Paige recognized Nathalie''s voice and immediately shouted in a panic, "Nathalie, you witch! What have you done to me?"


    She tried to move, but being stuck in a ster cast whilepletely naked left her feeling utterly helpless. Only her nostrils were free for air, and she couldn''t help but feel trapped.


    Nathalie chuckled, "Rx, Paige. I''m giving you a full-body beauty treatment. I just added a bit of ster to the whitening cream. It''s all good for you, but for now, you''re stuck."


    "You lunatic! Let me go!" Paige screamed.


    Nathalie, unfazed, replied calmly, "Want your freedom back, Paige? You''ll have to answer a few of my questions first. If you satisfy my curiosity, I''ll set you free. If not, I might just add more ster, block your nostrils, and turn you into a lovely sculpture."


    "Nathalie, this is illegal imprisonment. Let me go..." Paige''s voice trembled, turning into a desperate plea.


    Nathalie continued, "Growing up, I was abused by my foster mother, always dancing on the edge of life and death. Do you think I wouldn''t go to extremes, just like Nathan did against those powerful families?"


    Paige was genuinely scared now. "Nathalie, don''t do anything crazy. Let''s talk it out. What do you want to know? I''ll tell you everything."


    "Good."


    Nathalie paused, her voice taking on a haunting tone, "What happened to Nathan? How did he get those scars?"


    Paige stayed silent for a while before weakly admitting, "His father beat him."


    Nathalie''s anger red, "He was kidnapped and tormented, and instead of caring for him, you beat him? Why? What did he ever do wrong?"


    Paige mumbled, "He... he had a strange temper..."


    Nathalie suddenly blocked one of Paige''s nostrils with ster, making her scream in panic, "Ah!"


    "I warned you, Paige. Don''t try to deceive me, or else you''ll have to deal with my wrath."


    Paige trembled, "I''m not deceiving you..."


    Nathalie shot back, "I spent a year with Nathan. Despite everything, he neverined. He was always positive, trying to make everyone happy Gentle and thoughtful. You say he had a strange temper but maybe it was you who pushed him to fight back?"


    Paige stammered, "It was my husband who thought he was stubborn... not me..."


    Nathalie wasn''t buying it. "Tell me exactly what happened that day."


    Paige hesitated, "I can''t quite remember."


    Nathalie blocked her other nostril.


    Paige quickly started to feel suffocated. "I''ll tell you. I''ll tell you."


    Nathalie warned, "Lie to me again, and I''ll have no problem tossing you into the incinerator."


    Paige whimpered, "You''re a monster..."


    Nathaliemanded, "Speak."


    Terrified, Paige finally confessed, "If anyone''s to me, it''s him for being too good-looking."


    Nathalie frowned, sensing a sudden shift in the story.


    Paige


    and shaky, "He had this look that


    Oued, her words jumbled


    made


    people think bad thoughts."


    t belongs to when he was seven or


    eight, it was okay, but by twelve thirteen, he grew up, and he


    became


    therously attractive."