As for Bottega Veneta that the lady mentioned, Amelia knew that it was a premium Italian skincare brand. She once came across this collection in Alice's bedroom.
"Where am I?"
"I can't hear you."
Amelia's gut told her that it was not a good sign. With a heavy heart, Amelia rephrased her question again.
"Oh, this is a secret. But, I guess you're going to know it very soon." The lady spoke with a foreign accent which Amelia could tell that she was not a local. The lady continued, "You probably should take a shower now."
Amelia could not help but flinch in terror, "No! Stay away from me! I don't want anybody to touch me!"
The lady continued to speak in a dramatic manner, "Don't worry. The person who sent you here made it very clear that you were to be specially taken care of. Hence, I will bathe you on my own. In addition, I will send you over for a full body checkup later."
As soon as the lady finished speaking, someone else began to hold her hands from both side.
It was only then Amelia realized that there was more than one person around. In other words, her hope to get rid of their abduction was diminishing.
She had no other choice but to remain optimistic in relation to the body check-up that was awaiting for her. She was given seven unknown pills so far. Hence, it would be better to figure out whether those pills would leave any negative impacts towards her child.
Amelia was taken to a bathtub after the lady removed all her garments.
Before Amelia could reach out to take off her blindfold, she was being stopped by the lady sternly. She warned Amelia, "It'd be best for you to stay still. Forget about all those useless attempts in your mind. It's impossible for you to escape."
Amelia mocked, "Had anyone ever complained about your accent?"
The lady chuckled and did not get offended either.
There was no way for Amelia to remove the blindfold. The darkness surrounding her as well as the fear of unknown began to sweep her away. She had no other choice but, to remain naked while the lady had her hands all over her body.
The lady drenched her body with warm water before she began to apply something on her skin. Amelia took a deep breath and came to conclusion that it smelled like chamomiles. While chamomiles were commonly known as relaxants, she could not help feeling irony as the smell of it only intensified her fear towards the unknown.
Amelia subconsciously shoved the lady's hand away when she came to her private part. At that’s instance, she felt humiliated and shouted, "Don't touch me!"
"You're gifted with such delicately smooth and flawless skin. I can barely find any hair on it. Even as a woman, I have to admit that you're are so tempting." The lady did not bother to disguise her admiration as she said.
Amelia could no longer take it. She cried out, "Let me wash myself up!"
"You're now blindfolded. It'd be be better for me to bathe you. I don't want you to miss out any parts unwashed."
At the sight of Amelia wrapping her chest with both of her hands defensively, the lady chuckled, "You're so shy. Perhaps I should get you an injection so that I can handle you at ease."
Amelia bit her lower lips outrageously upon hearing her. However, her action immediately attracted disapproval from the lady again. The lady stopped her with regrets, "Oh no, you shouldn't be biting them. I bet there's a long queue of men wanting to taste those lips."
Amelia was already full of despair when the lady finally helped her out from the bathtub after bathing her.
Even before Amelia bathe, the medication that she was forced to take in had already resulted in her feeling effortless. The shower seemingly drained off her final strain of energy. She could not help feeling feeble.
She supposed that the lady had put on a bathing robe for her. She reached out to the hemline and soon found out that it was an ankle-length bathing robe.
Somehow the length of the bathing robe was something that could make her feel better at this moment. She reached out to the belt of the robe and began making a dead knot out of it.
When the lady noticed what Amelia had done, she could not help but chuckle, "Ha! You're such a nasty girl!"
Amelia decided to turn a deaf ear to her mockery.
The lady then held her hand and led her out from the bathroom. The noise of footsteps shuffling nearby immediately caused Amelia to freeze on the spot in terror.
As soon as she realized that Amelia's palm was covered in cold sweat nervously, the lady comforted her, "You don't have to be scared. They are here to serve you."
Meanwhile, someone began to take measurements of her body despite the fact that she was wearing a bathing robe. Amelia struggled to shove the unknown person away. It was at this time that the lady spoke again, "Get her a body-con dress as tight as possible so that her curvaceous line can be projected. Make sure it has a deep V-cut at the front and high slit on both sides."
