Chapter 5 A Stunning Man

Thomas was slightly stunned. He felt both humiliated and angry as he retorted, "Fine! If you want to sever all ties, go ahead. Don't you dare regret this later! You act as though we wanted you to return. But you should count for yourself how many things have gone wrong ever since you came into our house!" Thomas had originally felt guilty toward Demi, but now, after seeing her unharmed while they had been wracked with guilt for so long, he naturally felt displeased. In fact, when he first saw Demi, he already felt disgruntled. Although she was clearly fine, she didn't even greet them and had intentionally made them worry. "Thomas!" A scolding voice came from behind him. Thomas looked up and saw Daniel walking toward him. Demi, however, couldn't care less who it was. She simply walked past Thomas. Just as she was about to leave, Daniel quickened his pace and called out, "Demi, wait!" Demi hesitated for a moment. She turned her head and coldly stared at Daniel as he approached. She had initially planned to run away. After all, no one would be able to catch up to her. But then, she wondered why she should run. After all, she hadn't done anything wrong to anyone. It would only make her look like she owed the Pitt family and was running away in shame. "Demi, head back inside with me. Sit at the side and wait for a while. Once we're done discussing the contract, we'll go back together. If there's anything, we'll discuss it at home. Also, it's best to have a lawyer take a proper look at your contract." Daniel's expression was stern, and his tone left no room for dispute. He spoke with the air of someone accustomed to giving orders. Demi widened her eyes in surprise. She suddenly felt the urge to laugh, and so she did. "Mr. Pitt, you don't really think that after you locked me in a burning car and let me be…" The words "burned to death" remained unspoken. After a short pause, Demi continued, "You don't really think I'd still go back to that house to serve all of you, cook and clean for your family, be your housekeeper, and work as Ana's assistant, do you? What do you take me for—a minion you can trample and manipulate at will?" Ultimately, Demi had swallowed back the words "burned to death" because she was still alive and standing right there. If she said that, the others would just think she was talking nonsense. "Mom indeed made a mistake this time, but she didn't do it on purpose. She's been very sad these past few days…" Daniel spoke in a low voice and softened tone. Demi raised her hand to stop him from speaking further. "I don't see anyone in your family being that sad. As for why, I've already told Thomas, and I don't want to talk about it again. Also, please don't try to brush this off lightly unless you've been burned alive by a raging fire yourself!" With that, Demi walked past the two of them and quickly strode away. What else did she expect from this cold-blooded family? Words of guilt or remorse? Their first reaction was to blame and complain about her. They seemed to think that by simply saying that "it wasn't done on purpose", she would cheerfully go back home with them. Although she had been shocked by their heartlessness and shamelessness in her previous life, she still couldn't help but be shocked by the same things in this life. Even though she no longer held any hope for this family, they still managed to lower her expectations even further. … "Dr. Finnegan is a doctor who's already at the point of being able to save the dead and turn bones into flesh. There's no better doctor than him in this world. If he says it's incurable, then it's incurable." Just as Demi was walking forward with a cold expression, she overheard this sentence from the roadside. A doctor who could save the dead and turn bones into flesh? Was there such a doctor in this world? Demi, who had been walking briskly, paused and turned to look at the source of the voice. In the next instant, a stunning face caught her eye. She usually wouldn't use the word "stunning" to describe a man, but the man before her could only be described as such. The man was casually sitting in a black luxury car, tilting his head as he looked out the window. His facial features were perfect, as if they had been carved from marble. His expression exuded coldness as if frost had settled there. The powerful bearing he emitted made it impossible to look him directly in the eye. Even though Demi had seen countless handsome men in the world of cultivation, she had to admit that this man was no less impressive than those ultra-handsome pretty boys from the world of cultivation. Even his bearing was comparable. But that wasn't the main point. Demi noticed that the man was surrounded by a purple and gold air, but within that air, there seemed to be a faint, dark hue.