Nash, of course, immediately approved the leave.What neither he nor anyone else knew was that Ben harbored an unrequited love, someone he adored in his youth but came to despise over the years.”Ben, not here… please…”Jamie Lewis’s voice quivered in pleading as he held her tightly against the narrow vanity. She was trapped, nowhere to escape under his unyielding hold. Her protests did nothing to sway him.His gaze only hardened with a cold fury. “Now you know how to beg?” he sneered. “Where was your mercy when I was the one pleading?”Jamie swallowed hard, her throat constricting painfully as she forced the words, “Ben, I know I wronged you back then. But Winnie is innocent. She’s out there right now.”It was the engagement day of her younger sister, Winnie Lewis. While Winnie stood outside, joyfully greeting the guests in her wedding dress, Jamie was trapped here, humiliated by Winnie’s own fiancé. Terror and a crushing guilt overwhelmed her, leaving her paralyzed and trembling. Ben was only more amused. “Scared, Jamie? I didn’t think you were capable of that.”Of course she was scared. Winnie was her biological sister. Jamie tried to fight back, but Ben kept her pinned, forcing her into degrading poses in front of the mirror, watching her reflection.Her face went pale. “Is my death the only thing that will satisfy your hatred, Ben?” she asked, the pain in her voice unmistakable.Four years ago, she had broken his heart, and he hated her with every fiber of his being.”Death?” Ben scoffed, his lips curling in a cold smile. “That’s far too easy, Jamie. I want you to suffer.”Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.”Jamie, are you in there?” Winnie’s voice sounded from outside.
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