I Am the Sweetheart of Mr. CEO-Chapter 592 - 590: The Truth About Amnesia (8)

Extending both hands to gently envelop hers, he was careful not to hurt her wounded hand.

"All I want is for you to be with me, just as we agreed: to live together, to raise a child together, watch them grow up, and grow old together... Whatever you’ve been through, it doesn’t matter to me," he said.

Vera blinked. "You...don’t want to know?"

"Of course not, I just..." He gritted his teeth discreetly, and a comforting smile reappeared on his face. "Vera, promise me, forget those unpleasant times, okay?"

"Do you know what happened to me?"

"I... I’m guessing," he admitted.

Staring at Kris Cooper’s grave expression, Vera was stunned for a moment before a soft giggle escaped her.

"Nope."

Kris Cooper looked puzzled.

"No...what?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"They didn’t get their hands on me." She began to smile. "Remember that little stun gun you gave me? It worked pretty well."

Because he was often busy with work and couldn’t always be by her side, he had bought her a small self-defense device after hearing about robberies near where she lived. To ensure she wouldn’t forget to carry it, he had even attached a chain to hang it on her favorite backpack. Despite being smart, Vera was a bit scatterbrained and had even forgotten to remove it during a flight security check, but she had gotten through security anyway. After returning to the country, she had continued to use that backpack, so the small stun gun was still on it the night of the incident.

Recalling her intense reaction earlier, he had initially thought she had truly been assaulted. But hearing her say this, the anxiety Kris Cooper had been feeling finally eased a little.

"What exactly happened that night?"

Vera took a light breath and began to recount the truth of that night.

...

Having been away for a long time, her friends back home heard about her return and specifically arranged a get-together. She readily agreed to meet up. Originally, Kendrick had arranged for a driver to pick her up. After the party ended and everyone else had left, she was waiting for her ride at the entrance of the karaoke lounge.

She waited and waited, but Kendrick’s driver didn’t arrive. Instead, a minibus pulled up, and before she could react, a cloth was thrown over her head, and she was grabbed and pulled into the vehicle. Just as she was about to fight back, she was struck on the neck and passed out.

When she woke up, she was tied hand and foot in an old, dilapidated house slated for demolition. Three men in black hoods surrounded her, their eyes lustful and their mouths spewing vulgarities. She first pleaded for mercy, then screamed for help, but it was all to no avail. The men not only groped her but also took out their phones to record her.

Thinking quickly, she remembered the method Kris Cooper had taught her and decided to try and negotiate with them.

"If you let me go, I can give you money. I have a lot of money; you can buy whatever you want! If you don’t believe me... look at my wallet. I have a lot of cash in it, and cards. I can take you to withdraw money."

The three men were initially skeptical, but after inspecting her bag and seeing the considerable amount of cash, they began to waver.

...

At this point in her story, Vera paused.

"Then, one of them started to untie me. But as soon as the ropes were loose, another one regretted it, saying he was afraid I would try to trick them. Then they said they wanted to... film my ****, and then I didn’t dare disobey!"

...

While one man took out his phone, the other two moved to undress her. Seeing this, Vera could no longer remain calm. She shoved one of them away, grabbed her bag, and tried to escape.