Chapter 3

"Don't be hard on Soren, he's not in a good mood right now. He just said..."

Granger suddenly changed his attitude, pretending to be on the verge of tears.

"Said what?"

Callie's brow furrowed even more.

"Soren said... he said he was going to pour foot-washing water on me."

Granger trembled as he lied.

As if I had bullied him.

"What?"

Callie's chest heaved with anger as she turned and went into the bathroom, filling a basin with scalding hot water, and viciously threw it at me.

The heat made me scream in agony.

The water seeped through the bandages, soaking into the wounds left by the wolf dog's bites.

The pain made me gasp repeatedly, my whole body shaking uncontrollably.

Callie didn't care at all, instead she yelled at me: "Apologize to Granger right now!"

Mother-in-law heard the commotion and quickly ran out of her room to smooth things over: "What's all this shouting about? That's enough now."

"Soren's injured too, and he's taking the blame for you all. Granger's a grown man, he doesn't need Soren to wash his feet."

Seeing this, Granger chimed in hypocritically from the side: "Yeah, yeah, Melody, don't be angry anymore."Melody, having calmed down slightly, flashed a hint of guilt in her eyes but still stubbornly said, "This won't happen again!"

I felt utterly heartbroken and silently turned to walk into the study, taking out the first aid kit to redress my wounds.

Originally, I didn't have to suffer like this. Callie, following Granger's suggestion, insisted on playing Three Card Brag at the notorious casino.

As the bet, I was sleeping when I was dragged out of the car by the casino staff, stuffed into a dog cage, and viciously bitten.

If it weren't for Felicity taking me to the hospital, I might have lost my life.

Halfway through treating my wounds, Callie came in.

"Your injuries......"

She stared intently at the bite marks all over my body that were still bleeding, her expression changing several times. "I didn't know you were hurt so badly."

I didn't say anything.

Back then in the casino, my clothes were stained red with blood, there was a pool of blood at my feet, and I was barely conscious.

Even an idiot could see I was in critical condition.

How could Callie not have noticed?

She was just trying to save face and afraid Granger couldn't handle the shock, so she rushed to take him away.

"Let me help you."

Callie picked up the gauze and continued, "If you hadn't spoken so harshly to Granger earlier, I wouldn't have reacted so strongly."You look at me and feel sorry for Granger. What about me, covered in wounds? Don't I deserve any pity?"

I let out a self-deprecating chuckle.

Poor Granger?

What about me, my body covered in scars?

Just then, Granger burst into the study, his face streaked with tears.

"Callie, I should just leave. I don't want you two fighting because of me."

"Otherwise I'll feel so guilty, like I'm a terrible person."

As he spoke, he frantically pounded his head with his fists.

"Granger, it's not your fault! It's not your fault!"

Callie was heartbroken. She rushed over to hug Granger, then turned to me and said, "Look what you've done! You just had to upset Granger. Apologize to him right now!"

"Oh, and Granger loves watching people crawl and bark like dogs. Do it, quick!"

She urged impatiently.

I was completely baffled. I exposed the truth: "He's been faking depression this whole time. Can't you see that?"

"No, I haven't, I really haven't..."

Granger pretended to break down, his whole body shaking as he sobbed.

"Don't cry, don't cry. I'll get revenge for you! I'll teach Soren a lesson!"

Callie exploded with anger. She lunged at me, ripping off my bandages and hitting and scratching me.

It was like rubbing salt in my wounds.The pain made my face turn deathly pale, and I collapsed to the ground, unable to stand.

Blood flowed from the wound, pooling on the floor.

Callie was only focused on comforting Granger: "Don't cry anymore, Granger. Look, I helped you teach Soren a lesson."