Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Finally, he gave Davion an ultimatum. As long as Davion could give a total of 300 million dollars as a bridal price, Michael would bless their union.
However, Davion was just a small sculptor. Although he was somewhat famous, he was still young. Without the fame and acclaim of those renowned sculptors, how could those sculptures actually sell well?
So, on that fateful day, the two lovebirds were forcibly separated.
At that time, Theodore Winthrop from Damoria came over to ask for her hand in marriage. Theodore’s father was very famous at the time, be it in Damoria or Blaydal. It was said that all the young girls were interested in him and would do anything to marry him.
Michael was delighted with his new son-in-law, so he immediately arranged a marriage with Helen.
In order to avoid any mishaps from happening, he even set the date of their marriage to be over by the month’s end.
Unfortunately, on the night of the wedding, Helen and Davion had planned to elope. There was also another person involved in the plan, and it was none other than Helia, who had never done anything out of line.
“At the time, I saw that my sister was so insistent on marrying her lover that she slowly wasted away as the days went by. So, I helped them plan an escape. Well, you could say that I was the key piece for their entire plan to work.”
Elspeth didn’t expect that the escape from marriage had something to do with Helia.
“What happened next?”
“After I covered their escape, I used a shortcut to return. There were no cameras on that road, so even if I loitered about, no one would know that I had left.”
Helia recalled the memory as she sighed with feeling.
“Actually, I wasn’t afraid of getting discovered. If I got discovered, it would just be an internal issue. I just wanted to buy them more time so they could escape as far as possible without being discovered. It was just a pity that I met someone on the way back.”
As soon as she said that, Elspeth knew what was coming next.
In order to avoid being seen, Helia chose a road no one went to.
At the time, the road was pitch black, and Helia vaguely remembered the heavy breathing of someone whom she thought was just a servant passing by and didn’t pay any mind to it at all.
She didn’t realize that the person in front of her wasn’t a servant but a drunken man until she walked by the person and a strong smell of alcohol hit her in the face.
She had always been afraid of the opposite sex, so she tried to minimize her presence as she all but pressed herself against the wall in order to avoid the man.
The road was narrow. Unfortunately, it was narrow enough for two people to barely pass by each other.
When Helia walked by, the man suddenly grabbed her wrist.
“Tell me, am I really not worthy enough for Helen?”
Under the moonlight, she could vaguely see the man’s face. The man was definitely handsome, but he had an aura that made her feel uncomfortable. It was as though all her senses were screaming for her to flee.
Several people had been coming to the house in the past few days, and she had seen this person before. He should be from the Winthrop family.
“I don’t know, don’t ask me.”
Helia took a few steps back and tried to break free from his hold.
It was a pity that the moonlight shone on her face, and the man immediately caught sight of Helia’s face.
“Helen. It’s really you, Helen…”
As the man stared at the woman in front of him, the fanatical look in his eyes grew.
“I’m not Helen. You’ve got the wrong person.”
For some reason, she could feel something off about this man as a terrible premonition rose in her heart.
“No, you look exactly like her. You’re definitely Helen. I told you, I’m the one who loves you the most. Don’t marry my brother. Marry me instead, okay?”
The man hugged her tightly, and the smell of alcohol was starting to make her dizzy.
“Don’t do this. I’m really not Helen,” Helia sensed danger and tried to shove him away, but it was to no avail.
“Helen, as long as I get you, you’ll always be with me, right?”
As soon as those words left the man’s mouth, they gave life to the malicious thoughts in his mind.
At this point, he wasn’t just drunkenly slurring his intentions as he had even started tearing off her clothes.
Helia truly regretted her actions that day. She shouldn’t have chosen such a secluded path at that time. If she hadn’t, she wouldn’t have met such a person. She wouldn’t have fallen into such a situation.
“Helen, I love you the most…”
There had always been a disparity in strength between men and women, and with Helia’s fragile body, she was helpless and bullied.
Tears flowed down her face, tasting salty and bitter at the corners of her mouth.
“Don’t do this…”
But how would someone who was drunk pay attention to such things? He pinned Helia to the ground and began to have his way with her.
Unfortunately, when he pinned her down, her head hit the ground and a wave of dizziness hit her. She passed out directly.
When she woke up again, she felt pain in her lower body and found herself lying in the hospital, feeling particularly weak.
Her family was standing around her. Michael looked at her with tears in his eyes.
“I’m sorry, Helia…”
Helia could not bear this great sorrow, but she was getting calmer. Only her eyes were red. “It’s okay, Dad. It’s not your fault.”
How could it not be his fault? When Helia was discovered, she only had one covering and was almost entirely naked.
Fortunately, the person who found her was a woman who knew her. When she saw what had happened to Helia, she wrapped the woman in a blanket before calling for help.
Michael saw this scene and was stunned.
His eldest daughter, Helena, eloped and his second daughter, Helia, was taken against her will. For him, this was a fatal blow.
“Don’t worry, Helia. I will seek justice for you.”
A naked man was lying at the scene, and Michael immediately recognized him as Theodore’s younger brother.
“You beast!”
Michael kicked the man fiercely. When the man woke up from his drunken stupor and saw the situation before him, he was also at a loss.
Later, Michael had him arrested and detained in the basement.
When Helena eloped, the Joneson Family became a laughingstock throughout Blaydal.
The marriage between the Jonesons and Winthrops was naturally called off. When Theodore learned that Helena had eloped, he was utterly disappointed. Then, when he found out what his younger brother had done to Helia, he was even more devastated.
His younger brother had always been a scoundrel, but he didn’t expect him to be such a beast and do such a despicable thing while drunk.
Theodore had a good relationship with his younger brother since childhood, and his mother was crying and screaming in fear that her son would go to jail. At this time, she naturally wanted to find a way to save him. To obtain Michael’s forgiveness, Theodore had to give up his marriage and come to the Joneson Residence to apologize.
Michael’s contempt for Theodore grew deeper as he looked at the son-in-law, whom he had initially been delighted with, helping a man who had defiled his daughter.
“What’s done is done. No matter what you say, I will still sue him. Let’s meet in court.” Michael vowed to himself, I will send that b*stard who defiled my daughter to jail even if I have to use my connections!
“Old Mr. Joneson, our families have a close relationship. I don’t think it’s wise for you to be so harsh on us…” Theodore was at a disadvantage, so he could only explain gently.
“Close relationship? What are you talking about?” Michael found it ridiculous for Theodore to say these words. “Your brother defiled my daughter. Shouldn’t you come and apologize to me instead? Why talk about our families’ relationship?”
Michael tried his best to suppress his anger so he wouldn’t say anything too harsh and sarcastic.
“But-” Theodore wanted to continue explaining but, at this time, a panicked person suddenly rushed into the hall.
