Stanley nodded, showing that he understood. "I know."
Rebecca bit her lip and said, gazing downward, "I'm fine now. Sorry for making you worried about me, Stanley. You can go back..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Stanley interrupted her, "Don't you want to tell me what happened?"
Rebecca shivered all over.
"Who came?" Stanley asked with sharp eyes.
Rebecca closed her eyes as if she didn't want to say anything. Her face was pale and her hands holding the glass were trembling. "Stanley... I..."
Stanley stared at her without blinking and repeated, "Who came?"
Rebecca remained silent.
"Do you want me to call the police?"
"No..." Rebecca abruptly looked up and burst into tears. "It's useless to call the police."
"Then tell me, who came?"
"If you don't tell me, I can go to check the apartment block's surveillance footage. It's just that it takes a longer time."
Rebecca looked at him hesitantly. After a while, she closed her eyes, moved her lips, and blurted a name, "L-Liam..."
It was him! Stanley's face darkened. He already had an answer in his heart. "Did he rape you?"
Rebecca shivered and recalled what happened a few hours ago. Regardless of her resistance, Liam forcibly did the deed with her. Her face became paler and paler, and she couldn't say a word.
Stanley's eyes swept over her body. There were some red marks on her neck and arms. He was a man, so he immediately understood what was going on when he saw those red marks on her body.
He pursed his thin lips and ordered, "Anthony, contact the gynecologist."
Rebecca raised her head in astonishment. " Stanley..."
"You need to get yourself checked."
"I'm fine..."
Stanley fixed his eyes on her and said, "You're fine? You can't even walk properly."
Did he notice?
Rebecca's face turned pale, and then she blushed with shame. She bit her lip so hard that she hoped she could die right there and then.
He saw the most embarrassing and humiliating side of her.
No one could ever reject his decision. Rebecca had no choice but to go to the hospital with him.
Out of the apartment complex, they drove past a pharmacy. Rebecca thought of something and patted the window. "Stop the car.
Anthony looked through the rearview mirror, and Stanley nodded.
Anthony pulled over.
"I want to buy something..." Rebecca stammered.
Stanley lifted his chin and said, "Sit down. I'll ask Anthony to buy it."
Rebecca was in a trance. "D- Do you know what I want to buy?"
Stanley pursed his lips and nodded.
Rebecca sat on the chair in a daze, feeling the blood in her body turning a little cold.
Not only Stanley, but Anthony also knew what she wanted to buy. Without turning off the engine, Anthony immediately got out of the car, embarrassment written on his face.
Rebecca could sense this.
He was always like this when she was with him. Every time they met, they would sit properly like two awkward strangers instead of a couple.
The only real intimate moment was on her birthday. He was drunk, and they...
Rebecca thought, if it hadn't been for that time, they wouldn't have made further progress.
He was a man, but how could he have no desire for women?
She was a woman with a great figure and good looks. Why didn't he want her?
What about the wife he had married? What about Sharon? Did he and she...
Was he as indifferent and aloof as he used to be when he was with her?
Rebecca couldn't control her own thoughts. She obsessively looked at Stanley's sharp facial features. He had such a deep and profound temperament. He was sitting straight, looking extremely charming and outstanding. He was such a perfect man. If she hadn't been enchanted by Liam, she wouldn't have betrayed him!
"Stanley!" Rebecca hugged him again, and there was a voice in her mind urging her. She raised her face and pressed her lips to his.
Stanley turned his face away and Rebecca's kiss landed on his cheek. He asked in a deep voice, "What are you doing?"
Hearing his monotonous voice, Rebecca froze. "I..."
Stanley pushed her hand away and asked again, "Why did you do that?"
His eyes were sharp that made Rebecca a little flustered. She reached out to his arm but he avoided her. She exclaimed frantically, "Are you still blaming me? About the thing between me and Liam... I can explain. Can you give me a chance to explain it clearly?"
Stanley looked at her with no expression on his face. "And then what? What do you want after you explain it?"
Rebecca was stunned. "1-1 want us to go back to the old days."
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