After I found out someone had been in my room, I called my fiancé immediately, “Rocky, I feel like someone has been to my room. Can you come and take a look?”
My fiancé rebuked coldly, “It's ridiculous that you can’t even tell a decent lie.”
I begged him, “I'm not lying. Please, I'm going to die.”
He sneered, “Then go and die.”
Immediately afterwards, Leila Jefferson's scream was heard from the other end of the phone, “Rocky, there are mosquitoes biting me, come and take a look."
The phone call was hung up.
The next second, there was a very slight sound coming from under the bed. My heart skipped a beat and I quickly got out of bed, rushed to the door.
I had not even taken two steps yet when a huge force pulled my hair. Then there was a sharp dull pain in the back of my head and I lost consciousness.
It turned out that the person had been under my bed all the time and had never left.
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When I woke up again, I was naked and tied to a stool. My body was covered with bruises.
The kidnappers had long since disappeared.
I did not even know how long it had been, but I woke up suddenly with a sharp pain in my wrist, blood was gushing out of it.
This man really wanted me to bleed to death.
But fortunately, Rocky and Leila were right next door. If only they came over, I would be saved.
I yelled at the top of my lungs and banged my stool against the wall to make a noise, “Rocky, Rocky, save me!”
The hotel's soundproofing was not very good, so I interrupted their laughter.
Leila screamed, “Ah! Deanne, what are you doing? You scared me to death!
Do you think I'm making a fuss?" Her voice got smaller and quieter. “I'm sorry for disturbing you, Deanne. Rocky, I'm leaving now.”
Rocky kicked the door hard and snapped, “Deanne, have you had enough of making trouble? Shut up!
“Don’t you know that Leila can’t be frightened? Don’t you know that she will have nightmares?
“How can you be so vicious? I'm warning you, if you bully Leila again, I will immediately withdraw my investment in your family.”
The heat slowly drained from my body and I could not stop shivering.
I leaned against the wall and begged Rocky, “Rocky, I was wrong, I was really wrong. Please, come and take a look, okay? Please.
“If you don’t come, I will really die.”
His voice was light and airy as he questioned, “Do you think your life is important? If you want to die, die quickly! Otherwise, you will upset others.”
“Okay, Rocky, don’t be angry. I want to sleep, please coax me to sleep," Leila interrupted.
Rocky nodded in agreement. “Let's go, baby."
The two voices faded away.
“Don’t go! Don’t go, please.”
I banged my head against the wall until I had no more strength left.
I did not know how long it took, but I was so cold that I lost consciousness.
I did not even know how many times I fainted during the process.
Was I going to die?
It was ridiculous that my honeymoon with Rocky became the last stop of my life.
I was drowsy as I heard the voice of my childhood sweetheart outside, “Leila, Rocky, I brought back some barbecue.”
I suddenly became alert and screaming with a hoarse voice, “Milford, Milford! Save me, please save me quickly.”
Milford Gilbert walked to my door and kicked it.
“Deanne, what’s the matter? It's just a barbecue. If you want to eat it, just tell me.
“But I only bought three servings. If you want to eat, go buy it yourself.”
It seemed that he was about to leave again, so I quickly called him, “Milford, I'm not. I don’t eat barbecue. Please call an ambulance for me. I'm really dying.”
He asked, “Going to die? What's going on?”
I was delighted, thinking that maybe Milford would believe me. So, I recounted in one breath what had just happened.
There was silence outside before an exaggerated burst of laughter could be heard, “Hahaha, Deanne, you really made me cry.
“Rocky, come and see your little fiancée. She has started making up stories to get your attention.”
Rocky walked to my door and sneered, “Deanne, you really impressed me.
“During the past few days since you came out, have you ever not targeted Leila? Do you know you were wrong now?”
I moved the stool with great effort, but it did not move at all.
“Yes, I was wrong. I was really wrong,” I could only admit, “Please, Rocky, please help me call the police, I will really die."
Rocky shook his head, his voice indifferent as he responded, “Deanne, you are really hopeless.
“Forget it, come out and apologize to Leila, and I will forgive you.”
Milford also chimed in, “Yeah, stop playing your role, come out and sincerely apologize to Leila. In that way, I will still be your friend in the future.”
My throat was getting more and more sore until I could hardly speak, “I'm really not kidding. Please come in and take a look. You will know at a glance whether what I said is true or not.”
Rocky was a little hesitant, but he immediately dispelled the idea by Leila's words, “I understand what Deanne means. She won't come out unless I leave.
“I'll leave right away. I'm an outsider after all, and I'm really happy that you're so kind to me.
“I'm so sorry to interrupt your honeymoon, Deanne. Don’t be angry. I'll buy a ticket and leave tomorrow.”
My heart sank completely.
I knew that once Leila said that, I would have no chance anymore.
