Chapter 127: It's Too Late to Regret
Ma the Third looked down at Lin Chuyue condescendingly.
"I'll tell you the truth. I'm the one who set that fire! My original plan was to burn you to death, but I didn't expect that bastard to actually rush in and save you."
"I was going to throw you back in, but you were already out by then. So I just took you away and pretended to be your savior."
"I really can't believe you fell for it so easily!"
"But I really have that son of a bitch to thank. If he hadn't gone back into the fire to get some documents for you, I never would've gotten my chance."
Lin Chuyue stared blankly at Ma the Third, unable to believe what he was saying.
She had refused to believe the Ma Family set the fire precisely because she thought it made no sense for them to start one only to risk their lives saving her.
She never imagined that her savior wasn't the Ma Family at all, but Xiao Ye!
But she… not only had she refused to believe Xiao Ye, she had even lashed out at him repeatedly to defend the Ma Family!
Lin Chuyue's vision went black, and she nearly collapsed.
Her secretary grabbed her tightly. "President Lin! President Lin, are you all right?"
Ma the Third sneered and stepped closer. "It was all just an act to trick you. Did you really think you could take something from my Ma Family that easily?"
"But I really do have you to thank. If it weren't for you, that son of a bitch and the Chu Family would never have let us off the hook!"
"Oh, right."
Ma the Third slapped his forehead, his smile growing even more arrogant. "I forgot to tell you something important."
He lowered his voice and said, word by word, "Xiao Ye is dead. And that Chu Yan is probably dead too."
"You know, even though we were the ones who did the deed, how could we have succeeded so easily without you?"
Lin Chuyue couldn't hold on any longer. Her body went completely limp.
She crumpled to the floor, in disbelief. "Xiao Ye… is dead?"
"That's impossible… He's so powerful, how could he die! You must be lying to me!"
"You'll find out soon enough whether I'm lying or not."
Ma the Third savored her devastated expression. "You're pathetic, you know that? Pushing away the one person who could have saved you, bit by bit."
"Now, it's time for you to pay it all back!"
With a single look from Ma the Third, his men sprang into action.
Ignoring the shouts of the employees, they began carrying things out, piece by piece.
Lin Chuyue recalled the things Xiao Ye had told her time and again, and her heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife.
She had mistaken her savior and caused Xiao Ye's death!
As she recalled the scenes from before, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, and her vision blurred.
'I'm such a fool!'
Lin Chuyue raised her hand and slapped herself hard across the face. 'It's all my fault!'
Ma the Third waved his hand. "Tie Miss Lin up. She gained so much by relying on my Ma Family, we can't just let her walk away!"
Her secretary tried to resist but was kicked aside.
Lin Chuyue seemed to have lost her soul, letting them tie her up and shove her into a car without resistance.
'Xiao Ye is dead, and I'm the one who killed him…'
'What right do I have to live?'
Seeing her like this, Ma the Third scoffed. "Who are you putting on this act for?"
"You got someone killed. It's too late for regrets now!"
Lin Chuyue didn't speak, just stared blankly at the car door handle.
Soon, the car arrived at the Ma Family estate.
The moment he got out of the car, Ma the Third hauled Lin Chuyue out and threw her onto the ground without a shred of compassion.
Ma Xinrong, who had been on friendly terms with Lin Chuyue before, saw her and immediately spat with a cold laugh. "Pah!"
"Who the hell do you think you are? You actually had me, a young lady of my stature, wait on you for days!"
"Lin Chuyue, you're really brainless!"
After speaking, she showed no mercy and slapped Lin Chuyue hard across the face.
"From now on, make her stay here and wash my feet every day. Otherwise, I'll never be able to swallow this humiliation!"
For her, the dignified young lady of the Ma Family, to have to serve a nobody from Jiangcheng was a huge loss of face!
If word got out, who knows how many people would laugh at her.
Heaven knows how humiliated she felt during those days! Thank god, she could finally pay it all back!
Lin Chuyue felt the fiery sting on her face but said nothing.
She just lifted her head and scanned her surroundings.
The members of the Ma Family, who had been so pleasant and almost subservient to her before, now all wore expressions of people enjoying a good show.
'I'm such a fool. How did I not see that this was all just an act!'
Lin Chuyue let out a bitter laugh. Thinking of Xiao Ye, her heart throbbed with pain. "It's all my fault…"
Ma the Third hooked her chin. "You've got a pretty face. How about this: you can start by servicing the men of the Ma Family."
"After that, you can go wait on Ma Xinrong. Got it? From now on, you're a servant of the Ma Family. You'll do whatever we tell you to do!"
Ma Xinrong admired her nails. "Third Brother, one more thing. Don't forget the Lin Family's assets. It's not a lot, but it can help our Ma Family climb even higher."
"Now that Chu Yan is dead too, the Chu Family owes us a favor. They definitely won't move against us."
"It's time for us to compete for the position of a great family in South City."
At this, Lin Chuyue bit her lip, her beautiful eyes turning red as hatred threatened to burst from her chest.
"In your dreams!"
"Even if you kill me! You won't get a single penny!"
'Xiao Ye was dead. She didn't want to live anymore, because she was responsible for his death!'
'But trying to take the Lin Family's assets? Absolutely not!'
'Even if it means dying, she has to protect the Lin Family's property!'
Ma the Third's expression didn't change. He already knew Lin Chuyue wouldn't obey so easily.
"Don't worry, our Ma Family has plenty of ways to torture you. By the way, the reason we pissed off that son of a bitch in the first place…"
"…was because we wanted to feed his flesh to the dogs!"
"If you don't know what's good for you, after we've had our fun, we won't mind cutting you up, piece by piece, and feeding you to the dogs too."
"Besides, a woman's flesh is tender. It's bound to be delicious!"
Lin Chuyue's heart shuddered. 'No wonder Xiao Ye took action against the Ma Family.'
'They're too much! They actually wanted to feed human flesh to dogs!'
And from their vicious looks, it was obvious this wasn't the first time they had done something like this.
And she had foolishly thought it was just a small misunderstanding, that Xiao Ye had been the one forcing the issue!
"You will all die horrible deaths!" Lin Chuyue stared daggers at Ma the Third, wishing she could cut him into a thousand pieces right then and there.
"Beasts!"
Recalling the things she had said to Xiao Ye, Lin Chuyue was consumed by regret.
'If she could turn back time, she would have believed Xiao Ye and dealt with the Ma Family!'
'But alas… it was too late for everything!'
'Xiao Ye… was dead too!'
Lin Chuyue gasped for breath, her heart aching unbearably as tears streamed down her face.
Seeing her tear-streaked face, Ma the Third was even more delighted. "Let me have the first taste."
The rest of the Ma Family's men closed in. "Third Brother, let me be second!"
"I'll be third, then! Shit, I've never fucked a broad this hot before!"