Loved You Once But He's My Forever (Chloe)
Billionaire Is 57

Chapter 57 A Living Hell

Chapter 57 A Living Hell

The leader hunched forward, gesturing. This way. We're almost there."

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I covered my cars, trying to block out the heartbreaking cries of the innocent girls. But their screams were relentless, piercing through every attempt to shut them out. However, what truly made my blood rum cold came moments later.

At the end of the hallway stood several men. Their icy gazes were sharp enough to cut, and each of them clutched an AK-47

Even though I was already dead, the sight of those bloodthirsty, predatory eyes made me tremble with

fear.

The leader exchanged a few words with them in the local language. After scrutinizing Luke and my dad, one of the men pulled out a key and unlocked the door.

I saw the tension written all over Luke's face. Even my dad's fingers twitched slightly while clutching the

scams of his trousers.

If I didn't already know I was dead, I might have been infected by their overwhelming nervousness.

The door opened with a creak.

The room inside was dimly lit. As I stepped in, I saw women huddled together on the floor. A quick glance revealed at least 20 or 30 of them.

The leader casually remarked, "This batch was just brought in. There were delays-storms at sea and then a civil war when we reached the Scam Center. You're lucky. They haven't been touched yet." Hearing this, Luke's furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

His expression turned sympathetic as he took in the women's disheveled appearances: Their hair was matted and their bodies reeked of filth. Each of them was curled up in a corner trembling with fear. They had been stripped of their clothes, left wearing only undergarments.

Even if they hadn't been physically harmed, their dignity had already been shattered.

They understood their fates all too well, keeping their heads bowed, unwilling to meet the gaze of those who would treat them like commodities to be taken away.

The leader grabbed an electric baton and struck the nearest woman in the leg without hesitation.

Look up" be barked viciously.

The women, like helpless lambs facing a pack of ravenous wolves, huddled together for protection-but it

was furile

They slowly raised their heads in despair while their eyes brimming with tears.

I couldn't help but feel heartbroken for them. Among them, I spotted a familiar face.

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It was Esmée Myers, the daughter of a nanny from our neighborhood. She was a hardworking girl, often waiting in the cold outside for her mother to finish work.

I remembered seeing her one winter, rubbing her hands together to stay warm as she memorized vocabulary words

If I wasn't mistaken, she was in her senior year of high hool, a stellar student who had already secured carly college admission.

The last time I saw her, she had greeted me with a bright smile, saying she planned to take up part-time work to ease her mother's burden.

Was she tricked into coming here while working that part-time job? Was she the girl Nelson had been investigating in that missing person case!

My heart ached. A promising young girl like her didn't deserve this fate. She had worked so hard to change her destiny, only for lite to deal her such a cruel blow.

It was a sobering reminder that misery wasn't mine alone.

Esmee huddled in a corner in a daze. How I wished she could summon the strength to fight. If my dad recognized her, perhaps he could save her.

But her gaze was unfocused, as though she had already resigned herself to her fate.

Luke's eyes moved over each woman's face. For those who refused to cooperate, the leader yanked their hair or used his gun to lift their chins, forcing them to look up.

As the number of women left to inspect dwindled, Luke and my dad grew increasingly anxious.

They still hadn't seen my face among them.

After the last woman was examined, my dad spoke coldly, "That's all of them?"

"What, you didn't replace who you're looking for?" The leader sounded disappointed.

"There's no one else? I remember there should've been another woman," my dad pressed.

Luke had confirmed with Stanley earlier that someone resembling me was here, but after scanning the room, there wasn't a single face that matched.

"Oh, right. One of them was taken elsewhere"

"Why didn't you say so earlier? Where is she now?" Luke demanded.

"That bich was too feisty-"

Before he could finish, Luke furiously grabbed him by the collar. "Watch your mouth!"

The tension skyrocketed. The men my dad had brought, as well as the Scam Center's guards, immediately placed their hands on their weapons. The situation teetered on the brink of an all-out clash "Let go my dad ordered firmly. "We need to replace her first."

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Chapter 57 A Living Hell

Reluctantly. Luke released the man, and they followed the leader to another building. It was clear this manager held a higher status as the conditions were noticeably better.

Even before they got close, the sounds of intimate moans echoed from inside.

"Louder! Come on, make some noise! Don't know how to moan? Do I have to teach you? Useless idiot!"

Before the leader could knock, Luke stormed forward and kicked the door open with all his might. "Chloe""

He rushed in without a second thought.

Inside the dimly lit room, a man and a woman lay entangled, both completely naked.

The man, showing no regard for the woman's fragility, had a fistful of her long hair in his grasp.

They were startled by Luke's sudden entrance.

"Who are you?" the man demanded with hostility.

The leader hurried forward, whispering something into his ear. Reluctantly, Quinlan, the manager, pulled up his shorts.

Luke's footsteps were heavy as he approached the woman lying with her back to him.

He didn't know how to feel or what to expect of what might lie ahead. Behind him, my dad lingered at the doorways "Chloe"" Luke's voice trembled as he called my name.

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