The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family novel Chapter 5298

Jaime said, “In the second month of departure, I began to treat this pilgrimage sincerely, so I dismissed the entourage that Mr. Wade gave special permission for me to bring along, and I intended to make it to the end by myself...”

“I fell ill after being exposed to the rain, so I stayed overnight at a farmhouse. After all, many pilgrims would stay there along the way, so I didn’t think that there was anything wrong with it...”

“As a result, the couple tried to sell me to the owner of a black coal mine when I was unconscious with a high fever.”

“I heard them saying that an adult with all four limbs could be sold for twenty thousand dollars, and a normal coal mine worker would cost at least three to four thousand dollars a month. As long as the owner of the black coal mine bought someone, he would be able to recover his capital in more than half a year if he worked the person hard, and the rest would be pure profit.”

“At the time, the owner of the black coal mine had already driven over, but he bargained with the other party and pushed the price down to five thousand dollars because I was unconscious.”

Sophie widened her eyes in shock and asked quickly, “What happened next?”

Jaime said, “The owner of the black coal mine and his three subordinates then moved me into an off-road vehicle. I wanted to call for help at the time, but I couldn’t even open my eyes because of the high fever, let alone resist...”

“After getting into the car, I thought that my life was definitely over, but I didn’t expect the vehicle of the owner of the black coal mine to be rear-ended by another car. The owner got out of the car with his subordinates to argue with the other party, but the four of them were shot by the other party...”

Sophie asked impatiently, “What happened next?!”

Jaime said in a low voice, “The two men who fired the shots threw the bodies of the four men into the ditch by the side of the road and then lifted me out of the off-road vehicle before sending me back to the farmhouse...”