Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“Alright now, sweetheart. I told you not to worry. Everything is fine.” The man chuckled when he felt Yelena shivering.
However, when she heard his words, Yelena knew she was in a dangerous situation. Since she couldn’t escape, she only wished Elspeth and the others would quickly find her and get her out of there. At this moment, she longed for Hank. Moreover, she regretted that she had refused to let Elspeth accompany her. After all, none of these would have happened if Elspeth had been by her side.
As the car drove for some time, it arrived at a small village. After six hours, the sun was rising. In the midst of the morning light, Yelena was brought into the village.
Finally, the car stopped in front of a house.
The man carried Yelena single-handedly out of the car. Since Yelena’s limbs were bound, the man harassed her multiple times as he walked into the house.
“Ahh!” Yelena felt dizzy when her head hit the doorframe.
Soon, she was thrown onto a dirty bed with two other girls. Yelena noticed that the girls were being thrown into the room too. Plus, they looked younger and more apprehensive than her, seemingly as if they were college students. One of the girls cried aloud and said, “Please let us go. I’m rich. I can give you whatever you want.”
“Shut up now!”
Hearing the voice, Yelena looked over and saw an old woman in her seventies. She looked intimidating.
“Now that you guys are here, you won’t be able to choose your fate anymore.” The old woman laughed eerily.
The college student who was crying was silenced once again.
Once the noise had died down, the old woman nodded in satisfaction and said, “Alright. Now, listen up. There are going to be a few people coming over to choose you as their wife. Don’t you dare to resist, or there will be consequences to pay.”
Fear filled Yelena’s eyes as she heard her words. The girls beside her were even more scared. One of them jumped out of bed and tried to make a run. However, there was no way she could escape since her limbs were tied up. In the end, she was kicked by the man waiting at the door.
“I told you not to resist. This is the only way you will not get a beating. Why won’t you listen?” The old woman crouched in front of the girl. While the girl was wincing in pain, she grabbed the girl’s hair harshly.
The girl howled in pain. However, she could only cry helplessly as her mouth was taped shut. Once again, she was thrown to bed.
Then, the woman walked toward the two men who were guarding the door and smiled brightly. “These girls are better than the last time, especially the one on the left. She looks gorgeous. She is going to be worth 75 thousand.”
Immediately, the man had an exasperated look on his face. “75 thousand? That is way too expensive. Normally, it costs 15 thousand.”
“It’s been a long time since there are women as beautiful as her being sent here.” The old woman clicked her tongue. “To be honest, 75 thousand is still a low price. She is worth about 120 thousand.”
Hearing her words, the man chuckled dryly and said, “120 thousand is too much. No one has that much money.” Initially, the man wanted to use his connections and bought Yelena since he was also a bachelor. However, 75 thousand was too much for him to handle!
The villagers were in poverty since this was a remote place. They made a living by farming and raising livestock. Those who had thousands were considered rich in this place. Thus, no one would be willing to buy a wife for 120 thousand.
Seeing that the old woman had made up her mind, the man sighed inwardly and knew he had lost his chance.
At this moment, there was a stir by the doorway. The old woman slowly walked to the door. When she opened the door, several people were standing outside.
“I heard that you have some pretty women today, Mary. Is it true that one of them is extremely beautiful?”
“I heard that two of them are college students. I love college students. Can I have one of them?”
“I’m willing to pay 15 thousand for the most beautiful one.”
Mary covered her lips and smiled. “Alright now. The girls are waiting inside. Calm down and come on in.”
She brought the ones who had a high status in the village inside the room first. The villagers looked at the girls like they were an item.
Meanwhile, Yelena was observing those men. Other than the one on the left, who was well-dressed and seemed like an intellectual, the others looked hideous and seemed to be up to no good. She felt nauseous when she saw their yellowed teeth.
After looking at those men, Yelena sighed and could only hope that the one who looked like an intellectual would choose her. She had a feeling that he would not harm her like the others, which would give her a chance to escape from this place.
It was obvious that Mary respected the well-dressed man. She sat beside him and smiled cautiously. “What brings you here today, Mr. Seanzy?”
“I heard that you could buy a wife from here. Thus, I’m trying to buy a wife.” The man had a clear voice.
Initially, Mary was nervous due to the man’s arrival. After all, he was a secretary that was being assigned by the authorities. She didn’t know how he knew about this matter and wanted to come here. However, when she heard his reason, she breathed a sigh of relief and introduced the girls to him happily. “I thought you would hate this kind of thing. Never would I expect that you would want to buy a wife too. Lucky for you, these girls are top quality, especially the one on the left. She is beautiful.”
Under the guidance of the old woman, Federick slowly shifted his gaze to Yelena, who was on the far left.
“Look at her nose and her eyes. She is so beautiful. I bet this girl’s family must be very wealthy; otherwise, they wouldn’t have raised such a delicate and pretty girl.” The old woman continued, leaning in and whispering to Federick, “I bet she is a heavenly experience in bed, and you won’t be able to resist her.”
Yelena couldn’t help but shudder upon hearing her remarks. Meanwhile, Federick mechanically nodded his head and his gaze was calm.
