Chapter 5
“Samantha, I don’t think Joziah is deliberately avoiding you. Maybe he’s hiding because he has some kind of unspeakable reason.
“Maybe he didn’t want to face people before, but now… maybe he’s hiding because of debts? That would explain why he can’t show himself.”
“No way!” Samantha suddenly screamed, jerking out of Isaac’s arms.
“If he was short on money, he’d come back. The Henderson family certainly isn’t short on cash! Or he could always ask me for help!
“He loved me so much. There’s no way he would just avoid me like this. He’s just afraid I’ll find him and ask for a divorce. He’s too scared to face me, so he’s hiding!
“If he won’t show himself, then I’ll destroy everything he cares about! Doesn’t he still have his adopted parents in the countryside? I’ll lock them up and starve them. See if he’ll regret it, then!”
Isaac’s eyes darkened. “Samantha, have you… developed feelings for Joziah?”
To be honest, for a brief moment, hope and a faint sense of unease swelled within me.
“No way!” Samantha quickly denied it. “I just want him to show up so I can divorce him. I need to completely sever ties with that worthless man.”
Isaac cupped her face and said earnestly, “You’ve been acting so strange lately, Samantha. You weren’t like this before. Did you change because of Joziah?
“Tell me the truth. If you’ve started having feelings for him, I’ll leave. I’ll leave for good, and I won’t ever be in the way again.”
“Who the hell would have feelings for him? Who in their right mind would pick a country boy like him?” Samantha, emotionally charged, shouting in a sharp voice.
Suddenly, she realized her loss of control and toned it down a little.
She looked at Isaac, who seemed pitiful and kissed his forehead. “I’ll prove it to you.”
I soon found out how Samantha intended to prove it.
That very night, my adopted parents, Davon Huffman and Matilda Murray, were abducted and brought to the villa.
