Hungry and thirsty, Melissa wearily laid on the floor. Her lips were dry, and she was desperate for water.
All of a sudden, the door flung open after it was kicked violently from the outside.
Melissa struggled to get up and looked at the visitor in great terror. She curled herself up in the corner, trembling like a homeless dog.
The man walked towards her and violently tore the tape from her lips, making her lips bleed.
"Let me out! Please, let me out!" Melissa started screaming hysterically as soon as she could speak. She had already gone crazy.
However, the man who worked for the usury company felt no remorse. He had seen so many people like that before. His expression remained cold as marble. He found Melissa's noise extremely annoying.
"Shut up!" the man shouted. Melissa felt her eardrum almost get perforated with his loud voice.
His power intimidated Melissa. Like a deflated balloon, she collapsed at a corner silently and looked at the man with pleading eyes.
"Ms. Shen, save your energy and stop making those useless efforts. Debts should be paid. Until you have paid off your debts, you'll have to stay here. But I'm warning you, if you can't give us back that three million dollars within two days, we'll cut your limbs and throw you into the sea. You'll be nice food for the sharks!"
A cold grin crossed the man's face, making him even more dreadful. Melissa got goose bumps, feeling the creepiness in his demonic aura.
However, his words scared her more. She trembled with fear and her heart raced. His words continued to ring in her ears, terrifying her even more.
"No!" Melissa shook her head desperately as she tried to retreat from this man. However, she couldn't go any further because she was already cornered. She felt the cold walls on her back.
The man snapped, "You have no choice!"
He watched Melissa's coward expression with great interest. She was like a nasty mouse cornered by merely his words. Killing her was as simple as stepping on an ant. He couldn't help but feel so powerful.
Raising his hand to check the time, he said, "From now on, if nobody pays the money for you, you'll be dead! This is our rule."
A bloodthirsty smile crept on his face.
Melissa completely freaked out. She didn't dare to displease him, so she nodded numbly as if possessed by the devil.
"I promise, I will pay the money. Please, don't kill me. Please spare my life! Don't kill me!" Melissa knelt down and crawled forward in tears, dragging the man's trouser to plead. There was nothing more to lose. She had already given up her dignity and pride.
The man gripped her chin, forcing her to look up at him.
"If you behave well enough, we'll surely set you free. But if you dare play tricks on us, or cause us to loss the money, you'll die in the most miserable way," he threatened. He looked at Melissa like a venomous serpent.
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