Ruth's eyes widened, a look of despair forming in them.
She couldn't breathe properly and her throat felt like it had all stuck together.
Her brain started receiving insufficient oxygen and her vision blackened intermittently. Then, she blacked out from suffocation.
Splash!
A basin of icy-cold water was splashed onto Ruth's face, waking her up with a start. Only then did she realize that she had been released and had fallen onto the ground.
The basement was dimly lit, so she had no idea just how long she had been unconscious.
She wiped her face with her hand. When she looked up, she saw Justin seated on the sofa with his legs crossed, coldly looking at her.
The look in his eyes gave Ruth a shock. When she thought of what had happened before, she swallowed hard and said, "Mr. Hunt, you can't kill me! If you kill me, that child will die too!"
