Chapter 67 Intentional Injury
The floor plan of commercial apartments built by a developer is usually similar for every unit. Kendall walked into the living room, saw that no one was there, and then headed toward the lit bedroom.
James, whose entire body was sore from being slammed by the door, finally reacted. Seeing Kendall in his house as if she owned the place, his expression darkened. "Who are you? What are you doing in my house?! Get out!"
When he saw Kendall walking toward the bedroom, James's expression changed. He initially wanted to stop Kendall, but seeing the wide-open door, he thought of something, didn't stop Kendall, but instead turned and closed the door behind him, locking it.
Inside the bedroom, Olivia was kneeling limp by the bed, her back to Kendall, completely naked.
One of her hands was cuffed to a bed railing by James, preventing her escape, and her mouth was tightly covered with tape.
Her originally slender body was covered in bruises, a truly horrifying sight.
On the floor beside Olivia, a leather whip and other items were carelessly discarded.
Hearing footsteps behind her, Olivia shrank in fear.
Seeing her miserable state, Kendall's expression changed.
She quickened her steps, her gaze averted.
"Mrs. Olivia, it's me." Seeing a blanket on the bed, Kendall reached out and draped it over Olivia.
Olivia had been tormented by James for about an hour.
Her entire body was exhausted, leaving her only able to kneel limply on the floor.
Hearing Kendall's voice, she struggled to turn her head and looked at Kendall with grateful, swollen eyes.
Kendall crouched down and tore off the tape covering Olivia's mouth. Olivia immediately began gasping for air, like a fish flopping onto the shore. Olivia tightly clutched Kendall's hand, her eyes full of tears, and said agitatedly, "L-Little Kendall, call the police quickly. James has gone crazy!"
Olivia was curled up, looking completely broken.
When James hadn't returned by eight or nine that evening, she had an ominous premonition that he might have another social engagement.
When putting her daughter to sleep, Olivia even thought about holding her daughter and sleeping in her room. But she couldn't.
She had done it once before, and James had violently dragged her off her daughter's bed without a second thought, grabbing her head and smashing it against the wall right in front of her daughter.
That violent episode had caused a significant trauma for her daughter, and Olivia never dared to sleep in the same room as her daughter again.
Tonight, Olivia had been restless. When James still hadn't come home by midnight, she finally curled up like a boiled shrimp in the corner of the bed to sleep alone. Around 1 AM, James suddenly and violently dragged her out of bed, followed by endless abuse and humiliation.
The call she managed to make to Kendall moments ago was made using a cell phone Olivia had hidden in the bedding because she had set Kendall as an emergency contact.
Kendall pulled out her phone from her pocket.
James had closed the door and walked in just in time to hear Olivia's words. James sneered. "Call the police?" He looked down at the two women.
Olivia was frail, looking weak and helpless, and Kendall, crouching in front of her, didn't look much better.
James spoke with menace. "Let's see if she can even leave this room today!"
The ill-intent in his tone was too obvious. Olivia's expression changed. "James! What are you planning to do!"
"I'll show you what happens when you disobey!" James replied. He stepped forward, reaching out to grab Kendall. Seeing that Kendall and Olivia knew each other, James immediately figured out why Kendall had suddenly knocked on the door. Olivia had clearly sought help without his knowledge!
Olivia's action undoubtedly provoked James greatly.
James had never been this angry. Perhaps it was because Olivia, whom he had always kept firmly under his control, had once again developed a defiance he hadn't noticed, or maybe it was the excessive alcohol consumption tonight, or even recent frustrations at work.
.. Whatever the combination of reasons, the look in James's eyes when he looked at Kendall had become savage.
Kendall noticed the change in his eyes and quickly stood up.
James's hand grabbed Kendall's clothes. Kendall grabbed his arm, ducked low, and used the momentum to slam James to the ground.
James felt the world spin before his body crashed heavily onto the floor. The pain forced him to release his grip on Kendall.
The sudden shift in events took less than two minutes. Olivia, who had witnessed everything, stared wide-eyed, completely stunned.
James also hadn't expected to be thrown to the ground by a young woman. He struggled to get up, grabbing a low stool nearby and swinging it at Kendall. Kendall dodged, then kicked James squarely in the crotch, sending him flying backward to crash heavily to the floor again.
James was in excruciating pain all over. He lay on the ground, pointing at Kendall, and said with bitter resentment, "Call the police! Hurry up and call the police! I'm going to sue her!"
Olivia was also stunned by Kendall's sheer force. When James was physically abusing her, Olivia felt fear and terror. But watching Kendall instantly take down James, Olivia felt no fear, instead, she felt a sense of relief. This version of Kendall gave her a complete sense of security!
Hearing James's threat, Olivia clung tightly to the blanket and angrily retorted, "James! Have you no shame! She came here to save me! If you dare to call the police, I'll call the police to arrest you too!"
James was dismissive. "You're my wife, and we have a marriage certificate. What I did doesn't constitute a crime. She just physically assaulted me. She has committed the crime of intentional injury!"
Olivia trembled with anger at his shameless words. But she couldn't deny that what James said was fact. Olivia once again regretted why she ever got married, and why she had been blind enough to fall for this man!
Kendall's expression was calm, and James's threat didn't faze her. She looked at Olivia. "Where is the key to the handcuffs?"
(End of Chapter)