In an instant, Naomi felt a suffocating pressure rising to her chest. She couldn’t breathe.
“Kh–kgh-!”
“You’re threatening me?” Matteo sneered. “Crushing you would be like crushing an ant
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He tightened his grip. “Don’t think I won’t kill a woman. If you even think about betraying me, I’ll make sure you don’t live to see tomorrow.”
Terror surged through Naomi’s entire body. For the first time, real fear crept into her bones.
When Matteo saw that she was nearly on the verge of death, he finally released her and turned to leave the academic building.
Naomi collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.
He almost killed me.
She forced herself up, trembling.
Eliza… It was her again.
In her previous life, Eliza had been nothing but a loser at her feet.
This time, there was no way she’d let Eliza come out on top.
Naomi stumbled out of the school grounds. To keep people from seeing her face, she pulled her uniform up to cover most of it, then flagged down a cab and left campus.
When the car finally stopped in front of a luxury apartment building, she got out.
Naomi had arranged for Eliza’s parents to stay in one of the hundred–square–meter units here. The place was private, secure–off–limits to just anyone.
She’d only been able to buy a place in this building because of Nathaniel.
Naomi made sure she hadn’t been followed before taking the elevator upstairs.
Later that evening, Evelyn was startled by a frantic knock at the door.
She quickly opened it and saw Naomi walk in.
“Naomi? What are you doing back here?”
Hearing Naomi’s name, Nathan came out of the bedroom.
“You’re finally back to see your parents!” he said anxiously. “Please, talk to Nathaniel! Get him to give me some money–I need to make a comeback. I can’t keep hiding in this place like a criminal.”
For the past couple of weeks, Naomi had warned the security staff not to let them out of the building under any circumstances.
Which meant they hadn’t stepped outside in over half a month.
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They weren’t allowed to leave, or even order things online.
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Naomi had gone to great lengths to keep Eliza from finding out where they were staying.
Evelyn spoke up as well. “Naomi, we can’t keep hiding like this! Our lives are finally getting back on track. Just sweet–talk Nathaniel a little–act cute, bat your lashes, and you’ll have millions in no time!”
They had heard that Nathaniel was obsessed with their daughter.
He’d already spent over ten million on this luxury apartment alone.
To Evelyn, it was obvious Naomi had him wrapped around her finger.
But Naomi suddenly took off her mask.
The sight of her face made both Nathan and Evelyn jump in shock.
“Naomi! Your face!”
Evelyn stared at her in horror.
“What happened to you? What happened to your face?!”
It had only been a few weeks since Naomi last came by–and her face had been perfectly fine then.
“You think Nathaniel’s still gonna spend a dime on me looking like this?”
Naomi turned to Nathan. “Dad, stop dreaming. You crossed the Sue family–you think you can still do business in Westbrook? Not a chance.”
Nathan averted his eyes, shame washing over his face.
She was right. They’d gone up against the Sue family.
There was no coming back from that.
If it weren’t for their current hideout, the Sue family would’ve found some other way to make their lives
hell.
They used to live in a cheap motel. Even then, the Sue family had bribed the owner to make them miserable.
If they ever found out where they were living now–especially in a place this luxurious–there was no telling what tricks they’d pull to get them thrown out.
“Naomi, what do we do now? And your face… What exactly happened?”
Evelyn was heartbroken.
Naomi had been pampered her whole life. She’d never had to suffer like this.
“What do you think happened?” Naomi growled. “It’s all because of Eliza!”
Her eyes
burned with rage
at the mention of the name.
If Eliza and Soren hadn’t worked together to trap her, her face wouldn’t be like this.
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Just thinking about those ninety minutes of agony beneath the stage–only to be publicly humiliated in front of the entire school–Naomi wanted to rip Eliza apart with her bare hands.
Evelyn knew better than anyone the difference between the Rivers and Sue families. She said quickly, “Naomi, we can’t go up against Eliza right now. That’d be suicide. You need to focus on keeping your status intact first.”
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