Trading My Ex for His Uncle



Screams echoed from the pavilion, each one blending with the next, until a full half-hour passed before silence finally fell.

During this time, not a single servant appeared. The staff had grown used to Rebecca being hit, and nobody dared to intervene. After all, they were just employees, and Rebecca wasn't particularly kind to them. It was best to avoid trouble whenever possible.

Rebecca lay motionless on the pavilion floor, barely conscious. Her body was covered in bruises, though her face remained unmarked.

Standing over her, Nathaniel looked down with a mix of disgust and hatred. He snarled, "Rebecca, if you hadn't lied to me, I wouldn't have had a falling-out with Damon. The Preston Group wouldn't be in this mess, begging for partnerships. You deserve every bit of this."

Rebecca didn't reply. Her eyes were full of despair.

How much longer would this endless, miserable life continue? If she had known what returning to the country would cost her, she would never have come back.

It was too late now. There were no second chances. All she could do was find a way to escape.

Nathaniel crouched down, grabbed Rebecca's chin, and forced her to look at him when she remained silent.

"When you came back to the country five years ago, Drake contacted you several times. What did he want?" he asked.

Rebecca turned away, still silent.

Nathaniel let out a cold laugh. "You think you're safe if you don't answer?"

"He blackmailed me," Rebecca replied. "He said he'd release videos of us together if I didn't return to him."

Nathaniel sneered. "You really think

I'm that same fool from five years

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ago? Drake's an executive at MK Company. If he really wanted you, he'd have dragged you back

overseas, not let you stay Wielono

me

for five years.

"So don't give me excuses. I already know he was digging into Nyla's background. What I want to know is why?"

Rebecca's eyes widened in fear, and

she subconsciously clenched her hands. She looked at Nathaniel coldly and asked, "Since you could find this out, why can't you figure out why he's looking into Nyla

"Arguing will only make you suffer more. Do you want to go into the basement?" Nathaniel taunted.

Rebecca shuddered, fear flashing in her eyes. The basement of the Prestons' villa was her nightmare. She'd rather die than step in there again. Nathaniel smiled in satisfaction when he noticed her fear. "Tell me what you know if you don't want to go there."

Rebecca took a deep breath. "I don't

know why he's investigating Nyla either. I just know that he suddenly wanted to come here after seeing Nyla's photo, and he warned me not to do anything to her or he wouldn't let me off."

Nathaniel squinted, his gaze skeptical. "Given his warning, how did you get away with causing Nyla's accident at sea? Explain that."

Rebecca shook her head. "I don't know... After Nyla's accident, he didn't contact me again."

To this day, she had no idea why Drake was after Nyla. As far as she knew, there was no connection between them.

Nathaniel threatened, "If I find out you've lied, I'll make you wish you'd never been born."

Rebecca trembled. "I've told you everything I know. He never really trusted me. He wouldn't share anything important with me."noveldrama

"I'll look into it," Nathaniel warned. "You'd better pray that what I find matches what you've said."