My boyfriend's secretary Shirley Wilson came to our house to get some documents.
She falsely accused my father, Brian Smith, of molesting her and almost violated her.
My boyfriend James Clark was angry and asked someone to dump Brian in the mountains, wanting to starve him for a few days to teach him a lesson.
The wolves came out and tore Brian to pieces and divided up his body.
On the day Brian died, James was gently coaxing Shirley.
I was so angry that I asked James while crying, "Why did you leave my dad in such a dangerous place?"
"How dare you ask me this?" He shouted coldly, "He deceived me for so many years, and I haven't dealt with him yet."
Suddenly, I heard a pitiful sob. "Mr. Clark, I'm fine. Although that old man hurt me, I escaped at the critical moment."
Hearing these words, James got even angrier. He angrily said to me, "If Brian doesn't apologize, I won't let him come back from the mountains!"
I knelt on the ground crying and tremblingly picked up Brian's pocket watch from the pool of blood.
I opened it and saw a photo of me and him.
He smiled kindly in the photo, but I would never see him again.
How could such a kind person end up in such a tragic way?
I handled Brian's funeral and stayed in front of his tombstone for three days.
If I hadn't been with James back then, Brian wouldn't have suffered so much pain, and he wouldn't have been eaten by wolves.
It was raining.
Wiping my tears, I came to James' company like a dead person.
The receptionist told me that he was in an emergency meeting and that only those with an appointment could enter.
I rushed into the meeting room, staring at James and Shirley beside him.
When they saw me, they were both stunned.
I didn't care about anyone else present but just walked up to Shirley and slapped her hard.
"Let's stop here." With a gloomy face, James quickly dismissed other people.
Soon, there were only three of us left in the meeting room.
James frowned and glared at me fiercely. "Today's meeting is important. Why do you make trouble here?"
"Mr. Clark, please calm down." Shirley covered her swollen face and cried, "I must have offended Ms. Smith. It's my fault."
I stared at her coldly. "Why did you slander my dad?"
"I didn't!" Shirley pulled the scarf around her neck, revealing many hickeys.
She said with tears in her eyes, "Ms. Smith, you can't cover up his crimes just because he is your father."
"My dad's intelligence is only that of a three-year-old." My eyes were red. "How could he molest you? Do you have evidence?"
Shirley bit her lips and asked, "Do you mean I asked someone to kiss me and then slandered your dad?"
I knew she slandered Brian just to attract James' attention.
Brian was pitiful and died because of her.
I was so angry that I wanted to slap Shirley again, but James grabbed my wrist.
He pushed me away. "Enough! Stop being unreasonable!"
I had been overtired these days and felt very weak.
If I hadn't supported myself on the table, I might have fallen to the ground.
"Apologize to Shirley." James looked down at me. "If Brian doesn't apologize to her, you have to do it."
Why should I apologize to someone who indirectly killed my father?
James really disappointed me.
Had he forgotten who saved him back then?
Five years ago, on his way to work, Brian noticed someone was constantly throwing objects from a high place.
James was standing downstairs at the time. If he was hit, he would be seriously injured.
Brian was kind-hearted, and without thinking, he rushed over and pushed James away.
But he put himself in danger.
He saved James, but he was hit on the head by a chair and lost consciousness.
Although Brian was sent to the hospital in time, he was still admitted to the ICU and was in a coma for several days. When he finally woke up, he became a vegetable.
James felt both grateful and guilty. He took the initiative to pay all the medical expenses and help me take care of Brian.
Finally, after half a year, Brian woke up.
But his IQ became that of a three-year-old child. He was unable to take care of himself and was prone to illness.
At that time, I felt desperate.
I blamed Brian for making himself like this and always being so kind.
"I'm sorry." James often said these words.
I knew he didn't do anything wrong, but I still rejected him in my heart.
Later, I learned that James was a rich young man. He took Brian to his villa and hired two nannies to take care of him. Besides, he also personally took care of Brian.
One day, James confessed to me. With seriousness on his handsome face, he said, "Joanna, I like you. Please be with me."
After staying with him for half a year, I had indeed had feelings for him.
"Okay." I had changed my attitude toward him.
During the five years that I was with James, he treated me well.
But since he had a secretary named Shirley, many things had changed.
James often talked about his pretty secretary, saying that she was stupid.
He probably didn't even notice that his eyes were full of smiles when he said those words.
I didn't question James but endured it.
After all, he was willing to help take care of Brian and provide for his material needs.
I was very satisfied.
But now, for the sake of Shirley, James sent Brian to the mountains to feed the wolves.
I couldn't stand it anymore.
If Brian hadn't saved James, the person who became a vegetable should have been James.
Chapter 2"James, let's break up."
I looked sad and was completely disappointed.
James was stunned for a moment, seeming a little unbelievable.
After being silent for a moment, he said, "It's up to you. Apologize to Shirley right now."
"Impossible," I said firmly, turning around and wanting to leave the meeting room.
"Stop her." As soon as James finished speaking, two bodyguards pushed the door open.
They grabbed me.
"I was hurt so badly, and I was almost violated." Shirley wiped the tears and said weakly, "It isn't too much to ask you to sincerely apologize to me on behalf of your father, is it?"
"Of course not." James patted her shoulder encouragingly. "Shirley, you are so kind."
I thought Shirley was disgusting. "You are a woman full of lies. I won't apologize to you!"
