The faint smile on Xia Cha’s lips seemed to have provoked Huo Third Master.

  He grabbed her chin. “Are you unwilling?”


  His deep eyes were still warm and indifferent, and no one could tell what he was feeling.

  But his voice was slightly menacing.

  Xia Cha pursed her lips tightly. “Don’t you think it’ll be very fake if I say that I’m willing?”


  She was about to marry Huo Heng. How could she be willing to leave him?

  Huo Third Master’s gaze stopped on Xia Cha’s fair and delicate face. His rough fingers brushed against it. “I saw the diary you wrote.”


  Xia Cha was shocked.

  How could he have seen her diary when he was in jail?!

  However, she immediately thought that with his connections in Harbor City. Someone had to be doing something for him.

  Perhaps those people were still waiting for him to come out!

  “You got someone to steal my diary and give it to Xia Zi?”


  Huo Third Master smirked, but made no comment.

  She did not know what he was thinking, but he suddenly got up and took out the copy of the diary.

  He flipped to a page. “The lines of your words are filled with hatred and disgust for him. He caused you to suffer so much. How can you fall in love with him?”


  “Did you choose him because I did something wrong? I will try to be a good person in the future. Believe in me. Even if we’re not in Harbor City, I can still let you live a good life!”


  Xia Cha frowned. “I wrote the diary before. Yes, I really hated Huo Ze at that time, but I was able to live with him again. In those years when my memories were blank, he was really good to me.”


  “He’s not the Huo Ze of the past. I won’t hold on to his faults anymore!”


  Huo Third Master narrowed his eyes slightly. He put away the photocopied diary and looked at Xia Cha with dark eyes. “You’re just being deceived by his illusion. A person like him is not worthy of your heart!”


  He pinched Xia Cha’s chin, as if he would crush her bones if she spoke up for Huo Heng again.

  Xia Cha sucked in a cold breath in pain, her eyes filled with tears.

  She had read books on mental health. If she provoked Huo Third Master again, he might very well flare up.

  “Third Master, the rope hurts my wrist. Can you loosen it first?”


  Huo Third Master’s expression softened when he heard Xia Cha’s soft voice.

  “It’s impossible to loosen it, unless…” He stared at Xia Cha’s lips.

  Xia Cha’s eyes flashed.

  Huo Third Master smiled, pinched Xia Cha’s chin, and was about to kiss her.

  Xia Cha hurriedly looked away as his lips landed on her cheek.

  His expression darkened.

  “Did you fall for someone like Huo Heng because I was too gentlemanly to you?” He let go of her chin and his eyes turned cold. “Why don’t you respect yourself?”


  Xia Cha’s lips moved, but she did not speak.

  Huo Third Master glanced at Xia Cha and walked out.

  After a while, Xia Cha saw that he did not come in, so she broke the bowl of porridge he had brought in.

  She picked up a shard and cut the rope that was tied.

  An hour later, the rope tied to Xia Cha’s wrist was cut.

  Xia Cha untied her legs and glanced at the shivering woman in the corner. She walked over and untied her.

  In the house they were locked in, there was only one door with high windows. It was impossible to leave through the window.

  Xia Cha glanced at the closed door. She walked over and opened it.

  Huo Third Master and several men were sitting at the door. Hearing the sound, they glanced at Xia Cha.

  “Cha Cha, stay inside obediently. If not, I’ll start with that woman!”


  With a bang, Xia Cha closed the door.

  After a while, Huo Third Master’s men came in and tied the rope around them again. They also took away all the broken shards in the room.

  “We… won’t die here, right?” There were tears in the woman’s eyes and her blonde hair was drenched in sweat and stuck to her cheek, looking slightly disheveled.

  Xia Cha looked at the woman. “You’re Lisa, right?”


  The woman nodded in fear. “Yes.”


  “I’m sorry for implicating you.” Xia Cha looked at the woman. “But don’t worry, my fiancé will definitely come to save us!”


  …


  Huo Heng received a call the day after Xia Cha was taken away.

  Huo Third Master asked him to bring 50 million US dollars to a designated location. He could not call the police or have a tracking device. Once he was found to have them, Xia Cha’s life would be in danger.

  Huo Heng had already guessed that Huo Third Master would need cash to escape, so he had long prepared himself.

  The place they were at was at a remote hillside.

  Huo Third Master’s men took the detector and inspected Huo Heng. After finding no abnormalities on him, they covered his eyes and brought him onto a speedboat.

  After driving for about half an hour, the speedboat stopped.

  Someone handcuffed his left hand to the speedboat.

  The blindfold covering her eyes was pulled away. Huo Heng saw Huo Third Master slowly escort Xia Cha to another speedboat.

  Seeing Xia Cha’s pale face, Huo Heng’s eyes turned red.

  Xia Cha also saw Huo Heng. He was still wearing the shirt and pants they were going to wear for their wedding photos. The shirt was already crumpled, and his thin jaw was covered with stubble. He had always paid attention to his image, but she could tell that he did not care about that after she was taken away.

  His eyes were bloodshot.

  Xia Cha felt a lump in her throat and tears almost fell.

  Xia Cha was strangled by Huo Third Master and a sharp dagger was pressed against her neck.

  Huo Heng’s eyes were completely red. “I’ve already given you the money. Let go of Xia Cha!”


  Huo Third Master smirked and said slowly, “Do you think I will let her go so easily? Huo Heng, actually, this woman beside me doesn’t love you at all. If you don’t believe me, take a look at the diary she wrote.”


  Huo Third Master threw the photocopied diary in front of Huo Heng.

  Xia Cha’s eyelashes fluttered.

  After Xia Yanran read the diary, she had mentioned it to Huo Heng, but he probably hadn’t read the original.

  Xia Cha opened her mouth and was about to say something when she heard Huo Heng say, “To be honest, I’ve already seen the original. Little Camellia did hate me, but that’s all in the past. What I want now is her present and future!”


  Huo Third Master’s deep eyes narrowed dangerously, before he smiled again. “What can I do? I want her present and future too. How about this? I’ll give you a chance. Either you live, or she does.”


  Huo Third Master glanced at his subordinate, who immediately threw a sharp dagger onto Huo Heng’s speedboat.

  Huo Third Master continued, “Take this knife and stab yourself in the heart! If you can do it, I will release your Little Camellia. If you can’t, I will cut her aorta with the knife in my hand and let her die on your behalf!”