Twisted Marriage: Secret Loves (Gale and Shawn)
Chapter 8

Chapter 8

“Yeah, Paula, we should do it together. Don't just stand aside andwatch,” Jenny said. “Jenny, I'm already old...” Gale immediatelyinterrupted, “Look, Paula doesn’t want to do anything!” As she spoke,she secretly tried to break free of the rope. Jenny also felt that Galehad a point. She handed the knife to Paula and said, “So...you cut theleft side, I'll cut the right side.” Paula agreed, “Okay. You make the firstcat, and I will hold her down!” “Alright.” The two hit it off. Gale's wristswere all red with no luck from breaking loose. Paula came over andgrabbed her head. “Stay still and it will hurt less. Jenny, come on!" “Thisface is really fair and tender. No wonder you can seduce Shawn... Ihave to make a mess of it today!” Jenny approached with a grin. Theknife got closer and closer and finally stuck to Gale's cheek. “As longas I exert force, your beauty will be gone...” Gale swallowed nervously,“You are really not afraid of Shawn!” “He won't touch me with theTimothy family here.” With that said, Jenny was about to make her firstcut. At this critical moment, a deep and dignified familiar male voicecame from afar. “Stop!” That voice... Gale was overjoyed and shoutedwith all her strength, “Shawn, save me!” The sound of rubber burningaround the ground rang out. Before the car stopped, Shawn hadalready jumped off. He walked fast, the hem of his suit was raised high,and his eyes were full of anger. “Timothy family? What do you thinkthey are?” Shawn raised his thin lips and threatened, “Tomorrow, I canmake the entire Timothy family disappear from Sea City!” “Shawn...ah!” Shawn kicked Jenny away without even looking at her. He wentstraight to Gale and picked her up. “Are you hurt?” She shook herhead. “No, almost, but I was not.” Shawn asked, “What are you runningaround for? You can't replace a spot to sit in the entire Wood Group?” “I...”She kept quiet, not wanting to tell him she was looking for a job andbumped into Paula and Jenny. “Shawn, why are you here?" Paulasmiled and said, “I'm playing with my daughter-in-law.” Shawn raisedhis brows and replied, “Play?” “Yeah.” He picked up the knife from theground and threw it at Paula's feet. “Let's play with your face next.”“What...” “Cut it!” “Shawn!” Jenny stomped her feet and said, “Why areyou defending this woman!” “Because she's my wife!” Shawn's eyeswere colder than a knife’s. “If I don’t protect her, who do you expect meto protect? Do you expect me to protect you instead?” Jenny looked atGale with jealousy. Gale could not express how she really felt on theinside. The reason why Shawn was so angry was that... the onlyperson who could bully and humiliate her was him. No matter howmuch he hated her and wanted to torture her, he won't let others do it.He had to do it himself. Shawn sounded like he really cared about her,but she knew it was not true. Just as she was deep in thought, Shawnpicked her up in his arms. Gale exclaimed and hooked her arms aroundhis neck subconsciously. Realizing that this gesture was too intimate,she quickly let go. Shawn said coldly with an indifferent expression,“You should be glad she wasn't injured. Jenny, I'll punish you on behalfof your family! Go back home and think about what you have done for amonth! You are grounded!” “Paula!” He said to Paula, “Don’t even thinkabout getting a cent of your living expenses this year!” For Paula, thiswas the most painful punishment. After she married Shawn's father,she lived a luxurious life. Even if Shawn's father died, she could receivean exorbitant living expense from the family fund every month. Shawncut off her one year’s funding all of a sudden. She was so used tospending money. How can she survive? “No, that's the money your dadgave me.” “Two years!” “Shawn, y...you..."” “Three years!” Shawnalways kept to his word. Paula and Jenny's life was in ruins. Afterreturning to Temperley Hall, the housekeeper saw Gale's disheveledappearance and asked, “Ms. Gale, you are..." “It's nothing. It looks bad,but I'm not hurt.” Shawn sat on the sofa and tugged his tie. “You're nothurt? What's about the palm of your hand?” Gale was taken aback. Itturned out that he had discovered it long ago. “Apart from causing metrouble, what else can you do?” Shawn looked at her with deep eyes. “Ipunish Paula and Jenny for you. Are you proud?” She quickly wavedher hand. “N...No."” He sneered and said, “Gale, no one can touch yourface. If itis to be scratched... it will only be done by me in person!”Shawn looked at the fruit knife on the coffee table. Gale shivered a littlelate. “What are you waiting for? You can't read the room?” She had tohand him the fruit knife with both hands and defended in a low voice,“I... did nothing wrong today.” “It's your fault for running around.” Galebit her lower lip and lowered her gaze. Shawn is her god, and she canonly obey his orders. He traced the cold blade on Gale's cheek. “Gale,look, once you leave me, there are so many people who mess withyou.” Shawn gently patted her face with the tip of a knife. “I'm the onlyone who can torture you.” She closed her eyes tightly, not knowingwhen Shawn... would raise the knife in his hand. Probably because shehad been oppressed for too long, Gale actually refuted him, “Anyonewho bullies me, I can resist, I can fight back. However, I can’t resistyou!" “Because this is what you owe me!” “No, I never owed you, nordid my family owe you!” Gale cried silently in her heart. The knifepressed down little by little, and with a little more force, it could cutthrough the skin. Ring! The landline next to her suddenly rang rapidly.Shawn picked up the receiver and answered, “Hello, Grandpa.”Grandfather Wood shouted loudly, “Come over immediately! Now!”“What's up?” “Also, bring your newlywed wife!” The old man hung upthe phone. Shawn looked at Gale. It was amusing that she was clearlypanicked yet was trying her best to remain calm. “You're lucky.” Shawnraised her chin with the tip of the knife. “I'll leave this face untouched fornow, lest you scare my grandfather with blood.” Grandfather? “Pack upand follow me.” Shawn crossed his legs. “I will give you five minutes.”Gale staggered up the stairs, changed her clothes and tied her hair asfast as she could. The old house of the Wood family. Compared withthe luxurious castle style of Temperley Hall, the old house had a calmand atmospheric courtyard with a view of mountains and rivers. Assoon as she entered the living room, Paula pointed at Gale andscreamed, “Yes, Grandfather Wood, she is here! She is Dr. Peter'sdaughter! Shawn actually married her!”