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[Martina’s P.O.V.]
The butler rudely brought people into my room. “Miss Martina, Madam has something to ask you.”
The burly servants around my butler approached menacingly. If I did not agree, I know that they would not hesitate to use violence. Disobedience in this household would not do me any good. I immediately stood up and left with the butler.
The butler brought me to the lounge. Usually, I was not allowed to enter this place. Following the butler, I saw my father’s wife playing pool.
There were only a few balls left on the table. When she saw me, she tossed the cue stick to the servant beside her. With just a glance, the person behind me immediately cupped my hands and kicked my knees from the back, I lost my balance and fell to my knees.
She pinched my chin with her hand and scraped my skin with her exquisite, sharp nails. She looked at my face playfully and said, “You really look more and more like your sl*tty mother each day.”
Of course, such a vile woman was not my biological mother. My father raped my mother when he was drunk and that was how I was born. My biological mother raised me alone until I was eight years old. She was diagnosed with a terminal illness and had no choice but to send me to my father’s house because she was afraid that I would not be well taken care of should anything happen to her.
On the surface, my stepmother welcomed me generously with open arms, but in reality, my life is not as good as that of a mere servant. She would not give me decent meals and would beat me up every now and then. If it were not for the fact that the old servant at home would often secretly sneak in food for me, I would have starved to death.
I turned my eyes away from her. My past experience told me that the more I talked back to her, the angrier she would get, and the harder she would hit me.
I ignored her, hoping that she might let me go after a few hits.
However, she did not seem to be so easily fooled today. When someone forcefully twisted my neck, I was forced to open my eyes and look her in the eye.
She patted my face with her palm as she spoke, “It’s been ten years since I brought you here. Although I’m not your biological mother, I was merciful enough to raise you. Don’t you think that you should repay my kindness of raising you?”
I sneered in my heart, ‘To h*ll with your kindness. I was obviously lucky enough to not starve to death all these f*cking years!’ However, these were all said inwardly as I still respectfully replied to her outwardly, “Yes, thank you Madam for raising me.”
However, this submissive sentence did not make my situation any better. She only ended up sneering at me. “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking, you duplicitous b*tch.”
She stood up straight as she looked down at me. “Mister Richard wants to marry you as his sixth wife. I’ve raised you with all my heart, you should do something for the family in return. Letting you marry him is for your good fortune.”
“Marry him? Shouldn’t this fortune belong to our Lady Anna?”
My retort received a slap in the face, but I could not control myself from saying that out loud.
Who was Richard you might ask? He was a famous old man in the city who loved to abuse young girls. If I married him, I would end up being dead meat!
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“No matter what, I’m still my father’s daughter. You don’t have the right to decide my marriage.”
Madam looked like she heard a huge joke. She chuckled as she walked toward the table. The next second, a solid billiard ball smashed onto my head, “Wake up, b*tch. This is your father’s decision. You will replace Anna to marry Richard.”
The impact on my head caused my vision to turn white for a moment. However, my stepmother’s words crushed my already dying heart.
“I’ll leave it to you and your decision. Teach her a lesson, boys. Don’t kill her… or damage her looks. After all, I still have to give her to Mister Richard.”
“Yes, Madam.”
I was dragged along the floor with my head spinning as they brought me back to my room. Following that, punches and kicks rained down on me like a parade. I tried my best to protect my head and other vital parts as I prayed for the violence to end quickly.
Getting beaten up was already a common occurrence. I already knew what position would make me feel the least pain. Resisting would only make them fight more vigorously. Only by playing dead would they stop because they were worried about keeping me alive.
“That’s enough. She looks like she’s about to die.”
“She’s very lucky. After fighting for so many years, she managed to not kill herself.”
“If you want to blame someone, blame her for not being Madam’s biological daughter. I heard that Mister Richard wanted Miss Anna, but the old master and Madam could not bear to part with her. That’s why they thought of giving her instead.”
“These words can not be said carelessly. Hurry up and report to Madam.”
All the servants left my room. I slowly got up from the ground and began to think about the road ahead. There was no place for me in this home.
I thought that my father loved me. It was just that he rarely came home and never knew what my stepmother and the others had done to me. So, even if my stepmother bullied me and abused me, I could still endure it.
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Now that I realized my father knew all about my suffering and never stood up for me… It crushed me to bits. Instead, he sold me to Richard to protect Anna.
I was nothing to them.
I was not even 20 years old. Richard was an old man in his 60s who had abused five wives to death. Marrying him would ruin the rest of my life more than it will here.
I refuse this life of living, I’m running away.
I’m getting out of here and living the life I want.