask painted with vivid, intricate features. When she picked up the mask, the mask moved as if it was alive and gradually transformed into Amelia's face. Brittany got so frightened that she cast the mask out of the window too.
Finally, she opened Daniel's gift and saw an inverted photo frame in the gift box. She thought it was a wedding photo of her and Daniel, but when she flipped it over, she realized that it was a photo of Daniel and Amelia during their university days.
She could not stand it anymore. Brittany jumped out of the window.
Brittany had experienced four life- and- death situations in the past two hours, and it all felt so real each time. It was no wonder that she was incontinent.
After that, Richard applied a liquid from one of the plants on Brittany's body, which would make her feel painful and itchy all over. In a brief moment, she came back to life and began to squirm her limbs around, trying to scratch the most painful part of her body. However, she was so tightly tied up that she could only endure the misery.
The next morning.
After tormenting Brittany for the whole afternoon and night, Richard picked up his phone that only had a little battery left with satisfaction. He then passed Brittany to his subordinates' care and left to have breakfast.

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