THE VILLAIN'S WIFE

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Chapter 896: Dispose

When Lily woke up again, she was already inside a room, wrists bounded by cuffs. She furrowed her brows and looked at the small room just about five meters squared with nothing but the chair that she was using and the dusty walls that surrounded her. On top of her was a yellowish bulb. She eyed the iron door in front of her before lowering her head to check if her necklace was still with her. Then a sigh of relief escaped her lips.

However, this relief didn't last long when two men suddenly walked inside the room, and unceremoniously grabbed her arm. She flinched from the pain of her hand but said nothing. Lily chose to stay quiet as the two started pushing her, forcing her to walk out of the room. Lily complied.

Without saying anything, the two men who were about a foot taller than her escorted her out of the underground prison that she was in. Along the way, Lily saw a line of doors just like the one that was in the room she was previously in. She couldn't help but wonder if this is a place where Kuznetsov tortured his prisoners. After a few minutes, they finally left the underground prison and walked towards the first floor of what seemed like a mansion. The two then led her to the second floor of the house into the study of Kuznetsov.

"Treat her hand." Kuznetsov's face was dark. As he instructed his people to remove Lily's handcuff and immediately bandaged her wound. "I was not expecting Victor to be this harsh." He said while looking at Lily's pale face. "He hated your grandmother. It is normal for him to hate you too." Unable to stop himself, Kuznetsov clicked his tongue while looking at Lily's state.

An unyielding woman who had nothing is the worse person that they could torture. At first, he actually thought that they would succeed. So, he instructed Victor to take her while he takes care of things with the Order. After all, he couldn't just disappear and not tell him where he is going. Who would have thought that Victor would actually treat Lily so harshly, he never even asked their people to treat her hand?

He eyed her swollen hand and let out a sigh. "They didn't find the research files." He uttered, closely watching Lily's reaction at his words. "I cannot let you go. I know you are a vengeful woman. I am not a fool to let you go after all this— after the things that you knew."

Lily met his eyes but she said nothing. Seeing this Kuznetsov also kept quiet and waited for his people to finish treating Lily. After a few minutes, the specialist finally completed putting some bandages on Lily's hand. They immediately gave her a pain reliever and left. "You look like a mess." He said.

"Isn't this your fault?"

His lips thinned. "I want you to give me what I want." Lily was clearly in a disadvantageous position right now. And yet, she still refused to give up!

"How can I give you something I don't have?" She countered.

"You didn't have it and yet you dared set up a trap to make me reveal myself to you. Why?"

Instead of answering, Lily lowered her gaze and eyed her hand. Then, she looked at the older man again. "You should already know, why.... Right?"

"You are brave."

"And so are you." Lily sneered.

"Indeed... a woman who had nothing to lose... is a bit scary. That was why I only acted to kill your grandmother when you arrived. After all, your appearance is akin to the appearance of her weakness."

Lily gulped in response. Hate glinted in her eyes. But it was too quick for Kuznetsov to notice it.

"But they wouldn't dare come here. Those people would not provoke my country... just because of a businessman." A sigh escaped his lips. "I will ask you one more time... give me the files."