Chapter 256: Chapter 253: An Unexpected Surprise
The only thing noticeable was the woman’s poor mental state; her gaze was filled with fear, and when she met her eyes, she would constantly dodge and evade.
Just like... a domesticated animal afraid to look directly at its trainer.
Without waiting for her to speak, the woman took out a half-empty bottle of mineral water, carefully unscrewed the cap with her slender hand, and finally poured a small capful of water.
The woman’s hands were trembling as she cautiously brought the cap to her mouth, her deep gray eyes glancing at her and then at the cap in her hand.
Lowering her head as if she was presenting a treasure.
Honestly, she was really thirsty, facing the water at her lips, she had never felt so excited.
Just as her lips were about to touch the cap, the woman pulled back her hand, timidly shaking her head.
She didn’t quite understand, looking at the woman with a bewildered expression.
Truth be told, her lips were cracked, her throat burning dry, feeling like her entire respiratory tract was filled with sand.
The woman suddenly opened her mouth wide in front of her, and she saw...
Half a tongue!
This made her shiver instantly, she subconsciously moved her mouth and found it was still there, only then did she barely breathe a sigh of relief.
The woman kept her mouth wide open, staring at her as if she wanted her to open her mouth too.
Facing such a bizarre environment and people, she felt uneasy inside, even suspecting that what the woman held was disinfectant alcohol, and soon she too would become a woman with half a tongue.
Moreover, the other people inside just sat there with heads bowed, not making a sound; she felt everyone inside was the same!
She wanted to leave this place! But when she tried to stand, she realized she lacked the strength, completely powerless.
Was she kidnapped?
However, she dismissed the thought in her mind; she was in the desert, definitely impossible to be kidnapped!
Then...
Had she arrived in hell after dying?
In her previous life after death, she felt nothing, just like taking a nap.
But seeing the state of the people around made her truly feel she had arrived in the Underworld Court.
Perhaps seeing her unmoved, even somewhat terrified, the woman lowered her head somewhat disappointedly, finally giving the cap to the woman tied beside her.
Then seemed to babble a few words.
The tied-up woman was stunned for a moment, then raised her head expressionlessly, opening her mouth.
As the woman opened her mouth, she deliberately sneaked a peek, only to see she too was...
Finally, the water in the cap was poured into that woman’s mouth.
At this moment, the bottle-cap-wielding woman looked at her, her melancholic gaze seemed to ask if she understood?
So... she was supposed to open her mouth to drink without touching the cap...
After taking a sip, just as she was about to swallow, the woman had already screwed the bottle back on.
It seemed she wouldn’t be given more to drink, so she reluctantly kept the water in her mouth for a while before swallowing.
When she swallowed, the burning in her throat faded by more than half.
Only then did she attempt to cough, and asked the woman holding the bottle, "Am I in hell?"
After asking this question, she even wondered if she could reincarnate, if she could... see her mother.
The woman looked up like a rusty machine, glanced at her, then shook her head, paused for a moment, and finally nodded.
Then lowered her head again.
She didn’t understand whether it was or not.
"Damn, it’s so hot, the water’s almost gone!"
At this moment, voices from outside could be heard, followed by the clanking of metal.
It was coming from... the door.
The door?
Why hadn’t she noticed there was a door here earlier!
Soon, the door opened, only slightly, and the woman holding the water bottle hurried toward the door.
She saw the woman bringing several bottles from outside, all yellow water bottles.
Finally, the woman collected the bottles and a new bottle of mineral water and headed back inside the cabin.
Walking to the gap where light shone through, she expertly and cautiously poured out the yellow liquid.
Finally, she handed these bottles back out the door.
Elliana was completely stunned; she thought for a long time and realized this was not some hell.
Obviously, it was the cabin of a big truck!
Then...
She widened her eyes, scanning the women around her.
Finally, she had the answer in her heart, all these women were kidnapped!
But... where exactly was this? She didn’t know, but she knew she must figure out a way to escape!
Outside the truck.
The blond squatted in the shade by the truck, seemingly drained of energy.
Seeing Blackie return with the bottles, he said, "Give a few custard pies to them."
There wasn’t initially a plan to give the inside people food, having water to drink was enough; after all, they wouldn’t starve before reaching the destination.
But now it was different, they can’t leave anytime soon, and don’t know how long they’ll wait here.
Blackie listened, obviously displeased, "If they eat, what do we eat? They’re all worthless tongue-cutting goods anyway, if they die, they die."
"What about the new one we just got? That face is valuable."
It’s not that he felt soft-hearted; the newcomer indeed had quite a face.
She could fetch a good price abroad.
Thinking this way, Blackie also agreed and immediately went back into the truck to fetch a few custard pies.
But the custard pies were only for the newcomer to eat.
Just when Elliana was thinking about how to escape, the door was opened again.
Moreover, the door was pulled wide open, scaring her into clinging to the side, given she was bound and couldn’t resist at all.
Like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
The glaring sunlight came in first; having been in the darkness for so long, everyone in the cabin seemed unaccustomed.
But no one dared to move, except her who turned away.
Taking a sideways glance, she noticed it was a bald man, somewhat naive-looking, with dark skin, bare-chested.
At this moment, the man climbed into the cabin, hunching over toward her.
Wearing a silly grin on his face!
She had only one thought in her mind, she was done for.
Just as her heart was in her throat, the man simply handed her three...
Custard pies?
Then he handed a package to the woman holding the mineral water.
At the same time, she also looked at the woman holding the water bottle; because of the sunlight, she recognized this woman!
"Ration these out, it’s your daily meal."
This was what the man said to her; she was surprised, was this really food for her? They wouldn’t hit or cut her tongue?
After saying this, the man scolded the woman with the water, "You feed her, one at a time, hear me?"
The woman nodded woodenly, indicating she understood.
Only then did the man nod with satisfaction, and then he stepped out of the cabin, closing the door.
Everything happened too quickly for her to comprehend.
When the outside was completely silent, she then looked at the woman holding the water bottle.
"Savanna Windsor."
The woman was instantly stunned, taking a long time to recover, finally looking at her in disbelief, her eyes filled with tears.
No one had called her by name for so long; she had almost forgotten it.
Elliana asked again, "Savanna Windsor, do you know Bella? Do you know Nancy?"
"Ah~ah~" Savanna Windsor began nodding, her emotions started to stir, her mouth open as if unable to speak.
Gradually, Savanna Windsor’s emotions began to collapse, lowering her head and crying, but the other women in the cabin were indifferent to this.