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Chapter 295
Inside the confinement room, Noelle’s anxiety was almost unbearable. With no way of knowing what had happened to the Anderson family, her mind was on the edge of collapse. She felt a constant tension in her body, and the closed environment made her feel trapped in her own thoughts.
Brandon’s words echoed in her ears. The thought of Elsie, who was h the Anderson family, possibly turning against her own parents. sent a wave of panic through Noelle. She felt completely helpless, unable to stop anything from happening.
What if her parents, her brothers, were all killed?
It was all her fault.
If she had just listened to Brandon back then and stayed with him, would things have turned out differently?
Why was the Anderson family so unfortunate?
If she weren’t their daughter, none of this would have happened. They wouldn’t be in danger.
It was all because of her. They were all going to die because of her.
What should she do? What could she do?
Noelle clutched her head, sinking deeper into despair.
Just then, the door to the confinement room opened.
Brandon walked in.
The moment Noelle saw him, her emotions flared up again. She rushed towards him, grabbing his collar, urgently asking, “Brandon, what happened to my parents?”
Brandon looked down at her frantic and anxious expression, the corner of his lips curling into a smile.
He calmly held her hand and, with a gentle smile, asked, “Noelle, don’t you think you already know the answer to that question?”
“Or do
you think anyone from the Anderson family could fight off Elsie? Even if Stanley were there, do you think Stanley could defeat Esie! How naive you are, Brandon continued, his words a death sentence for the Anderson family.
Noelle’s mind exploded in that moment.
A wave of cold swept over her, spreading from the soles of her feet, leaving her fingertips numb.
“So… they’re all dead?” Noelle’s voice trembled uncontrollably.
“Yes,” Brandon replied softly, “I told you, I wouldn’t spare the Anderson family. They had too much influence on you. As long as they’re alive, you’ll always be distracted by them.”
Brandon’s tone was gentle, but there was a hint of affection that only made his words feel even more poisonous to Noelle.
Noelle thought, They’re dead. Really? My parents, my brothers… they’re all dead?‘
Just as she thought it couldn’t get worse, Brandon continued, smiling. “By the way, while Elsie was killing them, I had her record it. I made sure to capture the entire scene of the Anderson family’s death. It was quite something. Would you like to watch it with me?“
He reached into his pocket.
The sight of his hand moving infuriated Noelle. Without waiting for him to take anything out, she grabbed him by the collar and slammed him to the floor
“Brandon, how dare you? How dare you?” she shouted. “I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you.”
But before she could act. Brandon swiftly twisted around, pinning her to the ground with even more force
He looked down at her with ease, effortlessly restraining her hands, and then smiled. “Noelle, you’re so silly. You know you can’t beat me,
yet you still try to fight me. Did you want to provoke me so I could punish you? Do you have a thing for being punished?”
“No.” Noelle’s voice was hoarse as the continued to struggle. Her eyes were bloodshot, tears welling up. Her pain and hatred were so dear in her eyes.
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Chapter 295
She had always been the one to smile through everything, to remain positive. Nothing could break her.
But now, she had been forced into an abyss of despair.
Brandon watched her quietly for a while. In truth, he didn’t like seeing her like this.
He liked the Noelle who smiled at him, not the one in front of him, filled with rage and sorrow.
He was planning to conduct another memory–reading experiment on her soon. This time, he would extract all of her memories and delete everything about the Anderson family and Nicolas
That way, Noelle would belong to him entirely.
After a while, Brandon released Noelle and said, “Stop wasting your energy. You can’t defeat me. Also, don’t think about killing yourself. The collar around your neck has a monitoring function. If you have any suicidal thoughts, it will notify me.”
Noelle didn’t respond.
She lay on the ground, covering her eyes with her arm, tears slowly slipping down her cheeks.
Brandon looked at her and silently decided to back up her memories as soon as possible. But the problem was that the memory–reading equipment was with Bennett, and with the lab’s current state of affairs, getting access to the equipment again would be difficult.
But, if it meant getting Noelle back by his side, he would kill everyone at the lab if he had to.
“Rest well,” he said as he walked toward the door.
But Noelle suddenly called out, “Wait.”
Brandon paused and looked back at her, asking. “What is it?”
Still lying on the ground, shielding her eyes, Noelle said, “Didn’t you say you recorded it! I want to see my family again.”
At her words, Brandon’s eyes darkened.
He turned his gaze away, replying. I offered it to you earlier, but you refused. It’s too late now.”
With that, he quickly left the confinement room.
The door slammed shut behind him.
After a long pause, Noelle slowly moved her hand away from her eyes. There were still tears at the comers of her eyes, but her expression had not sunk into despair.
When she first heard Brandon say that her family was dead, she had been shocked and enraged, almost to the point of breaking.
But now, when he refused to show her the recording, she couldn’t help but wonder–Was he bluffing?
Perhaps her family was still alive?
It wasn’t just her trying to escape reality. After all, Brandon had said her family was dead, but there was no proof. She hadn’t seen any concrete evidence of their deaths.
If she could resist the lab’s control, why couldn’t Elsie?
From
the time she had spent with Elsie, Noelle could tell that Elsie cared more for Adriel than anyone else. She could see that Elsie was in love with him. And maybe, because of her love for Adriel, Elsie had refused to follow the lab’s orders to kill the Anderson family.
Noelle couldn’t give up now.
She had to believe in Nicolas
Nicolas had promised to save her, and she had to find a way to help herself.
With this in mind, Noelle looked down at the collar around her neck.
To leave this place, she first had to figure out how to remove it.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.