But she couldn't keep her phone off forever. She turned it on in the evening. Alice's previous number was no longer in service, what about her new phone? Mia thought it was just as dangerous. If it wasn't dangerous, Alice wouldn't have failed to return her calls and put her mind at ease. For now, all she could do was wait at home. In the afternoon, the maid came in to check on the situation. When she walked into the bedroom and saw what was on the bed, she was so scared she almost screamed, quickly covering her mouth. After calming down, she lowered her hand. The bed was a mess, including the girl lying on top of it. She looked like a broken doll, lifeless. There were countless red marks on her exposed arm, particularly striking against her pure white and tender skin. The maid approached carefully. Mr. Davis had left last night, and she never woke up. This was very unusual, so Daniel was informed and he called Abigail to come over. When Abigail entered the room, she was also shocked by the appearance of the girl on the bed. She pushed aside the messy hair on her face and found that her complexion was normal, as if she were just sleeping. There was a white pill in the box on the bedside table. It was obviously a morning-after pill. But the person on the bed had not woken up, so she had not taken it yet. After checking Alice, Abigail found that there was nothing else that could have caused her to be unconscious except for the marks on her body.It seemed like she was just sleeping, with even breaths rising and falling.
This was a symptom of exhaustion, as if her body had been emptied and needed rest desperately...
Abigail walked out of the room and said, "It's fine, she's just sleeping."
"Sleeping? It's been almost twenty-four hours," Daniel said, counting the time since Mr. Davis left.
"I know, let's wait a little longer. Have the servants keep an eye on her. If she's still not awake tomorrow morning, I'll come back."
The maid checked on her at night, but she didn't wake up.
The next morning, they found Alice awake, but she was just sitting by the bed like a lifeless doll.
The maid picked up the pills from the bedside table and walked over, "Miss Baker, take your medicine."
Alice turned her head and looked at the pills in the maid's hand.
She didn't need to ask what they were.
Without hesitation, she took them and swallowed them.
The maid left the room as if completing a task."Wait..." Alice's voice was hoarse and almost inaudible.
The maid turned back to look at her.
"I have no clothes to wear, please..." Alice's voice trailed off weakly.
The maid understood what she meant and left.
Alice's head hung weakly to one side.
She thought she was going to die, but she didn't expect to see the sun rise the next day.
After all, how could Adam let her die?
He would only make her wish she were dead...
Alice had only just woken up and needed some time to adjust to the discomfort in her body. She didn't dare to look at the traces left by the wild beasts, which were even more terrifying than two years ago. Soon, the maid brought in clean and tidy clothes. It wasn't her own clothes, which couldn't be called clothes anymore, but rather rags. The obvious difference was that these were new clothes. After the maid left, Alice moved her body off the bed, her legs trembling and her teeth almost bleeding from biting her lips to prevent herself from falling to the ground. Wrapped in a blanket and holding the clothes, she went into the bathroom, which was only a short distance away but drained all the strength in her body. The blanket fell to the ground as Alice turned her back to the mirror to get dressed. Her slender and graceful body was covered in marks of varying depths and shades, a testament to the man's madness. After adjusting her emotions, Alice left the palace garden, which was arranged for her by a special car. It was difficult for her current body to walk to the roadside and hail a taxi. Alice got out of the car and walked towards the apartment building. "Alice!" Bella got out of the car and walked towards her. "Auntie," Alice replied. "Did Adam do anything to you? Is your throat okay? Are you sick or did Adam hurt you? Is he mentally ill?" Bella looked her up and down. "I'm fine," Alice replied, her eyes flickering.
Her aunt must have known about her escape and capture.
And the punishment of physical and mental humiliation was something she couldn't speak of...
"It's good that you're okay. I've come here twice already. If I don't see you again, I'll have to call the police," Bella said.
Alice really wanted to tell her aunt that calling the police would be useless.
No one could deal with the all-powerful Adam.
Seeing that Alice looked unwell and weak, Bella said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."
They went back inside.Alice saw a phone on the coffee table and picked it up to look at the call records.
The time was when she was at the Imperial Garden.
Who answered her call?
Just as Alice realized the problem, Bella asked her, "When did you contact Mia?"
"I... just met her a while ago," Alice turned around and looked at her aunt's questioning gaze.
"Why would you even bother with that kind of woman? When she abandoned you, she didn't even blink her eyes!" Bella couldn't help but be angry.
"But... but she's still my mom, and I don't blame her anymore," Alice said.
"I'm afraid that someone like her will abandon you a second time after the first time!" Bella advised her, "Alice, don't have anything to do with her. Since she left, she should leave completely. What's the point of lingering like a ghost?"
"In the past, it wasn't all my mom's fault. Dad pressured her," Alice said, deeply affected by the psychological trauma of her childhood. As an adult, she could better understand her mother's struggles."Yes, your dad was wrong, but should your mom have run away? You're her own daughter!" Bella exclaimed, frustrated and helpless.
"Auntie, I want to be good to my mom..." Alice lowered her gaze.
Seeing her niece's dejected expression, Bella suppressed her anger and changed the subject. "Also, if you want to leave Star City, why didn't you tell me? Do you see me as an outsider?"
"No, I didn't want to burden you. I planned to contact you once I got there. But now, it seems like I can't escape," Alice explained.
Bella held her hand. "Alice, even though Auntie's thoughts are selfish, I really don't want you to go abroad and be alone in a foreign country. Besides, can Adam really keep watching you forever? That's impossible!"
"Really?" Alice wasn't entirely convinced.
"Of course. Men are like children. They get bored with their toys after a few days and toss them aside," Bella reassured her.
Alice hesitated. If that were true, when she was in the first year of junior high school and living with the Davis Family, why hadn't Adam lost interest in her after all these years? Even if he was waiting for the novelty to wear off, how long would that take? How long could she keep the child by her side hidden?Bella left when she saw that Alice was okay.
Alice picked up her phone and called her mother.
She called but no one answered. What's going on? Could something have happened? Alice couldn't wait until evening. Anyway, Adam, who had punished her, wouldn't bother her for the time being.