His Name on My Skin - Chapter (4)
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Chapter 4
I heard strange noises coming from the living room. My heart pounded, but I forced myself to look.
The moment I stepped out, several men grabbed me and shoved me toward Samuel. He was slumped on the couch, clothes wrinkled, face flushed, eyes glassy–yet his lips clearly called one name.
“Mandy… Mandy…”
My stomach twisted.
In the past, whenever people pushed me to drink, he always used “religious devotion” as his excuse and left me alone at the table. But tonight, for Mandy, he drank himself into oblivion.
Why? Why could he be gentle and disciplined with her, yet cruel and careless with me? Was it because I loved him that he thought he could trample me?
“What do you want, Samuel?” I demanded, struggling.
CRACK.
My arm broke under the force. The pain was blinding. Tears streamed down my face.
But Samuel just stared at me coldly, muttering, “I’m ruined… Mandy won’t want me now. And it’s all because of you! Without those rumors, she never would’ve rejected me!”
He nodded, and the men behind him reached for me.
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“No–Samuel, you can’t do this!” I cried.
For a moment, hesitation flickered in his eyes. Then a phone rang. He froze, listened, and his expression hardened again.
“Mandy, look. I told you–I don’t care about Amanda.”
In the video, her smug disdain was clear to see.
Her voice came through the speaker, low and poisonous. “Is that it? Just undressing her? Don’t insult me, Sam. I’ve heard rumors about you two for years. Why should I believe you?”
Panic overtook him. He barked at the men, “Do it. Prove there’s nothing between us.”
Hands clawed at me. My cries were ignored. That night, countless photos were taken of me–my humiliation used as his proof of loyalty to her.
When he sobered up, he didn’t apologize. He didn’t even flinch. He looked at me, sneered, and said, “I was drunk. Just don’t tell my mother, and I’ll still marry you.”
I almost shattered. The rage, the helplessness, the shame–my fists bled from how hard I clenched them, but I refused to break in front of him.
After isolating myself at home for several days, I decided to go to the airport to meet Theo Gibson when he returned to the country.
While waiting, a familiar voice reached my ears. “Sam, are you really going to travel with me? Isn’t your wedding soon?”
I turned. Samuel stood there, carrying Mandy’s bag like her servant.
He smirked. “What’s a wedding compared to being with you? You’re
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the only one I’ve ever wanted. Marrying anyone else means nothing.”
Mandy’s eyes glittered with triumph as she looked at me. “Then Ms. Harlan is quite unfortunate. If you leave with me, how will she manage the wedding on her own?”
“She’s been eager to marry into the Gibson family, after all. This is exactly what she deserves.”
She gasped theatrically. “Oh, Ms. Harlan, you’re here?”
Samuel spun around, still flustered. Then, like always, he shielded Mandy behind him and scolded me.
“Amanda, if you have something to say, say it to me. Don’t blame her. Am I wrong? You want to marry into the Gibson family, don’t you?”
“I do.” I answered softly.
Relief flashed across his face. “Then behave, and I’ll make sure you’re taken care of-”
I cut him off, my voice steady and cold. “But it’s not you I’m planning to marry.”
Just then, Maria’s call came through. Her words sliced the air:
“Samuel, Amanda already called off the engagement. By chance, Theo just returned. I think it’s time to let them see if they can make it work.”
I saw Samuel’s face collapse in disbelief.
“What?”
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