[WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SOME HEINOUS SCENES SO IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR READERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.]
Nobody paid any heed to Elena's words.
"What's going on? Why are you doing this?" Elena cried out.
The servants smiled as they ignored her questions and continued to molest her, each person touching her delicate skin as they pretended to hold her.
Elena cried as they touched her, she tried to get their hands off her body but they were too much for her. So many male servants had surrounded her, each touching her inappropriately. This made the memories of her past come straight to her mind haunting her to the core.
"Serves her right! She deserves it for going against us," Katherine said viciously. Even though she herself was a woman, her conscience didn't hurt even a bit.
"You all will pay for this humiliation. I'll make sure you all pay," Elena cried.
"Enough! Take her away!" Margot said to the servants who took Elena to the outhouse.
"Evan Cross, I've done so much for you yet you repay me like this? I curse you! You will die a horrible death. You won't even have a burial place! Vanessa Quinn, you should be struck by lightning. You pathetic b*tch!" Elena cursed with all her heart. She knew that she was going to die and thus she was filled with hatred towards these two people. She swore that if she met them in her next life, she would make their life a living hell.
Elena's words angered Evan. He instructed the servants, "You all can enjoy her for next two hours before burning her to death!"
When the servants heard Evan's words, their eyes lit up. They were already filled with desire and were having a hard time holding back while touching Elena. Who didn't want to take this heiress down? Her skin was like tofu and different from the women at their houses. They didn't have the patience to wait and tore down Elena's clothes even before entering the outhouse.
Elena resisted fiercely, but how could she fight so many men?
Tears flowed out of Elena's eyes as she was violated by them one by one. Eventually, she lost all her will and lay down lifelessly. She didn't even flinch when the servants poured kerosene all over her and fierce flames engulfed her body. She just had one thought. If she got another chance, she would do everything right. She would repay everyone tenfold of what they had done to her.
…
"Elena…"
Someone was calling her. It was a gentle voice which warmed her aching heart. The voice gave her a nostalgic feeling.
'What was this feeling?' she wondered.
She felt like she was floating, like every pain she felt earlier had faded away.
"Elena!"
There it was again, the same voice.
'Whose voice was it?' Elena wondered.
"Elena!"
Ah! She remembered now. This voice belonged to her mother, the voice that she had missed very much. How was she hearing her mother's voice? Was she in heaven? Would she meet her parents here?
As this thought appeared in Elena's mind, somebody started shaking her. It was like someone was trying to wake her up. The hands that were shaking her felt like that of her mother's. The heavens must be playing tricks with her.
"Elena, open your eyes!" Her mother's voice sounded again.
Should she open her eyes? But what if she opened her eyes and her mother was not here? Elena didn't want to assume that but she was afraid of getting her hopes high. However, on the other hand, she also wanted to see her mother. Whether her mother was there or not, she still wanted to see it with her own eyes.
Elena slowly opened her eyes, the light in the room blinding her. Everything appeared blurry in her eyes, but one thing that her eyes could clearly see was her mother's beautiful face.
"Mom?" Elena asked to make sure that her eyes weren't playing tricks on her.
"Yes honey?" Evelyn Ashford said gently.
It was her! It was really her!
Elena immediately hugged her mother tightly, tears falling continuously from her eyes.
Seeing her precious daughter crying, Evelyn panicked, "Honey, what's wrong? Why are you crying? Did anyone bully you? Tell mom, I'll teach them a lesson."
Hearing her mother's words, Elena's tears fell even more vigorously. It was always like this. Her mother would never allow her to be bullied. How could she tell her mother how badly she was bullied?
Elena wanted to say something, but she swallowed her words in the fear that if she said anything, her mother would disappear. She wanted this moment to last long, just a bit more.
Evelyn became even more worried when she saw Elena's silent tears. "Elena, tell me. What's bothering you? Mother is here."