Chapter 1704

"Silas, it hurts. It hurts so much…" Sylvia gasped weakly, her voice barely audible, as if she would stop breathing at any moment. "Nicola almost crippled me that night, and now this! Why won't she let me go? Silas, how can she be this cruel?" Silas said comfortingly, "Sylvia, don't be scared." "I never harbored any intention to harm Nicola. But she's hurt me repeatedly. How can I accept this? Even if I die, I won't be at peace!" Seeing Sylvia's battered body and hearing the pain laced in her voice, Silas held her tighter. "Sylvia, I won't let you suffer for nothing. When we get married, I'll give you a grand gift. I'll hand Nicola to you and make sure she faces the consequences of her actions!" Even as Sylvia's body trembled from the pain, a faint smile lingered on her lips in the darkness. That was exactly what she wanted to hear. She vowed to make sure Nicola would never forget her wedding day. She wouldn't let Nicola die so easily. She wanted the latter to suffer a fate wors