I chuckled and continued, “You know I’m not that idiot. You know the consequences.”
With that, a dagger pressed against his belly.
Immediately after seeing that, Marcus’s men closed in on me.
But my knife tips had already drawn closer, and faint blood oozed.
He hissed in pain, and for a long moment, he just stared. Then unexpectedly, he laughed and waved his hand to his men.
“Back off,” he barked. “I didn’t tell you to come over. Get out of here!”
“You're really awesome, Melody,” he added, surprising me.
“Of course,” I said. “My brother-in-law taught me well.”
After all, he cut my fiancé’s legs and sent them to me as a present to turn me into someone like him. Then he held my hand and plunged a knife into my fiancé’s chest to force me into marrying him.
He had even said, “If you become as dirty as I am, then only I deserve to be with you.”
He dragged me down from a high place and left me in the dirt. Now, my once clean hands were stained with blood, which I couldn't wash away easily. Yet he pretends to like “clean” things? It was laughable.
“Don’t like my gift, Marcus?” I asked innocently. “Oh, right! You prefer cutting off limbs. So, I’m still soft for you, huh? I’ll remember next time.”
Judy fumed, pulling at Marcus, demanding he avenge her. But he only watched me for a long time before finally turning and leaving with his men.
Melody's POV
“Melody, remember, things won’t end so easily.”
And he was right. The consequences came quicker than I expected. That very night, Marcus gathered every doctor in the syndicate to treat Judy. He threatened them with their own lives, demanding not a single scar remain on her pretty face.
By the time the news reached me, I was at the aquarium, feeding the sharks.
I clicked my tongue. “Been a while since you’ve had meat, huh? Getting cranky, little one?”
I sprinkled food into the water, my voice calm and coaxing. “Don’t worry. I'll feed you well soon.”
His face tight with anger, Samuel Woolery draped a coat over my shoulders. “Sir’s gone too far this time. It’s the first time he’s turned against you over some woman. If it weren’t for your support, the syndicate never would’ve landed in his hands.”
I shook my head, laughing under my breath. “She’s just a toy. If he wants to make a scene, let him. When he’s done, I’ll clean up his corpse.”