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Five–tiered cakes were served daily, and each person hal to eat an entire one. Under such torture, the group ballooned in size, visibly gaining weight as if they were inflating like balloons.
Kelly, Taylor, and other women, who had once boasted enviable hourglass figures, weighing no more than 110 pounds cach, were extremely particular about their
appearances, considering beauty as precious as life
itself.
However, just a month later, their weights rocketed to 155 pounds like a rocket taking off.
The rapid weight gain left their bodies riddled with horrific stretch marks, resembling grotesque centipedes crawling across their skin, even more alarming than those seen on pregnant women about to give birth.
They didn’t just become overweight; their health deteriorated severely, with some even developing diabetes. Their beauty and confidence had vanished without a trace.
The men didn’t fare any better.
Callum, once a high school heartthrob, standing at 5 feet 11 inches and weighing 160 pounds, had been quite well–proportioned.
But in just a month, his weight soared to 220 pounds, turning him unrecognizably bloated and erasing his once–charming looks.
Timothy was worse off; already overweight, he now resembled a round ball, struggling even to stand up and reduced to sitting on the ground like a mound of flesh.
Mia, seeing them transformed into this sorry state, felt some of her pent–up anger dissipate.
She sneered, ‘Considering you didn’t cause Laurie any real harm, I’ll let you off this time. But if you hurt Laurie again, you won’t need your lives.”
Having witnessed Mia’s ruthless methods, none dared oppose her, and they all vowed to better themselves and steer clear of Lauren in the future.
With a cold laugh, Mia dismissed them. After a month of confinement, Callum, Timothy, and the others were too frightened to even think of revenge.
Moreover, they knew well that with Lauren backed by Felix and the substantial influence of the Brooker family, any attempt at retaliation would only bring them more trouble.
Unlike the others, Taylor harbored all her hatred inside.
Her appearance and figure had always been her pride. Now, with everything gone, she felt she had nothing left, no means to attract wealthy men with her looks as the once did.
Her eyes brimmed with hatred. Mia, that madwoman, was out of her reach for now. So, she would target. Lauren, that cowardly wretch.
Felir and Mia both cared about Lauren, right? When she ruined Lauren, she believed it would devastate them both.
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During this tumultuous month, Lauren had stayed at home, embroidering, blissfully unaware of the
outside events.
Lucas, on the other hand, was less fortunate. He had been supposed to represent Callum in a divorce case.
But after waiting endlessly and unable to reach Callum who seemed to have his phone permanently switched off, Lucas grew desperate. He had been counting on the attorney fees from winning Callum’s case–140,000 dollars–to turn his life around.
Now unable to contact Callum, Lucas faced the prospect of returning to his days of scavenging to survive.
At his lowest point, Lucas unexpectedly ran into Callum on the street, barely recognizing him due to his drastic weight gain.
Fortunately, despite the weight, Callum’s features were mostly unchanged.
Seeing Callum gasping with each step, Lucas could hardly believe it. “Callum? How did you end up like this in just a month?”
Embarrassed, Callum, once proud of his looks and a bit narcissistic, now resembled a greasy, overweight
man.
He had lost not only his job but was now left with nothing but his wife.
Callum just gave Lucas a weary glance and continued trudging home without a word.
Lucas, anxious, pressed on, “Callum, didn’t we agree over a month ago to file for divorce? Why did you disappear all of a sudden? What have you been up to?”
“It’s none of your business. Don’t bother me,” Callum replied, breathless and weak from his rapid weight gain.
Lucas persisted, not caring about Callum’s frail state, “Okay, I don’t care where you’ve been, but right now, our priority is the divorce. Weren’t you planning to take all your wife’s family assets? We need to fabricate evidence of her infidelity.”
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