My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 905

Mirrors were installed at every corner, making the place feel extremely three dimensional. If one weren't familiar with the place, they wouldn't be able to find their way out.

I followed Tiago for a while, before entering a room that looked like an operating theatre. It was very big, and was larger than any operating theatrel had ever seen.

The only difference was that the operating theatre here were all divided. There were too many of them, and I was unable to determine how many of them there were, but I could only estimate there to be a few hundred operating rooms.

The people lying on the operating beds across the rooms, seemed to only be women.

I turned to Tiago instinctively then, puzzled.

He didn't say anything, and just continued to lead me on. The further we went, the darker it became.

I initially thought that these operating rooms were for medical treatment purposes, but I didn't expect that it was actually for all the women who'd come in.

There were doctors operating inside one of the rooms. They had opened a woman up in a manner akin to the delivery of a baby. They then placed drugs into the woman's uterus, and stitched her back up. It was a simple procedure, but it sent waves of shock into me so badly that I broke out in a cold sweat.

A noise came from behind me, and Westin continued to pull me along rudely.

Then, several doctors who were pushing a woman on a stretcher passed by. Curious, I took a look and was shocked. I could hardly believe my eyes. How could it be her?

The woman lying on a stretcher had been the woman who took care of me for the past few days. How could it be...

Tiago looked back at me after she passed and said nastily, "Mr. Kaleb is a punctual person. When she brought you downstairs, you were already half an hour late. So, Mr. Kaleb instructed her to deliver these goods. It's punishment."

I felt bad. I hadn't understood what he meant. She was being punished for my deliberate tardiness.

This was why she'd been urging me on so hurriedly and had looked at me with resentment before she left.

I broke their rules, so someone had to be punished. Unfortunately, it had to be her.

I opened my mouth, but I didn't know what to say.

After some hesitation, I asked, "Will she die?"

Tiago shrugged, "It's hard to say. Fact is, her uterus will be full of drugs. If she gets them out in time upon reaching the destination, there shouldn't be a problem, but there have also been cases where the woman reacted badly to the drugs and died on the way."

My head was buzzing. I suddenly thought of Naomi and the others, who'd been brought in here by them.

I asked in a trembling voice, "Are those girls also going to end up like this too?"

Tiago raised his eyebrows. The answer was obvious.

I didn't have the courage to ask any more questions, and I felt lightheaded as I followed him on. I didn't want to keep looking at all this.

I couldn't imagine that the organs we used to nurture lives would be used as tools to transport drugs. Having one's body ripped open and sealed back up, again and again, how could anyone stand it?

I began to understand why Kaleb had sent me here. It was impossible for anyone to look at something this cruel and not be affected by it.

To make matters worse, my friends were among these women. I knew what would happen to them, but I was unable to do anything.

"My friends..." I wanted to ask, but the words got stuck in my throat.

After a moment of silence, I finally got it out "Are they alright?"