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Chapter 1200
Chapter 1200
Chapter 1200
Chapter 1200
Chump snorted. "Aren't you going to drink too?"
"l’ll drink it! I'll drink! I'm so thirsty!” Ralph nodded fervently before he asked again, "Did you bring any food? I'm starving!”
That earned him a sneer and nothing else from Chump, who continued to feed him water. Ralph was extremely thirsty and opened his mouth eagerly to drink, but when he tasted the water, he found it did not taste right. It was salt water, and it was the kind that tasted like they poured a whole packet of salt into the water.
He refused to drink it in an instant and wanted to turn his head away to avoid the bowl coming into contact with his lips, but Chump could not let that happen. His resistance made Chump grab his chin, forcing him to open his mouth as Chump poured the bowl of concentrated salt water down his throat.
“Cough! Cough!” It choked him, causing him to cough incessantly to the point of tears. It was salty yet bitter at the same time. Disgusted, he wanted to puke, but nothing came out as he had not eaten anything in the last 24 hours. He only expelled the salt water he had just drank earlier.
"You guys are crazy!" Ralph shouted amidst his coughs.
"Ms. Riggs is kind enough to the both of you!" Chump stated coldly as he looked down at them.
If it were up to him, he would have ended their lives right now. 'How dare they harm Ms. Riggs? What they're going through now is nothing compared to Ms. Riggs’ suffering!’
With that, Chump left the basement, leaving a miserable Ralph behind. He was already thirsty in the first place, and now that he was forced to gulp down the bowl of salt water, his throat felt like it was on fire.
"Annie, did you know something was wrong with the water?" he asked, panting lightly.
In response, Hannah only said lightly, "I just know she won't be so kind to us.”
"Then you..." He wanted to blame her for not telling him about it, but he stopped himself from saying those words in the end. The two had their own concerns, respectively. The only thing on Ralph's mind right now was how to escape this place and survive.
Initially, he thought he was at his lowest point in life when he was removed from the Russells’ family register and became homeless. However, it was only in these near-death moments that he realized his dignity, pride, and honor did not matter. The most important thing was to stay alive. He did not want to die yet!
Hannah was silent for a long time, troubled by her own thoughts as well. The room was so quiet that their breathing could be heard.
"Ralphy..." Hannah called out and paused before she asked,” Have you... ever loved me?" novelbin
Ralph was almost asleep when he heard her voice in a daze, making him answer subconsciously, "I love you! Of course, I do!"
His lips curled into a smile, and Hannah continued to ask," Really? Do you love me for who I am, or do you... just love me because of my looks?"
"I love everything about you.” Ralph frowned. He was exhausted, not understanding why she was going on about this. ‘Be it her looks or other things about her, isn't it still her? r
Furthermore, Hannah has been asking these questions frequently lately, which would irritate men in any situation, much less in this one. He was not in the mood to think about his relationship at all.
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