CHAPTER 389: CHAPTER 389: IS IT WORTH IT?

"I don’t know why he returned to the villa..." Crystal Joyce was flustered for a moment, then regained her composure, "He’s always been entangled with me, maybe that’s why he fled back to the villa..."

The surveillance inside Dragon’s Bay Villa had long been dismantled by her, with cameras only outside the villa.

Though she didn’t know how Serena found out that Silas returned to Dragon’s Bay Villa before confessing, she was sure Serena wouldn’t know about what happened inside the villa.

Thinking of this, Crystal Joyce felt completely reassured. As long as she put everything on Silas, she could completely clean herself of any involvement.

That bitch Serena had no evidence, and there was nothing she could do to her!

Serena’s extremely beautiful fox-like eyes looked at her coolly and she spoke slowly, "He was infatuated with you, that’s why he went to Dragon’s Bay Villa to see you one last time before confessing. He endured unspeakable tortures for you and is now on the brink of death, barely hanging on."

"What does that have to do with me?!" Crystal Joyce immediately interrupted Serena’s words, "He was merely a small Hidden Guard Master Damian arranged to protect me, but he had delusions! How could I possibly fancy a small Hidden Guard! His infatuation only disgusts me!"

Serena’s delicate eyebrows lazily arched, her tone indifferent, "Is that so?"

"Of course!" In order to completely sever ties with Silas, Crystal Joyce spoke without hesitation, "I never expected him to develop such feelings for me, how could I fancy a mere Hidden Guard? I’ve long wanted Master Damian to transfer him away. Just seeing him disgusted me to the core! Now knowing he harbors such feelings, I’m even more disgusted!"

"Fortunately, he’s been captured now, so I never have to see that disgusting thing again!"

On the other side of the secret room, Silas was tightly bound hand and foot by chains, his mouth gagged, preventing any sound from escaping.

His body was covered in wounds, blood-stained, and he could clearly hear every word Crystal Joyce said just a wall away.

Silas’s eyes turned blood red in an instant, Crystal Joyce’s words stabbed into his heart like sharp knives, making him tremble with pain, nearly unbearable.

More painful than enduring all the tortures...

Crystal Joyce, unaware of anything wrong, continued, "Moreover, I was unaware of all his actions! I never expected him to be so vicious, to do such things, deserving of death, Serena! You must not let him go!"

Hearing the words from the beloved person he sacrificed himself to protect, Silas trembled all over and spat out a mouthful of dark blood.

Clearly, she had cried and begged him to help her get rid of Serena, and he couldn’t bear to see her so upset, which is why he betrayed Master Damian and made a deadly move against Serena for her...

Serena slightly narrowed her extremely beautiful fox-like eyes, speaking with a half-smile, "Do you really detest Silas that much?"

"Of course!" Crystal Joyce, eager to sever ties with Silas, nodded without hesitation, "He almost got Master Damian killed, I wish he were dead!"

"Very good." Serena turned and instructed, "Bring him over."

Standing next to Serena, Chase Sherman immediately responded respectfully, "Yes, Miss Serena."

Hearing this, Crystal Joyce was puzzled, but a bad premonition arose in her heart.

Bring who over? What tricks was that bitch Serena up to now?!

Soon, Silas was brought over, forcibly made to kneel on the ground, his eyes fixed on Crystal Joyce, filled with pain, disappointment, and coldness, his emotions very complex.

Why was Silas here?!

Crystal Joyce’s expression changed instantly, meaning everything she just said had been heard by him?

Seeing Silas with a lifeless and disheartened appearance, Chase Sherman couldn’t help but speak quietly beside Serena.

"Miss Serena, your move is truly ruthless."

Silas had endured countless tortures without showing such a look, but now just hearing Crystal Joyce’s words had made him so despondent.

Killing someone in heart, making one unbearably pained, is indeed something Miss Serena excels at!

Crystal Joyce wasn’t stupid; she quickly realized it was all a trap set by Serena, deliberately coaxing her to speak for Silas to hear.

Her hands hung at her sides, clenched tightly, sharp nails nearly digging into her palms.

That damned bitch Serena had sabotaged her terribly! Leaving her in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat. Now she had to distance herself from Silas yet couldn’t let him become completely disheartened to spill the truth...

In short, she absolutely could not let that fool Silas expose her, or everything would be over!

"Ah..." Suddenly Crystal Joyce clutched her chest, her face turning pale, showing a painful expression, "It hurts..."

"Oh no!"

Seeing this, Chase Sherman was immediately alarmed, quickly turning to Serena.

"Miss Serena, Miss Joyce has a chronic ailment, and now it seems to have flared up. She must be sent to the hospital immediately..."

Crystal Joyce’s face turned paler, trembling and barely able to stand, appearing pitiable.

"Miss Crystal..."

Silas worriedly called out, and if he weren’t bound by chains, he would have rushed to protect Crystal Joyce.

Serena’s crimson lips curled coldly, "Seems like her illness flared up just in time."

For some reason, facing Serena’s gaze, Crystal Joyce felt as if she had been seen through.

But she quickly suppressed the thought; after all, she had taken the organization’s medication, and even if a doctor examined her, nothing would show up. That bitch Serena definitely couldn’t see through it!

"Serena, I don’t know why you harbor such enmity towards me. If you dislike me so much, I’ll never appear before you again..." Crystal Joyce shed tears, showing a very painful appearance due to her illness.

The Quinn Family is known for their loyalty and righteousness; though they wouldn’t protect her anymore, they wouldn’t just watch her die from an illness!

Bound, Silas was anxiously overwhelmed, "Miss Crystal has always been weak, now her old illness has flared up, she needs immediate treatment, Serena, if you have any grievances, take them out on me. Just take Miss Crystal to the hospital!!!"

"Ooh ooh ooh..." Crystal Joyce clutched her chest, seeming unable to breathe, "It hurts... save me..."

Serena quietly watched her drama, her extremely beautiful fox-like eyes filled with coldness.

Sooner or later, she would reveal Crystal Joyce’s true colors.

"Take her to the hospital."

"Yes, Miss Serena!" Chase Sherman immediately responded respectfully, directing the Hidden Guards to take Crystal Joyce to the hospital.

Not until he saw Crystal Joyce being taken to the hospital did Silas relax, letting out a sigh of relief.

"You sacrifice so much for her, yet she only wishes for your death. Is it worth it?"