A Decade of Confinement

The hope that had just sparked inside me disappeared instantly.

The next second, Kevin started speaking coldly.

"You tried to kill me."

He pulled open his collar to reveal the stab wound on his chest.

"A personal maid dared to use a knife on me. I don't like hitting women. It's not very gentlemanly. But you! Actually, I don't care what your name is. Tell me who sent you."

Laura's eyes darted around. She slapped me across the face.

"This woman must have tried to seduce you and failed, so she wanted to kill you. Luckily, I stopped her!"

She showed the wound on her palm.

"To protect you and the Hemsworth family, I grabbed the blade with my bare hand. These hands that once played the piano are now ruined."

Her eyes filled with tears, and her expression seemed both regretful and proud.

Kevin had grown up in warfare and bloodshed. Few people had ever shown him genuine devotion.

The way he looked at Laura softened.

"We've only been friends for ten years. We're not even that close. How could you go that far for me?"

His words made me recall the first time I met Kevin ten years ago.

He had been covered in blood when he collapsed outside my private clinic.

I wanted to send him to a hospital, but he pressed a gun against my forehead.

"Treat me yourself. You're not going anywhere!"

Shaking, I treated all his wounds. Halfway through, he passed out from blood loss.

I wanted to run away, but as a doctor, I couldn't let someone die in my hands.

After I was done tending to his wounds, I hid nearby and only left after I saw him wake up.

"Are you going to call the police?"

A sharp dagger was pressed against my throat. I burst into tears.

"No, I just want to go home."

He stared at me for a long time. He suddenly laughed and withdrew the blade.

"You're so timid, and you still dared to help me? Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble?"

I shook my head frantically.

"I'm more afraid you'd die in front of me."

He was stunned speechless for a long while.

In this world, countless people feared him being alive. They feared he wouldn't die.

I was the only one who said I'd fear him dying.

"I was more afraid you'd die in front of me."

The same words echoed again in Kevin's ears, but this time, it was Laura who said them.

Kevin froze. A moment later, he looked at Laura with deep affection and gentleness.

"You'll never lose me."

Kevin always kept his word. That was both a promise and a contract.

I should have felt relieved, but my heart clenched painfully.

Memories Kevin and I shared from the past ten years flooded my mind.

Once, I had only chatted with a cafe owner for two minutes longer than usual, but Kevin thought I was cheating on him.

Kevin stayed silent for two days. George immediately had my parents locked up.

"If you don't go make things right with Godfather, I'll send your parents to hell to pay for your sins!"

That was the first time I truly understood the cruelty and madness of the Hemsworth family.

Laura turned to look at me. There was malice in her eyes.

"Kevin, since this maid wants to impersonate me, why not give her a new face?"

Kevin glanced at me coldly.

"Let Dr. Ken Miller handle it. He knows what to do. I want to rest. Everyone, leave."

Laura smirked at me. Under her supervision, the guards dragged me down into the dungeon.

The same guards who once called me Donna now watched expressionlessly as Laura carved into my face with a dagger.

The pain made me tremble and scream.

Laura wiped the blood from her hands while she admired my miserable state.

"I know why you're so bold. It's because of those two old fools."

My heart clenched.

"Laura, don't you dare!"

She gave me a look before running her fingers over the torture devices on the table.

"What wouldn't I dare? Kevin loves me now. I can do anything I want."

In less than thirty minutes, my parents were dragged into the dungeon.

My dad's leg hadn't healed, yet his primary concern was me.

"My darling. What happened to your face?"

My mother, Nina Keller, cried. She then raised her head and shouted toward the entrance.

"Kevin, you heartless monster! You don't deserve to be Godfather! My daughter should never have saved–"

Slap!

Laura slapped my mom hard. She was afraid the truth would reach Kevin.

The guards gagged my parents.

At that moment, Kevin suddenly walked down the stairs.

Laura ran out and blocked him at the dungeon entrance.

"Kevin, give me a little more time. I'll find out who sent that maid to stab you!"

"Where is she? There are things I still don't understand. I want to question her myself."

A guard covered my mouth tightly. No matter how hard I struggled, my cries came out as muffled whimpers.

'Kevin, please don't hurt my parents. Try to remember everything. Save them!'

But the next second, he changed his mind.

"Oh, my head. Laura, make sure she's sent to Ken. I don't want her looking like you anymore."