Love Faded With the Light novel Chapter 7

The entire night, the Slater residence remained brightly lit. Alyssa sat anxiously on the couch, her nails digging so deeply into her palms that blood trickled down her hands.

Yet, she did not even seem to notice. She just sat there, staring unblinkingly at the clock on the wall. She watched as the hour hand slowly moved from midnight to 7:00 am.

The very moment the clock chimed, hurried footsteps echoed from outside, growing closer and closer. Then, Enzo stepped inside, his dark eyes filled with pure rage, so intense that it sent a shiver down Alyssa's spine.

A deep, cold dread spread through her as she watched him take a whip from a housekeeper's hands and approach her step by step.

Enzo asked, "Alyssa, do you even realize what you've done? Nadine and the baby almost died because of you."

Alyssa was overwhelmed with shock when she heard his words, but she soon snapped back to reality. She recalled that this was exactly when she had gotten pregnant in her past life.

However, this time, she had pushed Nadine toward Enzo to relieve his effects from being drugged. Hence, it only made sense that the one carrying his child now was Nadine.

Nonetheless, Alyssa did not have time to dwell on that thought. She stared at Enzo, who was so furious he was willing to punish her just to vent Nadine's anger.

Alyssa's eyes turned red, and she struggled to explain."I didn't do anything to that wedding dress, and I never wanted to hurt her. From the kidnapping to the anonymous love letters at the gala, and now this dress—don't you think it's strange that all of this keeps happening? Even if I wanted to frame her, how could I succeed every single time?"

She thought that, after saying this, the usually cautious Enzo would at least start to see the holes in the situation. Unfortunately, his fury had completely consumed him.

His voice was ice-cold as he said, "So what? Are you saying Nadine is the one setting you up? I love her, and I'm marrying her. Why the hell would she go out of her way to ruin you?"

That was exactly what Alyssa did not understand. "I don't know—"

Before she could finish, a sharp cry of pain escaped her lips. She did not even notice when Enzo had raised the whip, but the moment it lashed across her body, a searing pain ripped through her.

Enzo hissed, "Alyssa, you're just as stubborn as ever."

Her face went pale as the corners of her lips twisted into a bitter smile. Nadine was the one Enzo held closest to his heart. So, how could she still foolishly think, even for a second, that he might believe her?

Alyssa's instincts screamed at her to run, but before she could move, the guards rushed forward, pinning her down. Another lash struck her back, and Enzo's furious voice boomed through the room.

"Alyssa, do you admit your mistake?"

Alyssa trembled from the pain, her entire body shaking, but she clenched her fists and refused to make a sound. Seeing her remain silent, Enzo's grip on the whip tightened, and he brought it down even harder.

"I'll ask you one last time—do you admit it?"

Yet, the girl on the floor kept her lips tightly sealed, refusing to say a single word. After all, she had not done anything wrong, and she would never admit to something she did not do.