Chapter 1158: Chapter 1158: Domestic Violence
Raina Richard’s ears were ringing from the beating; she cupped her cheeks, shaking her head, and said, "I have no money, you gambled all of it away."
Tears were already streaming down Raina’s face, and her eyes were filled with terror when she looked at Benjamin Carter.
"How could that be possible? You must be lying; you definitely have money!"
Benjamin screamed loudly, his slaps and punches raining down on Raina like a storm.
Curled up into a ball, Raina’s painful cries elicited no mercy from Benjamin.
Had it not been for Andrew Carter’s coercion, even leaving behind videos and photographs as threats, Raina would never have ended up with Benjamin, nor would she have endured years of beatings.
Now, Raina only felt regret. If she hadn’t gone to that bar back then, might she have been spared this miserable life?
"Are you going to give me the money or not?" Benjamin kicked Raina.
Raina felt the taste of blood filling her mouth. With a piteous shake of her head, her voice hoarse, she told Benjamin,
"I have no money..."
"No money? Then how come you were out messing around today?"
"I wasn’t messing around; I was taken captive..." Raina explained weakly.
At the mention of being taken captive, Benjamin’s movements halted; it was as if he suddenly remembered something, and he grabbed Raina by the collar and hoisted her up.
He vaguely remembered that during his own confinement, he had chatted with the bodyguards and something about the Ross Family had come up.
"Yeah, didn’t you say you were a surrogate for a very rich family before, and had a child for them? Did the Ross Family make you do something?"
Raina’s teeth chattered as she dryly relayed what had happened to the looming figure of Benjamin.
"Did those people give you any money?" Benjamin’s eyes lit up as he urgently inquired.
But Raina shook her head, "They let me go, said they would contact me later..."
"Then go back and find them, demand money from them. You bore them two children, that’s worth at least several hundred thousand!"
Benjamin spoke loudly, already imagining a lavish life after getting the money.
Yet Raina, terrified, said, "Benjamin, if they were able to capture both of us, it means their background is not something we can afford to mess with. Let’s not ask them for money; let’s run instead... If we get caught, we will die..."
"Run? Where would I run to when I haven’t got the money yet!"
Seeing Raina refuse his suggestion, Benjamin’s brow furrowed, and he viciously threw her to the ground, kicking her stomach.
"I bet you just want to run off with all the money yourself, trying to play tricks on me, dreaming daylight dreams!"
Raina was so battered by Benjamin she was close to losing consciousness, blood flowing from her nose and mouth.
Helpless, she lay on the floor, her body twitching slightly.
"Don’t play dead with me; by tomorrow you have to bring me back the money, or I’ll kill you."
Benjamin spat on Raina’s face then staggered back to the bedroom, falling onto the bed and immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Raina, having regained some consciousness, couldn’t find the strength to lift herself; she swallowed the blood in her mouth, the coppery sweetness making her feel nauseous.
But she could do nothing, only lie there enduring inhuman torment.