Your Guise Is Slipping, Miss Pearl

Zayn laughed. "You're not from here, so this isn't about fighting back. We just want to get rid of an outsider!"

The farmers didn't really get it. All they knew was that Finnegan had been fooling them for ages. They felt they should grab and interrogate him.

The ones standing up front were itching to move.

"Mister Finnegan, there's no use fighting it. You're not going to escape." Zayn whistled and looked toward the house. "I've heard Esther is a looker. How about you hand her over for a bit of fun?"

Next to Zayn, a man slowly raised his hand. "I've seen that lady. She's as beautiful as they come. She's so fair and frail, a real delicate one."Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

The idea of being with such a beautiful woman was new to them. Finnegan realized things were turning ugly when he saw their greedy looks. Then, out of nowhere, someone from inside the house opened the door and pulled Finnegan inside, quick as a flash.

The villagers were left gaping. When Finnegan disappeared, they started shouting.

"Where did he go? Did he run away?"

"I saw someone pull him inside. Esther's gotta be in there!"

Zayn took charge. He played with a piece of grass, daydreaming about having his way with Esther and being determined to sleep with her. "Alright, everyone, cool it. They can't escape if they're in the house. Let's think of how to get them out."

Someone yelled, "This house is made of wood. Let's set it on fire!"

But Zayn was still fixated on Esther The idea of setting the place on fire made him scowl. "Hold up. If we kill him, what will we say if the

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authorities come asking?"

Then, another voice chimed in, "The house is wooden. Let's break it down with tools."

Zayn nodded and clapped the man on the back. "Good thinking. Let's grab something to break the door down."

So, the farmers went off to fetch their tools. It was easy to get the farmers together. Before long, they returned with shovels and axes in hand. "Let's smash it!" Zayn instructed, and they started hitting the house hard.

Inside, Pearl and the others couldn't believe their ears and frowned.

"Have they lost their minds? What are they after? Are they crazy? They're breaking the law. Don't they know that?" Esther panicked and screamed. She couldn't believe such foolish people existed.

"Right, they don't know any better. And nobody's taught them it's wrong." Finnegan sighed deeply, feeling trapped.

He'd only been there half a year, but it was his first time witnessing them trying to kidnap and sell young women.

At first, those human traffickers kept

their distance because he was new. But as time went on, he saw what was happening and felt completely powerless.