She took a pause before she raised Amelia's chin and asked, "Hey, what is your favorite color?"
Amelia scoffed, "I don't think I get to choose anyway."
The lady was amused by her reply. She let go of her chin before she announced smilingly, "We'll pick red for you then. The sexiest color in the universe."
As she heard the lady’s words, Amelia could not help clenching her fists resentfully!
It did not take long for Amelia to be escorted into the bathroom again. This time, the lady helped her with putting on the body-con dress.
Although she was in a state of being blindfolded, Amelia could tell that a large area of skin of her thigh was being exposed in the air. As for the front part of the dress, the V-cut was being extended from her collarbone until it finally reached her upper abdomen. The clearly visible cleavage made her look no different from a prostitute who was desperate to sell her body off.
"Gosh! You're so hot!" Amelia could not help feeling disgusted at the compliment that the lady whispered by her ear. She brought her legs closer together while rubbing her bare arms uncomfortably. Unfortunately, her awkward posture only made her look pitiful yet seductive at the same time.
The lady then put on a badge labelled with number eight on Amelia's dress. She turned her around before she commented with great satisfaction, "Well, a pair of red heels will make everything perfect!"
After she’s put on a pair of high heels for Amelia, the lady led her out of the bathroom.
Amelia had not been wearing heels ever since she was pregnant. Having in mind that she was
blindfolded, she had to watch out for every steps warily. At the sight of this, the lady began to slow down her pace for Amelia.
"Click..." Amelia heard a noise of the door unlocking. It was then followed by pungent antiseptic smell that triggered her nose. She could not help relating the smell to a hospital.
The lady said, "Enlighten me."
Dr. Lauren declared, "Firstly, she is not a virgin anymore."
Frowning, the lady hushed, "What's the second bad news?"
"She's pregnant."
The lady startled for a while before she muttered in a fury, "It seems like I'm being cheated!"
Dr. Lauren nodded before she said, "Most probably yes. It's not that bad after all since you had only paid for the deposit."
The lady turned around and stared at the door before she replied determinedly, "Even the amount of deposit only has cost me a fortune! I swear that I must earn those money back from this b*tch!"
As Amelia heard the sound of footsteps shuffling, she could tell that the lady had returned to the consultation room. She hurriedly sat up from the examination chair before she asked, "How's the result of my check-up?"
The lady replied her with a sneer.
Amelia parted her lips and was about to demand for an answer. However, in the next second, she felt an unfamiliar weight being put onto her neck all in a sudden.
She raised her hand to touch it just to realize that it was a metal collar cuffing her neck!
A surge of humiliation began to overwhelm her. The inhuman treatment she had been bearing with all this while ever since she was there pushed her pass her breaking point. She struggled frantically to get rid of the collar but to no avail. Eventually, she only caused more injuries to her finger nails and neck in an attempt to remove the metal collar.
She cried out agitatedly, "Why are you doing this to me?!"
The lady was no longer polite and friendly towards her. She scoffed disdainfully, "B*tch, you're not even a virgin! I bet you have been sleeping with numerous men before. Do you think that I'm going to be kind to you?"
When the words came out of the lady’s mouth, Amelia finally came to realize that she was probably in the hand of a human trafficker.
She could not help but recall the long journey before she was deported to this place. At this point in time, she was convinced that she must have been transported to a foreign country.
With her neck being cuffed, Amelia found herself no different than a chained dog. She still struggled to believe what she was going through at this moment. After all, she would never grow up picturing herself to end up in such a state!
The lady stood in front of a cage which was so much larger and sturdier than any ordinary animal cage, the lady shot Amelia a glance before she turned around and spoke to the watchman, "Lock her inside."
It must be a native language that the lady spoke at this moment as Amelia could not understand a single word from her sentence. Consequently, she could not help but feeling alarming at what was going to happen to her.
The watchman replied, "Yes, Madam."
Amelia first heard a grating noise of metal scraping. Before she could respond to the noise, she was being pushed forward from behind in the next second. As a result, she subconsciously covered her tummy. At the sight of this, the lady could not help but sneer.

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