Seeing that, the boss looked bad on face, “Don’t you have money?”
Sophia was embarrassed, “I'm sorry, I lost my money, I...”
Not waiting for her to finish, the boss kicked over the small table placed outside, “If you have no money, why are you here to eat?! You don’t want to pay?”
Sophia was tearless, trying to explain, but the boss slapped her on the face. Sophia was scared by that kick and now this slap made her dizzy, stumbled and fell to the ground.
People from several small restaurants around the area gathered to see that.
The boss scolded while kicking her, “How dare a girl come to eat without paying? How shameless!”
The onlookers pointed at her and said, “There is nothing wrong with her. Even if she goes to the restaurant to wash dishes, she can earn a thousand or two thousand yuan. She must be lazy and refuse to work!”
“Yeah! What is wrong with the young men? They are willing to work now!”
Being punched and kicked, Sophia could not break free but could only curled up her body, trying to let herself get less hurt.
Finally, the boss got tired and stopped. He spat on Sophia and shouted, “I will consider it was eaten by a dog!”
Sophia climbed up from the ground with red eyes, holding her arms and limping away. After turning a corner and walking out of the street, Sophia couldn't stand it any longer. She sat down on the ground and hugged her knees and cried out.
During her imprisonment, she had been beaten, she had been starved, but at that time she had been hopeful. She knew after 5 years, she would be in prison and her parents would hug her, and Vincent would give her a bright diamond and white wedding gauze.
Now...
No families, no residence. Vincent betrayed her, married another woman, and had a son. The Carter Group went bankruptcy, and her parents and relatives were missing.
“Ah -”
Sophia shouted loudly.
People passing by were startled by her, looked at her in horror, and ran away as if in a ghost.
Sophia could not help but laugh out loud. She clasped her knees, hung her head feebly, and wept again. Thinking of her experience over the years, Sophia hated Vincent's heartless, more hated her own weakness and powerless. She bit her wrist mercilessly until the mouth got blood.
She shuddered and wished to kill Vincent that ungrateful man.
It was hot in the summer night, the thunder was heard. Soon, it rained heavily and the raindrop hit on Sophia.
Sophia allowed the raindrops get her clothes wet, held her knees, buried her head there, motionless.
Not far away, a black Rolls-Royce was parked at a muddy road junction. Stephen sat in the car, across the rain curtain, looking at Sophia sitting in the muddy rain with a blank face.
In order to see her more clearly, the double glass window fell down, and rain drops fell on the door, splashing countless water droplets, which hit on Stephen's white suit.
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