My room was at the end of the corridor and there was only Rocky next to me.
Sure enough, he was angry again.
“Deanne, I really did not realize you had such a little thought,” Rocky yelled. “I'm telling you, you're the one who has to leave!
“Go away by yourself tomorrow. I don’t want to see you again.”
After that, the three of them went back to the room chatting and laughing.
From time to time, I could hear their ridicule towards me from next door.
Milford was still deliberately imitating the tone of my voice just then to make Leila happy.
It sounded so harsh, but my heart did not hurt so much. I just closed my eyes and waited quietly for death to come.
A revolving lantern began to play in my mind.
Milford was my childhood sweetheart, and Rocky was my fiancé. Obviously, the relationship between the three of us was very good before.
When did it become like this?
Probably after Leila came to my house.
She was smart and beautiful, and always won everyone's attention and favor.
It made both of their hearts fly to her.
I wanted to laugh, but I only moved the corners of my mouth.
That was how my life went. I died an ugly death in the room.
Obviously, I loved beauty the most when I was alive.
In the middle of the night, the murderer came back again, wearing a mask and a hat.
I could not see his face clearly, but I could see he stared at my body and sneered, “How pitiful! I've been gone for so long and no one came to save you. It's your bad luck to meet me.”
He put on gloves and began to work on my body.
He skillfully divided me into pieces and packed them into the suitcase.
I noticed that he had laid a thick waterproof membrane on the ground, so the blood stains were easy to clean.
Soon, he left with his suitcase.
If someone ignored the bloody smell in the room, it would look like an ordinary room.
He also ‘thoughtfully’ checked out of the room.
My soul floated next door where the three of them were playing finger-guessing games and drinking.
Leila's face flushed, and she staggered into Rocky's arms. I could sense if Milford looked hurt when he saw this scene.
Leila saw it, and smiled, started pinching Milford's face with a smile as she said, “Milford, smile quickly, you're not handsome when you pout."
She pointed to the barbecue in front of her before saying, “Milford, I want to eat this, feed me."
Milford smiled instantly.
Rocky frowned, not knowing what he was thinking about as he immediately mentioned, “Deanne has calmed down now? She's not even making a fuss anymore.”
Milford snorted coldly, “It's already late, she must have gone to sleep.”
Rocky was a little unhappy again when he said, “But I just heard the door close next door. What does she mean? Going out to look for a man so late at night?”
Leila took Rocky's arm and rubbed it while saying in a lovely voice, “Brother, don’t say that. Deanne might be angry and leave.”
“Oh, she dares to leave?”
Leila pinched Rocky's wrinkled nose again. “Okay, Deanne may not be sensible, don’t be angry, it's not cool."
After that, she rubbed her eyes and yawned. “I'm so sleepy, can you please help me go to sleep? I'm scared to be alone.”
In order to take care of Leila, several people opened the Presidential Suite just to coax her to sleep.
Leila was lying on the bed, holding a doll in her arms, like a baby, mumbling from time to time.
Even though I had turned into a soul, I still felt sick watching this scene.
The two of them tiptoed, closed the door, and walked quietly into the living room.
Maybe he thought of something, Rocky glanced at his phone and stayed on the dialog box with me.
The last message was yesterday.
I asked him if he could accompany me to the scenic spot tomorrow to take some photos, so that I could explain to my parents.
This trip was actually our honeymoon.
Originally there were only two of us, but Leila insisted on pulling Milford along. She said she had never been abroad and wanted to broaden her horizons.
So, the team became three people walking in front, with Leila holding one on each side. I was left behind.
Not only that, she often provoked me when we were not together.
After she provoked me for the fifth time, I could not help it and pushed her.
She fell to the ground and cut her palm.
The two of them were furious and ordered me not to leave the hotel until the end of my trip. Otherwise, the investment in my family would be cut off immediately.
I sent this message just as our trip was about to end, but Rocky pursed his lips and moved his fingertips across the screen.
He sent only a few words, [Have you admitted your mistake?]
I feel like laughing. I was already dead, and he still asked me if I knew my mistake.
After all, who would reply to that message?
Rocky looked at his phone frequently.
Ten minutes passed and there was still no reply. He tugged at his collar in annoyance.
In the past, I would reply to his messages immediately.
I set a dedicated ringtone so I could be the first to see any messages he sent me in the middle of the night.
The next day, still no news.
Leila stuck to the two of them as soon as she got up.
She said she was going to eat something delicious that day and then go see the famous fountain.
“This is the perfect end to our trip. Even if you and Deanne get married, this will still be a wonderful memory for me."
Rocky was a little absent-minded.
When leaving, Rocky walked to my room and kicked the door.
“Deanne, you have to know when to stop being angry. If you apologize to Leila, I will let you go with us to take pictures.”