Anthony stared at Priscilla in shock as he felt his insides burn up.
"I know you practice martial arts, so I got a special potent herb just for you, to seal your abilities. Don't worry, you will not die. I will just make you a useless slave. The kidnappers that bought you are on their way. Now that I think of it, this is better than simply kicking you out. I will be paid good money for you." Priscilla said with a cute smile, caressing his hair.
She had hated Anthony more when he mentioned how they met. She hated anyone reminding her she came from the trenches. To the world, she was a genius self-made millionaire. And that was how she wanted to project her success story. Anthony will be nonexistent in her history.
"How dare you remind me of how you met me? I have paid you back for one full year, nearly two years. Now leave in peace, so that I can search for my happily ever after. Sincerely speaking, you're handsome. You're so handsome, even more so than celebrities. I guess that was what hooked me to you when I was a silly little girl. Till date, you're the most handsome man I have met. But beauty is irrelevant in the face of power. I need a powerful man that will help me stand at the pinnacle. You have exhausted all your potential, so you need to give way. I stuck around for an extra three months to see if you will manufacture a new app for me to sell. But you never brought a new product, even after two years. How useless! You're no longer useful to me. You have exhausted your potential. So leave calmly. I would have killed you, but you should be thankful I still have some level of affection for you. If not for anything else, the pleasure your huge cock gave me for two years is enough reason to spare you. It's also the biggest and most attractive I have seen so far. If I had my way, I will hide you somewhere and occasionally have you pleasure me, you're so good at it, especially when you use your tongue. But, I'm about to marry a powerful man. Powerful men, real men, hate to be insulted. So I will be loyal and faithful to him. Which means that you, you loser, you low life, need to disappear. You said you will do anything to make me happy, right? Then disappear for my happiness. You're a stain I want to erase, so disappear! You're the evidence of my shameful background and past! So disappear! Disappear for me, you useless man. And remain the dirt you are for life." Priscilla said viciously, grabbing his jaws.
Anthony's eyes reddened as more blood seeped out of his mouth. He shook his head in disbelief, not wanting to believe what was happening. The veins on his face were protruding visibly on his skin.
He roared out in pain, his voice reverberating in the environment. It was not just the pain of the poison, it was the pain in his heart.
The pain of betrayal and disappointment. The pain of having the only person you love in this universe turn her back on you.
"Oops, is it very painful? I thought you were a strong guy." Priscilla said in a mocking tone, while smiling gently at him. Her eyes looked cruel and deceptive, and for the first time, he saw her for what she really was.
Anthony used to find her innocent smile endearing, till today. It was all a practiced façade to lead him on.
"How can you bear to do this to me? After all we shared, after all we have been through together. The smiles and pains we weathered so far. You promised to love me forever, was that a lie? You know I can't leave you. I'm an orphan, I lost my mother to cancer, so I was happy to save yours. You are the only person I love in this world, you know how much I cherish you. Why are you doing this to me? No man can love you the way I do." He whispered , tears clouding his vision, his teeth fully bloodied.
"I know baby, I know. No one can love me like you do, it even made you foolish. But love is not enough sweetheart, I need power," she whispered, smiling as she pinched his jaw.
"You could have told me. If you wanted power, I could become powerful for you. I promised to let you have whatever you want, you only needed to ask. All it would have taken was time." He whispered desperately, his heart constricting in pain.
"Time? I don't have the time to wait for you to be powerful. I want an already-made. I want someone from a powerful background, a powerful family with years of history. Not some nameless orphan. Enough of the chit chat now." Priscilla said mockingly, enjoying the look of pain and disbelief on Anthony's face.
"You're the only woman I have ever loved. You were my first love, you were my first kiss, you were my first sex. I gave you all I had without reservation. If you wanted more, I would have worked hard to fulfill your desires. How can you bear to do this to me?" He asked, reaching for Priscilla's hand.
Priscilla gritted her teeth and caught his collar dragging him down the bed.
She panted as she tried to pull him up.
"Priscilla, you're hurting me!" Anthony grunted.
The poison paralyzed his limbs and made him unable to move.
"I want you to hurt more!" Priscilla spat and pulled him out of the room.
She kicked him down the stairs and he rolled down, breaking some of his bones in the process. His head collided with the banister and he promptly lost consciousness.
"Reed, help me, let's take him to the gate. I don't want those criminals to enter my house. They can't be trusted." Priscilla said, grabbing his legs.
Reed smiled and grabbed Anthony's hands. They dragged his body out of the gate, his body rubbing gratingly against the floor. It was already nightfall.
Just then, Anthony's eyes opened. He looked straight at Reed, making his heart skip a beat. He immediately remembered Anthony's curse and let go of him, feeling terrified of another woman doing to him what they just did to Anthony.
In his heart, he knew that their actions were wrong. But this was the only way for them to climb higher on the societal ladder. The useless son in-law had nothing to offer them anymore.
Anthony's eyes drifted shut again, and he heard Priscilla collecting a hundred thousand dollars for him.
"What do you mean the poison has lowered his worth? It doesn't affect his organs. All his organs are intact. He's a very strong and virile man. His heart, kidneys and liver can be sold for huge amounts at the hospital. He's even handsome and kind. His sperm will be very precious at in-vitro clinics. One hundred thousand dollars or I'm not selling him" She insisted.
"Fine. Give her the money," He heard a gruff voice say, sealing the deal. The woman he loved with all his heart had successfully sold him. Even Judas Iscariot wasn't so cruel.
Pain clouded Anthony's mind and he totally blacked out, unable to take it anymore.