Chapter 8 Humiliating Torture

The sun was bright that day, and Tia was dragged out of the detention center in a daze before being violently shoved into a car. She looked at the blurry crowd and surroundings, feeling weak all over. She tried to speak but found that her throat was too hoarse to make a sound. In a daze, Tia was taken to a luxurious villa. “Mr. Aaron, she’s here,” said a bodyguard in a black uniform as he opened the door to the back seat. He brought the almost unconscious Tia in front of Aaron. Aaron was wearing a silk blue robe and held a glass of red wine. Upon hearing the words, he turned his head slightly to look at the person on the ground. “Take her down and freshen her up. She looks repulsive like this,” Aaron said to the maid in the villa. Tia had been starving for a long time. She finally had a meal, which helped her regain some strength. "Put on some clothes. You look like you’re about to die, and it disgusts Mr. Aaron!” the maid, Janelle, sneered and threw a maid's uniform onto Tia’s face. Biting her lip, Tia struggled to put on the clothes. After tidying up a bit, Janelle led her to Aaron. Aaron sat arrogantly in a chair, looking Tia up and down. “Starting today, you're a maid in this villa. You must do everything I, your master, order.” Tia was dispirited, but she nodded faintly. “I understand, sir.” “Very well. It seems you’ve already learned to obey your master’s commands,” Aaron sneered. Tia ignored Aaron’s taunting remarks. At this point, resisting him would only provoke his anger. He was clearly deranged. Who knew what he might do next? The only person who could save her father now was herself, and she had to pull herself together. “Tia!” Janelle yelled at the top of her lungs. “Go and clean up the backyard and take care of Duke!” Tia had just finished sweeping when she heard Janelle’s loud voice, causing her to jump in surprise. “Got it!” She quickly ran to the backyard, where Janelle was waiting. “Duke is Mr. Aaron’s beloved, so you'd better take good care of him. If anything happens to him, you’ll be in big trouble!” Janelle warned as she glared at Tia. Tia had been curious about who Duke was, but she had not expected it to be a large golden retriever. Duke also wagged his tail happily when he saw Tia. “Got it.” Tia nodded in reply and reached out to pat Duke's head. There was a bit of joy in her eyes. Janelle did not have a good impression of this newcomer, Tia. She had heard that Tia used to be a pampered heiress. Well now, she was just a maid like herself. “Clean up the yard by two o’clock this afternoon, or you’ll be punished!” Janelle said before leaving with an air of superiority. “Aaron Caius truly went all out, even giving you such a big garden!” Tia pouted as she said to Duke. The large golden retriever stuck out his tongue and affectionately rubbed against Tia’s leg. It seemed that he quite liked his new companion. However, for the next hour, Tia would come to realize that this adorable golden retriever could be quite a handful when he got playful. “Hey! Don’t mess it up again!” Tia shouted loudly while gripping the broom. The garden she had just cleaned was now covered in Duke’s dirty paw prints. She sighed wearily. Duke wagged his tail happily, then suddenly ran toward the front gate. “Hey! Don’t run around!” Tia quickly dropped the broom and chased after him. Aaron had just opened the door when he saw the large golden retriever running happily toward him. He handed his suit jacket to his assistant and crouched down to pat Duke’s head. “Duke!” Tia hurried over, panting heavily. “Don’t…” Tia’s words were cut short when she saw Aaron next to the golden retriever. Her eyes dimmed immediately. Aaron chuckled disdainfully. “Do you know what you look like right now?” Tia remained silent. “Like a wretched dog,” Aaron insulted Tia, who already had fragile self-esteem, without a hint of emotion. Tia pursed her lips. “Caius, since I’ve already agreed to repay you and atone for my father, why do you have to humiliate me like this?” “Oh, humiliate you?” Aaron thought Tia was naive. “Do you think this is enough to atone for your sins? Do you think it’s that simple? You really are incredibly foolish.” “What do you want from me?” Tia found the man in front of her utterly unreasonable. “Heh, you think you’re so noble. You’re just trying to reduce your guilt by tormenting me.” Tia’s eyes were sharp. “I admit that I made a mistake before by falling into your trap, but that doesn’t mean you’re the winner. You’re just a pathetic loser! “Do you think tormenting me like this will make your fiancée forgive you?” Tia poured out all the words she had been burying in her heart these days. “It’s your own incompetence that led to the harm of your loved one. Talking about making me atone for it is just an excuse to escape reality!” Aaron’s eyes widened. He was clearly enraged by Tia’s words. Tia only saw a massive hand coming toward her, and then her neck was ruthlessly squeezed by Aaron. Aaron’s scarlet eyes could not hide his hatred as he stared at Tia’s fair little face. “What’d you say? How dare you speak to me that way? Do you want to die? Doing that is too easy for me! I’ll let you have a taste of the most painful punishment in the world!” “Caius!” Tia struggled desperately to escape Aaron’s grip, but it was all in vain. She was violently dragged into the villa by him. “You violated the rules of the game today and must receive the punishment you deserve, or else you won’t know how to obey orders in the future!” Aaron flung Tia to the ground. “What are you planning to do?” Tia shrank back in fear. “Aren’t you concerned about your father’s safety?” Aaron played with a white teapot on the table. “Do you want to know where he is?” Tia’s pupils shrank. “What have you done to my father? Didn’t you promise to spare him? You’re breaking your word!”