chapter 24 Our Secret
Genesis's POV
I'd never experienced Eli's terror as deeply as I did now.
He just stood there with a slight smile, watching me like a demon king, bringing me enormous pressure.
I had no doubt he would actually kill me.
I looked in horror at the distant wheel. Sofia's blood had already stained it a mess. Maybe I'd be hung up there too?
Or maybe he'd chop off my hands and feet and throw me to the dogs.
Perhaps if I begged for mercy, he'd be willing to give me a quick death, shooting me dead...
The more I thought about it, the more terrified I became. My whole body trembled.
If I died, how would I find the truth about my parents' death? How would I avenge them?
I couldn't die!
I looked up with tears in my eyes, I apologize: \[I was just impulsive. I'm very sorry. If there's anything I can do to make you forgive me, I'm willing...\]
Eli impatiently interrupted my gestures and clicked his tongue. "I told you, I can't understand your sign language. It looks like casting spells."
His palm was large, one hand enough to restrain both of mine.
His fingertips were ice cold, but his palm was burning hot.
I hadn't worn much when I left the house, so my hands were cold. Being touched by his heat made me shiver involuntarily.
Seeing my expression, Eli frowned.
I struggled to pull my hands back to get my phone, but Eli tightened his grip mercilessly. "What do you want to do? Continue with that broken sign language? I said I can't understand it and don't want to see it."
I shook my head, indicating I wanted to get my phone to communicate with him. Only then did Eli release my hands.
I seriously suspected this man just didn't want to see my sign language, which was why he'd come up with such a twisted method to make me regain my ability to speak!
I lowered my head and typed rapidly on my phone while Eli looked down at his palm, snorted coldly, and threw his suit jacket over me.
The sudden warmth made me feel warm instantly, but I didn't put it on right away. Instead, I looked at Eli suspiciously.
Wasn't this man thinking of some new way to torment me?
He put one hand in his pocket and sneered. "Your courage is probably as big as a mouse's. Such a small thing scared you cold all over. People who don't know might think I did something to you."
I lowered my eyes and obediently put on the suit jacket.
I was cold anyway. Only an idiot would refuse warmth within reach.
Eli's clothes were oversized, almost big enough for two of me, but they immediately warmed me up.
I took out my phone to apologize to Eli: \[I was too impulsive just now. I'm just afraid of killing people. It reminds me of my parents... I'm sorry. Please don't kill me. I'm willing to do anything.\]
Eli looked down at my phone, seemingly lost in thought.
After a while, he spoke lightly. "What if I make you continue playing Russian roulette?"
My body tensed for a moment. I looked back at Sofia, who was still wailing.
Sorry, although I didn't want to take someone's life with my own hands, if I had to choose between my life and hers, I'd still choose myself.
I gritted my teeth and nodded, actively reaching for the knife on the tray.
While constantly apologizing to Sofia in my heart, I slowly raised my hand.
"Wait."
Just as I was about to throw the fruit knife, Eli stopped me.
He grabbed the knife from my hand and threw it on the ground. "Even if you throw it, you're just being forced by me. How boring is that."
I was stunned. Had he changed his mind and decided to kill me after all?
"Consider it that you owe me one favor. I'll ask for it when I think of something." Eli turned to look at me. I had no choice but to nod.
But I quickly came to my senses. He was the one who forced me to play Russian roulette first. Now that we didn't play, it somehow became me owing him a favor?
He wasn't just a pervert, he was a bandit!
"You seem dissatisfied?" Eli looked down and waved the gun in his hand, asking frivolously.
I quickly shook my head: \[No, I'm very satisfied.\]
What could I do? I could only agree with him.
After ending all this, Eli drove me back to the villa.
Having experienced such a thrilling night, I had no mood to tidy myself up. I lay down and fell asleep immediately.
The result of being frightened all night and catching wind was that I had a fever the next morning.
Susan noticed something was wrong with me. While taking my temperature, she gossiped with me. "Something big happened in the house!"
My heart jumped suddenly. Had last night's events been discovered?
"When I came upstairs just now, I saw the Don making Eli kneel in the confinement room as punishment. He said he'd execute family law and had someone bring baseball bats!"
What?!
Jordan was punishing Eli again?
Although I didn't know the details, I vaguely felt it must be related to last night's events.
I asked Susan casually, "Do you know why?"
Susan shook her head. "I'm just a servant. How could I know the Don's business? But the Don punishing Eli isn't new. We're all used to it."
I pondered for a moment. Although I really didn't want to care about Eli, I decided to go downstairs to see.
I wasn't concerned about Eli. I just didn't want him to implicate me.
\[I want to go downstairs to see.\] I showed my phone to Susan. She originally didn't want me to get involved in these matters, but considering my situation in the house, it was better to understand more.
With Susan's help, I was assisted downstairs.
Standing outside the confinement room, I saw Jordan mercilessly hitting Eli's back with a baseball bat.
Even though we were clearly at a distance, I could clearly hear the sound of the baseball bat hitting his back. I even heard two sounds that seemed like bones breaking.
Eli knelt straight in the middle of the confinement room without any sign of repentance.
But I noticed his hands were braced on his thighs, trying hard to maintain his body balance without falling.
Eli, who had been threatening me yesterday, looked extremely miserable at this moment.
Jordan showed no mercy. He questioned Eli sternly, "Do you know you're wrong?"
Eli chuckled softly. "I'm not wrong. Where do you think I went wrong?"
"You!" Jordan angrily swung the baseball bat again, hitting Eli's back hard! "You knew I'd already reached an agreement with Sofia's family and gotten enough benefits from them, but what did you do!
You took Sofia from her home in the middle of the night to play Russian roulette! One of her legs is broken!
How can the Martinez family maintain credibility after this?!"