Chapter 192: Come Here

The henchman was worried when he heard about the basement. Everyone knew that if Zachary wanted to take a woman to the basement, it meant she was in for more than just a casual fling.

“What? You have a problem with that?” Zachary asked, stabbing a dagger into the chair he was sitting on.

“No, no problem, Zachary. I’ll bring Caroline to the basement right away,” the henchman replied hastily before rushing off.

“Ms. Beaumont, Zachary wants you to wait for him in the basement,” the henchman said.

“Okay.” Caroline hesitated but eventually agreed. The mention of the basement made her uneasy, but she felt she had no choice but to go along with it. She told herself that as long as she could get rid of Claire, it would be worth it.

Upon entering the basement, she pushed open the door and was shocked by what she saw. The basement had no windows, and the dim lighting was made even more eerie by a single red light. Everything in the basement was white—the bedsheets, the blankets, even the rug on the floor.

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The basement was enormous, larger than any she had ever seen before. It seemed like several basement rooms had been combined into one. A large bed divided the room in half, and the other half was filled with various ribbons, like those used for aerial yoga. Some were connected, while others hung separately. Under the red light, the ribbons seemed stained with blood. Caroline couldn’t help but imagine the countless women who had been tormented here. Their screams echoed in her mind. She shivered, her body covered in goosebumps.

“Scared?” a warm yet chilling voice asked from behind her.

Caroline froze, not daring to move. She stood there, motionless, as cold sweat poured down her body.

“No, I’m fine,” she finally managed to say. She knew it was Zachary behind her.

“Good, because we need to have fun, don’t we?” Zachary said, closing the basement door and sitting on the bed.

“Of course,” Caroline replied, trying to hide her fear as she…

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“…start, let’s discuss the conditions.”

“Conditions?” Caroline asked, confused. She thought they had already agreed that he would help her deal with Claire.

“I can help you deal with Claire, but not in the way you think. I can cause misunderstandings between her and Frederick, and drive a wedge between them. But for now, we can’t touch her. We can torment her later, but not now,” Zachary explained, fiddling with his cuffs and not bothering to look at Caroline. His tone was non-negotiable.

“Zachary, how can I trust you like this?” Caroline said, not expecting things to turn out that way. But Zachary was holding the tape. She had to please him. “I said I would help you, and I will cause trouble between Frederick and Claire. Caroline, you better think this through,” Zachary said, swinging his crossed legs and staring at her.

Caroline hesitated, unsure of what to do. This wasn’t what she had planned. Just then, her phone buzzed with a message. Its content surprised her.

[Caroline, my dad found out about what happened at the… Chapter 192: Come Here … He’s sending me abroad, so don’t contact me for a while. Don’t worry, I’ll come back. Wait for me!]

It was from Diana. She didn’t expect it to be so serious. She quickly replied: [Diana, what happened? Why is it so serious this time?] But the message failed to send, as Diana had unfriended her.

Caroline had thought Diana wouldn’t be able to help her anymore, which was why she turned to Zachary. But now, with Diana being sent abroad and unfriending her, Caroline realized that Zachary was her only hope. She looked up at him. Now she could only rely on him.

“Okay, Zachary, I agree to your conditions. Do whatever you want, just help me,” she said, clenching and unclenching her fists. Then she forced a smile.

“Good. Come here. Kneel down!” he commanded.