Chapter 173: Falling into the Abyss

Chapter 173: Falling into the Abyss

"Judith is so despicable. She must be trying to use us as her weapon to harm us!" another subordinate said angrily.

"Then let's not make it easy for her. Even without money, there are other ways to settle debts," Hunter said with a sinister look in his eyes, sneering coldly.

"Great idea! How about you have a taste first, Hunter?" a subordinate beside him said with a flattering smile.

"Good idea! I have to say, Judith's got a nice body and looks pretty good!" Hunter laughed lecherously.

Encouraged by the crowd's jeering, Hunter stood up and walked toward the door of the room.

He pulled out a key, opened the door, stepped inside, and casually closed it behind him.

Outside, there was another round of jeering and whistling, along with some crude and vulgar comments.

Judith vaguely heard the sounds from outside, then watched as Hunter walked toward her step by step.

He grinned, showing a mouthful of yellow teeth, his sleazy eyes scanning Judith's body up and down.

"What do you want? What are you doing?"

"What am I doing? You bitch, you dare to trick me? I'm going to fuck you to death today."

Watching Hunter get closer and closer, Judith curled up in fear, her eyes full of terror as she pleaded.

"I didn't trick you. Everything I said was true. Go ask Ella for the money—she has it! Please let me go!"

"Let you go? Why didn't you tell us that Ella is Austin's woman?" Hunter grabbed Judith by the collar and demanded.

Judith could clearly smell the strong alcohol and bad breath coming from Hunter as she struggled desperately.

"Let go of me! You've got it wrong. Ella already divorced him."

"I don't care what you say. You dared to trick me, so I'm going to teach you a lesson today."

With that, Hunter's eyes filled with evil intent as he reached out and tore open Judith's shirt.

The sound of fabric ripping filled the air, and instantly Judith's naked body was exposed before him. Hunter's eyes went wide.

Like a hungry wolf, he pounced on her. Outside the door, Hunter's subordinates pressed their ears against it.

Inside, they could hear Judith's desperate struggles and screams, along with Hunter's cursing and lewd laughter.

The people eavesdropping outside all looked excited, occasionally making comments and spouting filthy words.

From that day on, Judith felt completely destroyed, reduced to nothing more than a walking corpse.

Controlled by Hunter and his gang, she became a prostitute, facing all kinds of ugly men every day. Judith had become numb to it all.

Once upon a time, she had been a rich young lady, the center of attention since childhood.

But all of this felt like a nightmare.

Whenever Judith was alone, she felt like she didn't want to live anymore.

But then she would think about how everything she had suffered was all because of Ella.

If Ella had given her the money to save her, how could she have ended up like this?

Only when thinking about this would Judith's blank stare show a different emotion—her eyes filled with murderous intent.

She decided that even if she died, she would take Ella down with her.

She had to find a way to leave this place and escape these people's control, or she would be tortured to death by them.

Over these days, she had also learned some things from what these people said.

These people were ruthless and capable of any evil. She heard that the previous girl kept in this room had also been tortured to death.

Judith could only endure silently. If she wanted to survive, she had to think of a way—she couldn't just wait to die.

Then one day, Judith seemed like a different person. She started to cater to Hunter, saying she had thought it through and was willing to use herself to pay off the debt. She only hoped for better living conditions and a few sets of clothes, and she would obediently listen.

Hunter didn't believe her at first, but after seeing Judith try so hard to please him, he gradually let his guard down.

He moved her to a different room. At first, Judith didn't dare make any sudden moves, maintaining a submissive attitude.

One day, when Hunter was out, one of his subordinates couldn't resist and came looking for Judith.

Judith acted obediently and let him do as he pleased. She had already found her opportunity—she grabbed a nearby bottle and smashed it over his head.

The bottle shattered, and the man was instantly knocked unconscious.

Judith quickly reached into his pockets, pulled out the keys, and took all the money from his pockets as well.

With trembling hands, she got dressed, stumbled to the door with the keys, and escaped from her prison.

She immediately hailed a taxi and didn't dare go home.

She could only find a shabby little hotel to stay in, lying there for a few days to recover.

During this time, her mind constantly plotted how to kill Ella.

Under the cover of darkness, she disguised herself, went back home, and took all the cash, car keys, and documents.

She went to the parking lot, found her car, and disappeared into the night.

From that day on, she began secretly following Ella, watching her every day as she went about her successful life.

Seeing all this, Judith hated Ella to the bone. She could also occasionally see Austin pestering Ella and trying to win her over.

Austin used to be so gentle with her, so caring and protective.

Knowing she had been kidnapped, Austin could just stand by and watch her die—it was truly heartbreaking.

This day, after finishing work, Ella walked out of the company while talking on the phone.

"Briar, I'll be home soon. Do you need me to buy anything?"

"Okay then, if there's nothing you need, I'll just come straight home!"

Ella drove home in a good mood. Work had been going smoothly these past few days, and she had closed several big deals.

Seeing how hard she was working, Briar said she wanted to reward her and told her to come home early after work.

Not far from Ella's home, a black car was parked there.

Inside the car, Judith gripped the steering wheel tightly, wearing a baseball cap and a black mask.

Her exposed eyes were full of malice as she said through gritted teeth.

"Ella, you bitch, you've left me with nothing. I've tried to kill you several times and failed, but today I'm taking you down with me."

"If I can't have it, you won't either. Let's go to hell together!"

Since Austin had pushed her to the brink for Ella's sake, she would kill Ella and take her down together.

Ella had no idea danger was approaching. She parked her car at the entrance of her residential complex.

She got out, closed the car door, and headed to the trunk to get the things she had bought to take home.