The Woman From Hell

His stare scared me. I walked to the bed and sat by it. I noticed Frank was still looking at me. When I looked at him, he quickly lowered his head, but he was still smiling.

I frowned, and with a slightly displeased tone, I asked, "What were you looking at just now?"

He scratched his head and answered me with some embarrassment, "I didn't expect my mother's clothes to look so good on you." Frank seemed to be blushing a little.

I pursed my lower lip, looked away, and covered myself with the sheet. "Don't think too much."

Although he was an honest person, there would be times when he could not control himself, so it was better for me to be careful.

Frank's expression changed slightly, and he waved his hands quickly. "I'm not, I'm not. Let's go to bed early."

After he spoke, he got up to turn off the lights.

Lying in bed, I could not sleep.

Looking at the figure on the ground through the darkness, I could not help asking, "Frank, can you drive?"

He had not fallen asleep either and answered me quickly. "I haven't driven a car, but I have driven a tractor. It should be about the same." "Do you have any at home?"

"No, but I recall Jacob's family has one. He often drives it out to show off."

I heard a bit of envy in Frank's tone. "You envy him?"

"I'm quite envious. Their family is the richest in our village. They go to the city several times a year and bring back a lot of things each time. Their daughter-in-law is also from the city. I heard that she was also sold to them."

It seemed that bought daughters-in-law had become a trend in this place. If this were to go on for a long time, more and more young women would be tricked into coming here.

I shook my head and sighed. "Since he's rich and often goes to the city, why doesn't he want to reform this place?"

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reason. He turned over to the other

side. "How would we know this? We're all country people. We don't know much about those things. It's getting late, go to bed quickly, I'm sleepy," he said then yawned.

I said nothing more, and it did not take long to hear his breathing even out. He was probably falling asleep.

I was lying in bed, thinking about how to get out of here.

Afternoon the next day, Nina and I met again while I was delivering meals to Frank and his father.

This time, we did not waste time and

got straight to the point. I asked her,

"You've been here for a long time.

Do

you know which family Jacob belongs to? Yesterday, I heard Frank say that his family has a car and

they often go to the city every year."

"Jacob is my current husband. The Jarns could be said to be a big family here. It's true that many of the family's things were bought in the city. Do you have an idea, Wanda?"

I did not expect Nina to be part of Jacob's family. It saved us a lot of trouble. I smiled. "He can go into the city and has money, but he doesn't want to develop the village. It's very strange. He must be the one who brought us here. The middle-aged

woman back then may have

something to do with the family. You

should pay attention."

Nina suddenly realized what I was saying and understood. "You mean the Jarns are likely colluding with that woman to make a profit from this?"

"It's very likely. It'll be more convenient for you to ask around in the Jarn household."

"We just want to leave here, so why bother with this?" Nina was obviously worried that doing this would expose her, so she was a little afraid.

I looked at her with a firm gaze. "I have my own purpose. You just need to be careful with your inquiry so that we can get out."