"Come on." Hearing James' words, two bodyguards dragged me in front of Shirley.
I frowned in pain but couldn't get free.
"Ms. Smith." Shirley stood in front of me arrogantly. "If you are willing to apologize, I will forgive you."
I bit my lips hard, seeming to be overwhelmed by the feeling of shame.
Suddenly, James held my head and forced me to apologize to Shirley.
He said, "Why is it so difficult to ask you to apologize?"
Because I refused to apologize, James grabbed my hair hard.
With tears of humiliation in my eyes, I said, "She killed my dad! I want her to pay with her life!"
After saying that, I broke free from the bodyguards and rushed towards Shirley.
I grabbed her hair with all my strength and pulled out a handful of her hair.
"Ah! It hurts!" Shirley covered her head and looked at me in horror. "Do I have a grudge against you? Why do you and your father both want to hurt me?"
James protected her. "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Shirley showed a kind look. "Ms. Smith probably wanted to attract your attention, so she did this."
"Joanna, you are unreasonable."
James stared at me with an annoyed look. "How can you say such a crazy thing?"
I threw the hair in my hand away. "My father was eaten by wolves in the mountains."
"What are you talking about?" James said, "Shirley has checked it. Apart from a few villagers, there are no other dangerous animals in the mountains."
I smiled bitterly, "You believe everything she says? Don't you have any judgment at all?"
James sighed and said helplessly, "The one who loves to lie is you.
"I see now. You and Brian both like to act.
"To help you marry into a wealthy family, he took advantage of my guilt and pretended to be a three-year-old child.
"In the past five years, I have spent a lot of energy and money on you. I don't owe you two anymore, but I didn't expect Brian to be so vicious.
"Joanna, why didn't I realize before that you are a person who will do anything to achieve your goals?"
I looked at James with disappointment, and suddenly, I didn't want to explain anything.
Brian, did you see that?
This was the person you risked your life to save.
I turned around and wanted to leave.
I didn't want to stay in the country anymore.
To leave this sad place, I planned to go abroad to work.
Fortunately, the company agreed and the process went smoothly.
On the third day of living abroad, two unexpected guests came to my door.
I looked at James and Shirley coldly. "Why are you here?"
They broke into my house and found my laptop. Opening a strange website, they played a video.
In the video, I saw Shirley being whipped by a man.
The man had a red birthmark on his wrist, which was the same as Brian's.
Shirley was in tears and kept sobbing. "Ms. Smith, your father came to harass me again before going abroad with you. He even whipped me.
"I didn't call the police because he's your father.
"But he recorded this and posted it online.
"What should I do in the future?"
James was furious. He grabbed my neck and said, "Do you think I can't find you if you take Brian aboard?"
Chapter 3But Brian died a long time ago.
On the first day he was thrown into the mountains, he was eaten by wolves.
To frame Brian, Shirley acted with someone, and now she even came abroad to find me.
Feeling absurd, I was about to call the police to report them for trespassing.
"Joanna!" James suddenly knocked the phone out of my hand and angrily said, "Do you still want to protect your father now?"
I dropped my hands, feeling helpless. "He is dead. You killed him."
"Shut up!" With a gloomy face, James said sternly, "Stop acting. Shirley is suffering from severe depression because of Brian."
He pulled Shirley's hand, revealing the marks of wrist slitting, which looked shocking.
I couldn't help but sneer, "You slit your wrists to make your acting more convincing, right?"
"I'm not acting." Shirley's eyes were red and swollen, looking pitiful. "Your father is torturing me and driving me crazy. I don't know what's the point of living. I want to die..."
James hugged her and comforted her. Then he looked at me angrily. "The fact that you and Brian went abroad is the best proof. You are afraid of being caught."
Shirley, who was in James' arms, showed a smug smile.
She seemed to say to me, "You are finished. You will never win."
James suddenly pulled me in front of him and said, "Ask Brian out immediately. Otherwise, I won't let you off!"
I pushed him away, and during the process, the pocket watch fell out of my pocket.
Shirley picked up the pocket watch on the ground. "Your dad is so disgusting. I want to vomit when I see him."
"Give it back to me. This is my father's relic." I was nervous and hurried to snatch the pocket watch from her hand.
But James grabbed me tightly, so I couldn't move at all.
Then, Shirley threw the pocket watch at her feet and tramped it into pieces with her high heels.
I collapsed to the ground in despair.
That was my father's relic, and I even lost the last thing about him.
To help Shirley vent her anger, James called a strong man here.
He motioned the man to come to me. Holding his phone to take a video, James said, "I will let you feel Shirley's pain until your father comes out."
The strong man started to touch me. When he lifted my clothes, I burst into tears of humiliation. "Let me go! James, you bastard!"
James seemed to soften his heart. "Stop. I've already done this. Why doesn't Brian come out?"
He shouted, "Come out quickly! Otherwise, your daughter will be bullied."
I was shaking all over with fear.
How did James become like this?
He seemed to be a stranger to me.
Taking a glance at the crying Shirley, James asked the strong man to continue.
I collapsed as I watched my clothes being taken off and wanted to escape.
But the man was too strong and I couldn't break free no matter what I did.
Suddenly, James' phone rang and he picked it up.
His assistant Tony Lambert said, "Mr. Clark, Ms. Smith's father died in the mountains, and his body disappeared. According to the villagers, he was eaten by wolves, and even his bones were gone."