The Rise Of The Unwanted Girl (Athena) novel Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Athena’s words drained the color from Michael’s face inch by inch, the disgust and hatred in her eyes piercing his heart ke dagger.

A searing pain radiated from his chest, and Michael felt his strength draining away

A memory suddenly flashed through Michael’s mind. His face darkened as he turned to Athena and asked, “What happened to you in the barracks?”

She replied, “What a ridiculous question, Lord Osborne. You’re a man yourself, don’t tell me you don’t know what was going through those men’s minds.”

Michael suddenly raised his voice. “No, impossible! They would never dare lay a finger on you…”

“Michael” Athena stepped closer, meeting his panicked gare, her loathing plain to see. “Isn’t this exactly what you wanted? You got what you wished for, ruining me, and now you dare play the good guy in front of me? She stared him down, voice told. “The sight of you now is utterly disgusting”

A dull ache spread through Michael’s chest. He shook his head helplessly. “No. they would never dare treat you like that,” he muttered

Athena slowly raised her arm, her long sleeve sliding down to reveal the shocking scars on her forearm. Though nearly a month had passed, the marks were still horrific to behold. She looked at Michael and said coldly. “Are you really too much of a coward to admit what you’ve done?”

Athena forced herself to swallow the bitterness rising in her chest, determined to keep her emotions as calm as still water.

She wasn’t looking for sympathy, she was simply stating the facts

s remained dry, but Michael’s were reddened at the corners.

Athena’s eyes r

He stared at Athena’s once smooth arm, now covered in gruesome scars. His voice shook uncontrollably. “How could this happen? How could it bum out Like this? Athena, I had no idea they were defying my orders. If I’d known, I would never have let you suffer like this.”

Michael stared frantically at Athena’s frosty expression, hastily defending himself. “That was never my intention! Why didn’t you come to me for help? You had plenty of chances to see me in the barracks?”

In truth, he had been secretly watching Athena all along, making sure she never noticed.

“I don’t want Athena thinking I’ll keep spoiling her. I’m only doing this for her own good, he thought.

Athena curled her lips in a cold smile. “I did consider coming to you for help,” she said, “But do you u remember how you treated me, Lord Osbome?”

Michael’s eyes widened in sudden realization. The memory hit him. He remembered now.

Once, Athena had escaped from the forced labor unit, her hair disheveled as she came running desperately toward Michael

With her voice choked with sobs, she pleaded, “Michael, please, save me! Save me

Michael glanced at her from a distance. Before Athena could get close, he ordered his men to drag her away.

He thought to himself, Athena must have snuck out because she couldn’t endure the harsh conditions in there.”

All she wanted was for him to take her back home to the Monson family.

He barely glanced at her before turning away, then issued a stern order to his men. ” Athena escapes again, every guard will receive fity strokes with

the came

With Michael’s command, the soldiers became even more brazen in their treatment of her, showing no restraint

They dragged Athena back and beat her half to death as punishment for her esca

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Chapter 50

They forced her to stay on the freezing ground and allowed her only one meal of spoiled food each day.

After that, Athena’s knees were so badly damaged that even walking became

niggle, let alone attempting to escape.

Athena had thought she’d green numb to those soul crushing pains.

But whenever those memories resurfaced, that soul crushing despair would still make Athena shudder all over, chilling her to the manƏR

it she could, she would never relive those memories for the rest of her life.

She added, “Michael, spare your doubts, I carved that word out of my own flesh with a knife. There are plenty more experiences like this. Do you truly wish to hear about them all?”

He thought, “How excruciating the pain must have been for her, how utterly hopeless she must have felt back then!

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