The Woman From Hell



He grabbed the hem of his clothes and raised his eyes slightly to look at me. "I'm not as good as those city folks, but I work very hard too. I plowed my family's lands all by myself."

Frank looked at me proudly. In the field, he was king.

I sighed. I could not eat anymore, so I passed the bowl out. "I can't eat anymore."

"You only ate a little. Aren't you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry anymore." I shook my head. I just mentioned Theo, and now I was thinking about him.

He must be looking for me along with Marius and the others again.

Would they find me this time?

I looked at Frank outside the window and asked him, "Do you have a phone or a mobile phone?"

"Yes, I have a mobile phone." After saying that, he took out a mobile phone from his pocket and shook it in front of my eyes. "But our place is too far out and there's often no signal, so it makes no difference if you have one or not. You just get to play some games at night when you're free."

My hope that had been ignited was doused with a bucket of water again. I thought that while it made sense that the signal must be poor in such a remote place, there may be a better signal somewhere...

"My name is Frank Fulmer. What's your name?"

"Wanda Lane."

"As expected of a person from the city. Your name sounds really nice," Frank murmured outside.

I looked outside, my eyes shimmering slightly as I smiled. "Frank, will you let me go?"

"I can't. If my mother finds out, she'll definitely beat me. She bought you back at a huge price. Our family can't lose that money."

To put it bluntly, Frank was foolish and filial to his parents.

"But I don't want to marry you, and I don't want to stay in this place, so you should be a darling. Do some good and let me go home."

Frank stood up from the ground and patted the dust on his pants. "Even if I let you go, you won't be able to get out. So many of the girls wanted to leave right after they arrived, but they either got caught or got lost on the mountain and died there: Do you want to join in the fun?"

"That's true," I muttered to myself. I would be undoubtedly sending myself to my death if I escaped without a plan.

I still had to think about it long-term.

"Then, let me out of here first. I think there are rats in here. I'm afraid." I was really scared.

Thinking about that kind of thing made my hair stand on end.

Frank looked at me seriously and said, "My mother will be over in a bit. You can just give in to her and she'll let you out."

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The moment he said that, Mrs. Fulmer arrived. Her loud voice came from not far away. "Frank, what are you doing there? Are you giving that woman food?"

She came to the door of the warehouse. "You are!" She cast her stern eyes on me. "Now you're well-behaved. Are you going to be good and listen?"

I glanced at Frank. He was guiding me and asking me to nod. Helpless, I could only do so. "Am I not obedient enough?"

"This is better."

Mrs. Fulmer took out the key and finally let me out. She also said to me, "Look at how much our Frank adores you. You don't have to think about your future happiness when you marry him. I've already decided on the date. It'll be next Monday. We'll set up a few tables at home. I don't think it's too bad of treatment even for you."

She said it was not 'too bad,' but for a small village like this, being able to host a banquet was the best treatment for a bride.

"Okay, Frank. Quickly bring your future bride into the house to wash up." Seeing that I was silent, Mrs. Fulmer assumed that I had acquiesced.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

Frank looked at me with a smile. "Let's go."