As the other men watched the old woman warmly entertain Federick while ignoring them, they felt slightly dissatisfied and complained, “Mary, we know you value Mr. Seanzy, but you shouldn’t be so biased.”
They were also interested in the girl on the far left. She was so beautiful that the other two girls beside her paled in comparison. They couldn’t help but compare and felt that the other two girls were just average.
Feeling that the men behind her lacked discernment, the old woman glared at them fiercely and said, “What are you talking about? Of course, Mr. Seanzy should pick first. You guys will have to wait for your turn.”
However, since these men had status and were important people, the old woman didn’t dare to say much. She then returned to Federick and asked with a smile, “Mr. Seanzy, what do you think?”
Hearing that, Federick slowly extended his finger and after surveying the three girls for a while, he pointed at the girl in the middle and said, “I want her.”
Yelena’s only hope shattered instantly. She had already guessed that this man was not an ordinary person, but she never expected that he wouldn’t choose her. Now, she might belong to some gross old man tonight and the thought of it made her shudder.
“Mr. Seanzy, you have great taste. Since you’ve made your choice, it’s our turn to choose.” The men behind him whistled in joy.
Even so, Federick didn’t rush to take the girl in the middle away but slowly spoke instead. “Leave the one on the far left for me too.”
Both at the same time? Not only was the old woman stunned, but the men behind her were also stunned. Moreover, it took Yelena a while to react to this statement. This man actually wanted to marry two girls at the same time? That was just outrageous.
At that, the old woman awkwardly smiled and looked hesitant, because she had already noticed that the several men behind her seemed displeased.
“Mr. Seanzy, I don’t think this is very appropriate.” The old woman wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and was lost for words. “According to the rules, each person can only choose one. Look, marriages nowadays are monogamous, not to mention, there are so many other men waiting.” The old woman delicately voiced her dilemma.
At the same time, the men knew that this matter had already violated their interests, so they didn’t bother to be polite and each of them spoke sarcastically to Federick. “Mr. Seanzy, you’re still young and have many more future opportunities. Can’t you give us the opportunity this time round?”
“What are we going to do if you choose two at once? Are we going to sit idly by?”
Even so, Federick didn’t seem to be threatened nor have the thoughts of backing off. Instead, his tone got firmer, and he insisted, “I want both of them!”
Yelena suddenly felt touched as she didn’t expect him to be so resolute in choosing her. However, at this moment, the girl on the far right seemed even more pitiful. She turned her head and looked at the girl in the middle. She noticed that although the girl looked nervous, her gaze was very firm. Meanwhile, the girl on the far right was trembling and was so scared to the point of passing out.
“Mr. Seanzy, I’m showing you respect because you’re a village official, but don’t push your luck!”
Hearing that, Federick slowly rolled up his sleeves and revealed his muscular arms. Since he was a tall man, standing nearly two meters tall, no one dared to mess with him. This was why he was able to establish his prestige in no time within the village as soon as he arrived.
“I didn’t quite understand you. Could you say it again?”
Federick seemed furious, and the men behind him were all thin and weak, with bodies as thin as sticks. Seeing Federick’s reaction, they could only sigh helplessly and make concessions.
“Alright, you can have those two girls, but the girl on the far right belongs to me.” Upon hearing that, Federick didn’t say anything, indicating his agreement.
“But… Mr. Seanzy, the price of these two girls is quite expensive. Are you sure you can really afford to pay for them?” Although the old woman considered him a village official, she wouldn’t hesitate to speak up when it came to money and profit.
This was because Federick didn’t look like he had much money. He had been wearing clothing made of coarse fabric since the day he arrived, and although his clothes were clean, they were washed to the point of discoloration. On top of that, his home was also very simple and it didn’t look like the home of someone with money.
But unexpectedly, Federick pulled out a card from his pocket and handed it over to her, “This card has 150 thousand in it. Is that enough?”
“That’s too much!” The old woman’s face lit up with joy as she took the card while her heart pounded wildly. “Mr. Seanzy, you’re too generous! Not only these two, but I can also give you the third one for free!” Since all she wanted was the money, it didn’t matter whom she gave the girl to.
Upon hearing that, Federick raised an eyebrow slightly. “Since that’s the case, why don’t you just sell me all three girls?”
She picked up the credit card and kissed it. “Alright, alright, you can take all three of them.”
“Mary, you promised that he could only pick two, and we would take the last one!” The men next to her immediately objected.
The old woman suddenly changed her demeanor, her tone becoming sharp and bitter. “I did, but who can resist money? If any of you can come up with 150 thousand like Mr. Seanzy, then you can take all three girls with you.”
The remaining men were speechless after hearing her request. 150 thousand? They had difficulties even with forking out 30 thousand.
They were all from rural families and couldn’t possibly produce that much money all at once. If they had to sell their land and livestock just to marry a wife, what would they do for a living after the marriage? The men exchanged glances and could only leave mournfully.
The old woman carefully put away the credit card and then approached Federick. “Mr. Seanzy, should I send these three girls to your residence for you?”
