The man rubbed his hands with a smile. "Take all the time you need. I'm here for you if you need any help."
As he spoke, he strolled behind the stove.
"Are you the girl Sammy saved? Your name is?"
The man asked.
Nancy looked up at him with sarcasm and disdainfulness on her face.
"Does it matter to you?"
The man paused.
He didn't understand what she meant at first.
"What did you say?"
"Why bother asking if you didn't hear what I said?"
The man caught on and froze.
Perhaps it was because he hadn't met a girl as sharp-tongued as her for so long that he took a long time to let out a sneer.
"Hey! A real personality! I like it rough!"
There was a deep frown on Nancy's face.
She'd like to beat him up if she could.
However, it was just her daydream.
At least, until she and Natalia got fully recovered, she couldn't lock horns with these people.
So she didn't say anything more.
Seeing her turning a deaf ear to him, the man felt bored and could only walk up and down. Finally, he left with his hands in his sleeves.
Natalia had been sitting in the kitchen doorway.
It was not until he went and sat down on the bench of the central room that he began to complain to Sammy. "That girl had a bad temper. I'm gonna kick her ass when I take her back to my place."
From the house came bursts of merry laughter.
"It's your own business. If you want, take her now. It will be better to start early."
The man retorted, "no, I'll buy a healthy one. Otherwise, there will be some extra expenses, you know, I won't pay for that."
Sammy said nothing more.
Instead of keeping listening, Natalia's eyes dropped slightly and a faint sneer flickered across her lips.
The supper was still sumptuous.
Only a few of the men stayed for dinner.
Natalia recognized the man who talked to Sammy outside last time.
At dinner, the man kept his eyes on her and put some food on her plate.
He laughed as he said. "Have more. Look, city girls have good manners. But skipping meals will slow your recovery."
Natalia smiled and said nothing.
Instead, she laid aside the food he had put on her plate in total silence and did not eat it at all.
Nancy looked at them with a blank face the whole time.
Sammy watched without speaking, but his eyebrows remained tightly frowned.
After dinner, Natalia helped Nico clean up the dishes before taking Nancy back to their room.
When they got back to their room, Nancy could no longer pretend to be calm.
"What the hell? Is he gonna sell us to those ugly things?"
Seeing that Nancy seemed to lost her temper, Natalia shushed her with a forefinger to the lips.
Then it occurred to Nancy that Sammy and Nico might still be out there.
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