Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Don’t You Want It?

Deborah trembled all over. Because of fear, large beads of sweat dripped down from her forehead and

blurred her vision.

Alyssa, who was in Deborah’s arms, could no longer hold on and let out a sharp cry of fear.

The huge golden retriever became even more fierce when it heard the cry and pounced directly at

Deborah.

Deborah protected Alyssa tightly in her arms. Her whole body was soft as she slowly pressed against

the wall behind her. In a weak posture, she did not make a sound or move, only occupying a small

position in the corner.

She gently comforted Alyssa, “Alyssa, don’t cry. Don’t be afraid. If you don’t cry, the dog won’t come

over.”

Alyssa bit her pale lips, her teeth chattering. She trembled in Deborah’s arms.

Alyssa’s body was getting hotter. Deborah could feel that she had a high fever, and Alyssa’s body

temperature was still rising.

The dog approached Deborah, baring its teeth and fiercely barking. It probably felt that Deborah and

her daughter did not seem to be a threat, so its barking slowly became smaller.

Deborah just stood there with Alyssa in her arms. She really wanted to squat down to let herself relax a

little.

She had just knelt in the snow and moved in. Now, she felt that her knees were bleeding a lot. The

blood was glued to the snow water on her trousers. It was particularly painful. She could not stand up.

But in front of the dog, crouching might seem to attack it, so she could only stand, and her knees

trembled desperately.

The golden retriever stopped screaming for a long time. It lay back in its nest and stared at Deborah

warily for a while longer. Then it closed its eyes and continued to sleep.

Deborah stood for a long time and made sure that it was asleep before she dared to slowly slide down.

She was too sleepy and slowly fell asleep.

She dreamed of her childhood. When she just arrived at the Bauer’s home, a boy lived near her Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

house.

Deborah could only walk to school alone. She was timid and always followed the boy to school

secretly.

The boy was like her. He was disliked by others and did not have a driver to pick him up.

He always wore a very fierce and ugly mask on his face, and his body was cold.

When Deborah followed him in the beginning, he would raise his schoolbag to scare her and say that

he wanted to hit her.

After a long time, he was too lazy to chase her away.

Later, one day, she and Helen were taken to the mountain by Helen’s mom.

As the evening approached, it was raining heavily.

Helen’s mom called Helen to get in the car and drove away.

Deborah was left alone on the mountain. In the dark night, she looked around for a way to leave in fear.

She slipped and rolled down

the cliff.

No one came to her for the whole night. She had many fractures and lost too much blood. She fell into

a coma.

The next morning, the boy found her at the foot of the mountain and carried her to the hospital.

The mountain road was slippery, and he fell when he carried her. His left wrist was cut by a sharp

stone, leaving a scar.

That was the first time he spoke to her. He said a lot of things, telling her not to fall asleep.

He hummed a nursery rhyme and spoke to her.

He said that only people were the most terrifying in the world.

He said that death would bring happiness to his enemies and that he should live well until one day

when he saw those evil people die

one by one.

After that, Deborah came out of the hospital emergency room and did not see him again.

Many years later, Deborah saw Ashton again. She saw the scar on his wrist, the familiar eyes, and his

coldness just like when he was

a child

She heard from Jeff that when he was young, his face was injured and he wore a mask for a long time.

Deborah knew that she had

found that person.

It was only now that Deborah discovered that the person who was cold on the outside but warm on the

inside was now not only cold

on the outside but also cold on the inside.

Ashton was night. The most terrifying existence in the world was people.

No matter how fierce the fierce dog was, it did not hurt them.

The terminal illness had not taken away her daughter’s life. No matter how hard it had been for so

many years, they were still alive.

and well.

But now, Ashton would probably kill Deborah and her daughter soon.

Deborah dreamed about those things in a daze until she felt empty in her arms. She suddenly woke up.

Alyssa was gone, and the dog

was gone.

Before she could come back to her senses, the door was suddenly pushed open, Ashton strode over

and dragged her out.

Deborah said anxiously, “Ashton, where is my daughter?”

Ashton did not say a word. He dragged her out of the basement with a sullen face and went upstairs

through the living room.

Nina was preparing medicine for Helen. When she saw Ashton dragging Deborah upstairs, she was

shocked.

Ignoring Deborah’s struggles, Ashton dragged her directly into his bedroom and threw her onto the

bed.

Deborah felt as if her brain was buzzing, and she couldn’t care less about what Ashton was going to

do.

She got up from the bed in a miserable state and was in a hurry to get out of bed. “Where is my

Alyssa? Where did you send my Alyssa?”

Ashton grabbed her wrist, flung her body, and let her lie on the bed again.

His voice was filled with deep anger. “Is that bastard Zayne’s?”

Before Deborah could answer, Ashton had already pulled off the tie on his neck impatiently and leaned

down.

The alarm bell in Deborah’s head rang, and she struggled desperately.

At this time, Alyssa was still missing, and the dog was gone. She imagined a possibility in her mind,

and she was so anxious that she was like a cat on hot bricks. How could she accept Ashton treating

her like this?

Ashton pressed his palm on her wrist. Seeing that she was struggling too much, he directly pulled the

tie next to him and wrapped it around her wrists a few times to form a tight knot.

He was gnashing his teeth. “It was kind enough for me to let the doctor take a look at that bastard, but

she always called Zayne. Then let her reunite with Zayne in hell!”

Deborah’s wrists were tied up, and her eyes were red as she tried to resist him. “You bring Alyssa

back… Oh, get lost, get lost!”

Ashton was bitten and tasted blood between his lips and teeth.

He looked disgusted and sneered. “Deborah, stop pretending. Aren’t you the best at throwing yourself

at me? Don’t you want me to touch you even in your dreams?”