Chapter 8 The Golden Needle In Hand

• Wendy's cries resonated in the air in the quiet of the night.
• Pierre quickly covered Wendy's mouth as he was already awoken by her movements.
• "Mmm…"
• All that escaped Wendy's covered mouth were muffled sounds.
• Pierre noticed the pair of gold earrings on Wendy's ears.
• Quickly, he turned Wendy over, then pressed her down and nimbly removed the earrings.
• His action triggered Wendy's memory; it reminded her of the discovery shared by her best friend.
• After she and Pierre left separately at the City Hall, she sought out her best friend Sally and shared the details of her experiences.
• Sally was shocked as she found the story resembling a fantasy.
• Her grandfather who was dead for three days resurrected, then commanded his granddaughter to marry a stranger? It all seemed too ridiculous!
• Sally would have dismissed the entire story as ludicrous if Wendy had not presented the marriage certificate .
• Sally was captivated by Pierre, so she explored his past using her hacking skills.
• The discovery left her astonished.
• The man who married her best friend was an infamous criminal who had assaulted seven female college students!
• Sally contacted Wendy immediately. Wendy was still at dinner when Sally disclosed all the compromising discoveries about Pierre; everything from his childhood to his confinement.
• After she analyzed the information, Wendy was similarly appalled. The two friends contemplated until the late hours of the night before they went their own ways. Wendy decided not to disturb her grandfather's rest due to his recent resurrection. She planned to pass on this information to her grandfather and confront this evil man the following day.
• However, she found herself enslaved by the very demon she was detetrmined to banish before dawn broke.
• As she recalled the agonizing ordeal, Wendy fought against her restraints.
• As Pierre removed the earrings from Wendy's ears, she suddenly flailed about aggressively. In the chaos, Pierre accidentally snagged at her ear, which caused it to bleed. Wendy winced in pain and her tears threatened to spill.
• "It hurts!"
• "You demon, release me! I'm bleeding because of you!"
• Wendy rebuked Pierre angrily.
• When he heard footsteps approaching, Pierre quickly covered Wendy's mouth.
• Her scream earlier had woken up the entire Mills Family estate. Wendy's parents, who were still awake and discussing their daughter's situation, misunderstood the situation and rushed to get involved.
• "The children are minding their own business in the bridal chamber. Why are you two interfering?"
• Just as Jerry and his wife were about to rush in, Old Mr. Mill's voice stopped them in their tracks.
• "Dad, didn't you hear Wendy's scream?"
• "That evil man forced Wendy, so I'm going in to teach him a lesson!"
• Jerry fumed as he was ready to take action.
• "Ridiculous! They are legally married with a marriage certificate. What happens in the bridal chamber is their private affair as a couple. Go back to your rooms and do not disturb the newlyweds!"
• Old Mr. Mills scolded his eldest son with a firm expression.
• "But Wendy, she..." Jerry tried to argue, but his father interrupted him.
• "Aren't my words clear enough? If you carry on, I will enforce the family rules!"
• The mention of family rules ignited fear in Jerry and his wife, which prompted them to unwillingly go back.
• As he was worried about further disturbances, Old Mr. Mills stayed near his granddaughter's door.
• Inside the room, Pierre heard no movement outside, so he let go of Wendy.
• At that instance, he saw the tear marks at the corner of Wendy's eyes and she glared at him as she looked pitiful.
• "I'm sorry, I didn't do that on purpose!" Pierre felt a little guilty and apologized gently.
• "Who gave you permission to enter my room? Get out!" After she was released, Wendy instantly picked up a pillow and threw it at Pierre angrily.
• "This was arranged by your grandfather. Do you think I want to share a room with an undesirable woman like you willingly?"
• The pillow thrown by Wendy did not threaten Pierre at all.
• Pierre got off Wendy's bed after he spoke.
• He had already possessed the most important golden needle, so he didn't care whether or not they slept with each other.
• "Give me back my earrings!"
• Wendy's cold voice was heard from the back as Pierre got off the bed.
• "I didn't take your earrings!" Pierre replied without hesitation, then walked over to the couch and lay down.
• "I don't believe you. You obviously snatched my earrings earlier, and you even made my ear bleed. If you don't return my earrings, I'll call the police and have you arrested for a few years!" Wendy threatened Pierre directly as she didn't trust him.
• The earring was a keepsake left by her grandmother, so it was very valuable to her.
• Wendy's words caused Pierre to have a headache.
• The golden needle was an item of his sect, and he had to obtain it in to find his mother and younger sister.
• But he also knew that it was ineffective to reason with this woman. He could only deny it firmly as he said, "I really didn't take your earring!"
• Pierre acted as though he was calm. He wanted to make a replica earring at the gold shop tomorrow to cheat her.
• "I don't believe you. I'm going to search your body!"
• "You..." Pierre was nervous. The earring was in his hand right now and he was only wearing a pair of boxers with nowhere to hide it. It would be embarrassing if he was searched and the earring was found.
• "Feeling guilty?" Wendy sneered when she saw Pierre's fuming face and she was even more sure that he had taken the earring.
• "Fine, I'll let you search my body. But what if you can't find it?" Pierre asked calmly as he secretly hid the earrings in the boxers he had on.
• "Don't pretend to be calm. If I can't find it, I'll allow you to do anything you want with me!"
• "But if you do find it, you have to return my earring, and you're not allowed to touch me for these three months until we divorce!" Wendy was also confident because she saw Pierre take her earrings.
• "Deal!" Pierre complied without much thought, which left Wendy astonished.
• Is he really that calm? Wendy walked confidently toward Pierre, as she searched his hands, ears, hair, and even his mouth; but she could not find the earring. She frowned slightly.
• Could it be? Wendy blushed as she gazed at the boxers Pierre was wearing.
• "T-take them off too!" Wendy pointed at the boxers awkwardly and commanded Pierre.