, Chapter 254 Torment My Prey , Mason looked at his boss with a mix of concern and fear. , He couldn’t help but console, “Mr. Rainsworth, don’t worry. Ms. Smith and Eli might have snuck off to have some fun. It won’t be long before we find them.” , Such a lie would only fool a child. , Nathaniel, however, chose to believe it. , “I know. She definitely can’t bear to part with me.” , However, his reddened eyes and the dark circles beneath them, a result of a sleepless night, said otherwise. , All Mason could do was nod in agreement. , Nathaniel trudged forward through the snow, his towering silhouette appearing especially forlorn at that moment. , After taking a few steps, he looked back at Mason. “She said she had gotten the wrong person.” , Mason didn’t understand. , “What does that mean?” , Nathaniel didn’t respond, he simply opened the car door and , got in. , While seated in the car alone, he once again unfolded the letter, his eyes scanning the first few sentences: We both know there’s no love between us, so why we despise each other? never me back then, don’t you, nor resent it I gotten the wrong person all along, Gotten the wrong person, Nathaniel felt his throat tighten, a face identical to his own surfacing in his mind. , The man’s eyes were filled with tenderness. , “How can this be?” Nathaniel muttered to himself. , Meanwhile, due to insufficient evidence, Stella released on bail. , She asked her “Where’s Mr. Rainsworth?” , The assistant shook her head. , “Didn’t Mr. Rainsworth send you to bail me out?” , The assistant pointed into the distance, and when Stella looked over, she saw a silver–gray , 1

/3 , Chapter 254 Torment My Prey , Maserati parked in the snow. , The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Zachary’s handsome face. , 10 , 5 Pearls , A glimmer of surprise flashed through Stella’s eyes she ran toward him, exclaiming, “Zach, I knew you would come for me!” , She was about to open the car door, but no matter what she did, it just wouldn’t budge.. , , , , “Don’t get me wrong,” Zachary said, his expression cold and distant. “I bailed you out, but it wasn’t to save you.” , Stella was taken aback. , He continued, “I’ve known for a long time that it wasn’t you who saved me back then. Do you know why I haven’t exposed you?” , Stella’s face was deathly pale. , “Because Nathaniel likes you. I didn’t want to put him in a difficult position.” , “So, what about now…” , “Now, it’s time to settle scores, but you don’t need to be afraid.” He paused again. “I won’t give someone a quick death; I enjoy the thrill of slowly tormenting my prey.” , Stella knew Zachary’s methods better than anyone else. After Cecilia married Nathaniel, he had the audacity to torment her without any restraint, let alone in her current predicament. , Zachary gave her a glimmer of hope once more. “Besides, I don’t yet know if Nathaniel will continue to accept you. But from what I know of him, if he truly loves you, you’ll end up in misery!” , Zachary remembered how Nathaniel once desired to own a company. However, the company’s boss had transferred the ownership to someone else. , Ultimately, after Nathaniel took over the company, he ended up ruining it completely. , Suddenly, the car jolted forward, barreling toward Stella. Startled, Stella plopped down onto the ground in fright. , However, the car came to stop just a centimeter away from her. , “If you don’t want to die prematurely, then get out of my sight!” , Stella hastily scrambled up from the snowy ground, fleeing toward the direction of her assistant. , After watching her vanish from his sight, Zachary then drove away. , He would gradually , trip away everything from the one who deceived and used him, making her live in fear every single day. , 2

/3 , Chapter 254 Torment My Prey , When he was heading back, he picked up his phone and dialed Darren’s number. , “Darren, invite Nathaniel over to my house today to see my son.” , 5 Pearls , He had seen Stella’s live broadcast the day before and knew Nathaniel would be undoubtedly upset. Thus, it was better to have Darren call him at this time. , Zachary also wanted to find out from the horse’s mouth whether Nathaniel still cared about Stella. , , , , , Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.