Blanca felt afraid and started to think of Matthew. If he were here, she would be scared of nothing. The thought made her eyes suffused with tears. She was regretful for her recklessness and credulity.
“Oh, don’t cry, pretty, or you will not look at all pretty in the picture,” the man said. Then he set up his camera and adjusted it until the equipment was pointed straight at Blanca. He pressed its start button. Then, came a sudden blaze of flash, so bright in the darkness that Blanca turned her face away to protect her eyes. Next second, the man turned on the light, illuminating the room.
Immediately, all the room was visible. Blanca could see a flash of malevolence appeared in Mr. White’s eyes. He gave Blanca a baleful glance and said, “Don’t blame me, pretty. You messed with the wrong guy,” said the man with his evil smile. He had courted Louise but failed. In order to get Louise to love him, he really put his neck on the line this time. And now since he had gone so far, he needed to make the most out of it.
Thinking of all these things, the man made a decision. He walked up to Blanca and gave her a lascivious wink. Blanca uttered an exclamation of surprise. She struggled in vain to escape. But next second, a crashing blow hit her on the back of her neck and she blacked out.
Blanca leaned back in her chair and did not move. The man knew she fainted. Looking at the quiet belle, he rubbed his hands, looking almost painfully excited. Blanca wasn’t wearing any makeup, but that didn’t not affect her beauty. She lay quiet, just like a sleeping princess. The man had long yearned to caress her flawless face and her naturally fair skin. He gulped nervously and murmured, “What a pretty girl! But from this day forward, you are not Mrs. Grant anymore. Oh, what a pity!”
The man adjusted Blanca’s posture into a raffish position. Then he took a photo and sent it to Louise. He believed once Louise made this photo public, it would cause shockwaves in Oakshire. By then, Blanca would be believed to be a loose woman and everyone would accuse her of sexual misconduct. Matthew would have to divorce her in this situation.
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