“Take one more step and I'll swallow this key! None of you will survive!”
Instantly, all the friends froze in their place. They glared at Damien with anger, but they didn't dare to act rashly.
Damien snorted coldly. “We’re all friends who grew up together. Are you going to abandon Jessica alone and run away?”
“If we all leave, what if she comes out and can’t find us, she will get scared?”
Today was Jessica’s birthday. And we had all come to attend her birthday party. I didn’t expect such a ridiculous and absurd thing to happen. Now, everyone was regretting it deeply.
One of my friends grabbed my hand and said, “Eugenia Joubert, please talk some sense into your husband! If he keeps making trouble, we will all die!”
I lowered my head and rubbed my eyes for a moment. How could he possibly listen to me? Damien loved Jessica so much. I had never been in his heart.
***
My dad was a laborer. When I was born, he got into an accident in a machine. When he was pulled out, only his hands were intact. When my mom heard the news, she jumped off the building due to depression before her postpartum period was over.
As an orphan, I was entrusted to the village chief. I always thought Damien and his family were kind-hearted people who didn’t expect anything in return. But after nearly dying, I realized they were only doing it for the exorbitant compensation money in my hands.
Damien glared at me threateningly. “Eugenia, won’t you even listen to me?”
“No.”
I shook my head and suppressed the hatred in my heart. I then agreed with him.
“We should indeed wait for Jessica, guys.”
Seeing that I changed sides at the last moment, my friends were unhappy.
“Eugenia, have you lost your mind? Even if he is your husband, you can't be so unclear about the situation!”
“If an earthquake really happens later and something goes wrong, can you afford the consequences?”
The reproaches of our friends made Damien roll his eyes in annoyance. He glanced around at everyone and said coldly, “We're all friends. So why are you rushing off when something happens?”
“Now the key is in my hand. So if you keep barking, none of you are going out.”
He held up the key. His eyes were full of arrogance.
Seeing that I had been standing aside obediently, Damien praised me. “Look at my wife. She is more loyal than any of you.”