Natalie was twenty but she had never seen a face like that!
There were scars all over the woman's face and there was a huge word 'b*tch' craved on her right cheek.
The word was inflicted by a knife. It seemed like a deep wound but it was not new.
The woman noticed the frightened look on Natalie's face and she immediately covered her face. "I'm sorry that I scared you."
Her voice was surprisingly sweet. Natalie calmed down. There was nothing to be afraid of. Her bottom was
covered in scars too.
"It's okay. My butt is horrible too so we're in the same boat." Natalie forced a smile.
She was trying to comfort the woman but she realized that she might have said the wrong thing.
Who would compare their bottoms to someone's face?
The woman lowered her hands slowly.
Natalie stared at the woman and tried to control her emotions.
Natalie knew that woman would feel terrible because of her looks. If Natalie looked afraid, the woman would be sad. Moreover, she realized that the woman would be beautiful if there were no scars on her face.
"I'm here because I stabbed someone. What about you?" Natalie relaxed and started to chat with the woman casually.
It was two in the morning when Tobias returned to the Whitlock family's apartment.
He was very busy and he had just arrived home from work.
Other than his work, he asked someone to look into something as well.
The scars on Natalie's bottom.
He was involved in the business world for years, hence he was very sharp.
He had a nagging feeling that something was wrong with the incident revolving around Natalie. Therefore, after he went to the company, he sent someone to investigate the matter.
However, it happened a long time ago. Furthermore, the small house that Natalie used to live in was demolished, thus it would be tricky to find out.
After entering the apartment, Tobias strode to Natalie's door instinctively. He reached out for the doorknob when he suddenly caught himself.
What was he doing?
The previous day, he went into Natalie's room to help her put on some ointment. Yet, what was he doing?
They were just pretending to be married. It was late and it was not appropriate for him to enter a woman's room.
Tobias dropped his arm and a hint of gentleness appeared in his eyes.
He hoped that Natalie could have a good night's sleep.
Contrary to Tobias' wish, Natalie did not manage to sleep.
The whole night, she chatted with the woman in the cell.
The woman was Vannah Simpson. She was married and she was two years older than Natalie.
Vannah told Natalie that she was detained because she killed her husband.
Natalie was bewildered when Vannah mentioned that she murdered her husband.
She could not imagine that a woman with a pleasant voice was a murderer.
Natalie was shocked as Vannah told her the story slowly.
Natalie never expected that a b*stard like Vannah's husband existed.
Two years ago, Vannah married her husband. After her marriage, her husband treated her differently and he was like another person.
Following that, Vannah suffered from domestic abuse.
Her husband would often beat her up. There was an occasion where a man asked Vannah for directions. She showed the man the way and her husband carved the word 'b*tch' on her face with a knife.
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