Chapter 5
But why was I here?
It all started with my dear father.
One day, the Rivers family was having cash flow problems, and all those friendly families who used to kiss Dad’s ass suddenly avoided him.
Only the Manning family was willing to help, because Lacas Manning had his eye on Senna.
Selling his daughter for prosperity was the best deal Dad could imagine.
After all, he had so many illegitimate daughters and sons.
Dad happily arranged their engagement.
But Lucas was a piece of shit.
In high school, he seemed like a sunny, cheerful student body president on the surface, but privately he’d text me calling me a bitch, calling me a whore.
I didn’t dare tell anyone, didn’t dare ask for help.
once wrote an anonymous report, but the next day Lucas personally handed the letter back to me.
also saw with my own eyes that missing girl from our class get into Lucas’s car.
enna, that naive woman-marrying into the Manning family would be like a lamb walking into a wolf’s den.
Honestly, Senna had been through enough shit over the years, defending herself against those bastard children’s schemes while watching out for Dad’s nistresses trying to climb the social ladder.
ne wrong step and it would all be over.
o… I decided to help her out.
he night I decided to seduce Lucas, I ran up to the rooftop and shouted:
Senna, I’m about to become a homewrecker for you!”
fter shouting, I coolly took a swig of Coke, imagining myself as a hero saving a damsel in distress.
oo bad I wasn’t a hero-I was just a poor girl about to become a mistress.
hinking about this, I burped and laughed maniacally at the ground.
All the passersby thought I’d lost it.
And I really had lost it-being this selfless wasn’t like me at all.
jenna, you better remember how good I was to you for the rest of your fucking lives.
When I showed up on Lucas’s arm to spite Senna, Senna looked completely shocked-more devastated than when Dad’s mistresses came knocking at our door.
I felt a little bad for her, but thought bitterly:
‘What are you so upset about? I’m only doing this for you, you idiot,”
After Senna used this as an excuse to study abroad, I breathed a sigh of relief and planned to break up with Lucas.
That very night, Lucas dragged me into this place.
I’d been a ghost so long I could barely remember what being human was like.
But I couldn’t forget this place.
This place was hell!
Finally, the drugs wore off and Senna slowly came to.
Around her were countless other confused women in the same situation.
But given their circumstances, anyone could tell they’d been trafficked.
Quiet sobbing filled the air.
A girl with doe eyes tearfully asked Senna beside her:
“Sister, do you think we’ll ever make it home?”
That word “sister made Senna freeze.
The girl looked too much like me.
On my first night at the Rivers house, I had timidly called her “sister” just like that.
enna patiently comforted the girl.
ust then the door was kicked open, and the previously arrogant scarred man was now bowing and scraping as he welcomed some big shot.
Mr. Manning, this one’s really premium merchandise. I called you the moment I got my hands on her.”
ucas Manning walked over.
he moment he saw Senna, he was ecstatic and quickly bent down to untie her.
Senna, what are you doing here?”
enna looked at him like she was seeing this old classmate for the first time.
Human trafficking-has the Manning family lost its mind?”
You just got back from abroad, so my guys didn’t recognize you and brought you here by mistake. Come on, let’s go upstairs and talk.”
icas pressed a knife against Senna’s lower back, forcing her step by step to leave the room.
ne moment Senna’s foot crossed the threshold, Lucas slammed the door shut.
he girls in the room watched desperately as the light from outside was swallowed up by the closing door.
esperate wailing echoed from behind the door.
nce upon a time, I too had watched this door open and close with the same despair.
o one came to save me.
pstairs, Lucas put on a loving facade and started drinking wine with Senna.
e downed glass after glass, reminiscing about his past with Senna, and soon seemed drunk.
frantically tried to grab Senna;
Sister, no!”
