The Woman From Hell

Suddenly, Sylvester's calm gaze wavered. His eyes narrowed slightly as if he was hiding several sharp weapons behind them.

Seeing this sudden change in expression, Theo protected me behind him. "You didn't read the contents inside?"

The corners of his mouth were in a slight hook, and he looked up again with deep resentment in his deep eyes. "I had planned on giving you the chance to leave at first, but it's a pity the old fox Silas never believed me even up till his death." The evil aura emanating from Sylvester's body made my spine chill, especially the moment he mentioned Silas'name. It felt like demons had emerged from hell. It was suffocating.

My mind suddenly crackled like a movie as it replayed a plot from the past. I could not help but ask, "Did Silas really go abroad?"

Sylvester likely did not expect this as shock filled his gaze that was on me. He immediately smiled a second later. "You're quite smart."

He confirmed my thoughts.

Silas never left the country.

"You killed him." Theo was able to guess it as well. His statement was resolute, decisive.

Sylvester's knitted brows immediately unfurrowed. "Yes, I did." He did not deny it.

I knew he hated Silas, but I never expected him to kill him.

"Was this your plan since the beginning?"

Silas had nurtured him ever since he was young, after all. Did he not feel an ounce of gratitude?Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

I did not understand. I could not.

"Why?" I asked out loud.

Sylvester looked at me, the smile on his lips gradually dissolving. Finally, his mouth pressed into a straight line and his black eyes were filled with anger. "You probably can't imagine how strict Silas was with me the past 20-plus years. I was only ten years old at the time, and just because I peeked at his company documents, he threw me into the mountains alone. You should understand very well how that feels like, Wanda."

He was right. I had experienced those moments so many times as well.

Wait, the mountains?

I suddenly thought of the small village where Nina and I were trapped before and a terrible thought came to existence. I did not dare give voice to it, let alone think about it.

Sylvester saw the fear hidden in my eyes and asked, "You've already thought of it, no?"

He smiled leisurely. "That's right, it's that village. I was rescued by the people there, but their treatment was no improvement from Silas'. You probably wouldn't want to know how I got out. There were a lot of strange sounds from animals at night, but I had no choice could

only slowly make my way out alone."

I could see Sylvester's eyes turn scarlet clearly. This memory was probably his most painful and unforgettable one.

"So, you arranged for Wanda to be trapped in that village?" Theo asked the question on my behalf. His head lowered as he pondered. Then, he continued, "You found Wanda a long time ago. You've always wanted to hurt her the moment you found out who she was!" When Sylvester heard this, he turned his thoughtful gaze toward me. "As expected of you, President Grant. You're able to put everything together so quickly."

"You're the mastermind behind the series of events..." I could not believe it.

Sylvester chuckled, and he shrugged his shoulders carelessly. "You can't say that. It's all because of your

selfishness that things happened et

Nicky wouldn't have been used by Nibel if she didn't want revenge, and if Nibel didn't have his ambition, he wouldn't have fallen into my trap."