The Amazing Strike Back: Mommy Wants To Revenge!-Chapter 465: How Kindhearted She Must Be

Mercy Sterling, her name suits her well, kind and gentle.

Aunt Murray once described her sister to Anna Thornton, saying she was like an angel, both beautiful and pure.

Conrad Sterling’s hometown is isolated and closed off from the outside world all year round, a utopia of its own.

For nearly a hundred years, no outsider had appeared there, except for Logan Wells, who was swept in by a sea storm and was lucky enough to be rescued by Mercy.

Aunt Murray told Anna Thornton the story; Mercy, with genuine curiosity, took care of this outsider doctor and eventually fell in love with him.

Originally, it was a beautiful story, and their married life indeed was wonderful for a while.

But Logan Wells was a man with a career and aspirations; the locals called him Dr. Wells, yet they didn’t know that Logan was actually a researcher in biological science.

Why would an ordinary doctor venture to such a dangerous and remote sea?

Mercy had doubts, but she neither demanded nor detained him, and personally saw him off when Logan said he had unfinished work beyond.

Two people deeply in love shared a silent understanding and mutual trust.

Logan Wells had a home there, and he would return by boat every half month or month, similar to ordinary couples living apart.

Logan told Mercy that his mentor was dedicating his life to a significant study. Once it was completed, he would quit his outside work and stay here to accompany her.

But who can determine the timeline in biomedical research? Many spend their entire lives on it.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed, during which Logan’s visits grew increasingly infrequent, sometimes lasting six months without Mercy seeing him.

When Logan returned for the last time, he brought others with him.

He introduced them to Mercy, saying they were investors from outside, friends of his.

The islanders seldom interacted with outsiders, generally viewing them with awe and curiosity. Plus, Logan had married Mercy three years earlier and had long been considered one of their own, so they treated Logan’s friends as esteemed guests.

This time, Logan stayed the longest in his home.

He informed Mercy that the friends he brought were the most renowned tycoons in Aethelgard, willing to fund the construction of a laboratory on the island, allowing him to stay and concentrate on research and care for his family.

Mercy was naturally delighted, as she was simple and lively, perceiving Logan’s friends as upright and gentlemanly, treating them as friends after a few days of interaction.

But she could never have imagined that their arrival would bring about catastrophic devastation.

As building the laboratory required labor, many more outsiders came to the island later.

Soon, villagers began to fall ill, with severe conditions.

Having lived in an isolated environment for years, amidst picturesque scenery and good water quality, everyone had always been healthy, rarely experiencing large-scale disease outbreaks, especially infectious ones.

When it erupted, the absence of a complete medical system became apparent. Moreover, the illness was peculiar, relying primarily on traditional medicine, with occasional simple Western medicine failing to identify the source of the illness.

Among Logan’s friends, a Mr. Grant suggested transporting the ill to the outside for treatment, believing advanced external medicine would help.

Yet none of the villagers sent out returned.

Mercy watched helplessly as the islanders dwindled, while outsiders grew in number.

Those outsiders came for business dealings.

The island possessed numerous rare minerals, which Logan’s friends seemed particularly interested in.

They engaged in gemstone and mineral business with Mercy’s father, though Mercy knew little about the specifics.

In any case, the ships from the four big families continually shipped resources away from the island, filling their coffers while the islanders received nothing.

Villagers continued to fall ill, with some refusing to leave and eventually dying. Those who went out never returned.

Mercy sensed something amiss and sought Logan to confer.

But her husband was engrossed in the laboratory, unconcerned with anything else, even disregarding her words.

Later, Mercy’s father fell ill.

Like the island’s elderly over fifty, Mercy’s father refused to go outside for treatment, remaining stubborn beyond measure, valuing his stance above life itself.

In his dying moments, he mustered his remaining strength to warn his daughters to beware of the island’s outsiders; the world outside is complicated, with many bad people.

However, he insisted they must escape; the island was uninhabitable, remaining would lead only to death.

They must flee to the outside world; despite its many bad people, the worst were the four on the island: Mr. Ford, Mr. Grant, Mr. Willow, and Mr. Hawthorne...

Dad Sterling’s warning awakened Mercy, realizing that while everyone on the island was sick, she and Jade Sterling remained unaffected.

This illness wasn’t an infectious disease but a premeditated murder.

Until she discovered her husband pouring semi-finished products from the laboratory into the river the villagers used, Mercy seemed to have found the answer...

"What is that? Are they using the island laboratory for human experiments?" Anna asked Conrad Sterling.

"I don’t know."

"Did your mother fall ill?"

"If something happened to her, how could I be here?"

"Right!"

Anna was engrossed in the story, her heart tightening with anxiety.

To be honest, if it hadn’t come from Conrad Sterling’s mouth, she would have really thought he was making it up.

In today’s world, where can one find a utopia?

But according to the story Conrad Sterling told, there certainly isn’t one. Capitalists won’t allow there to be pure lands in this world; as soon as their eyes see profit, they will extend their greedy claws and destroy everything.

"So what happened then?" Anna clutched Conrad Sterling’s collar and asked him.

The man was silent and suddenly kissed her lips.

Anna felt her lips go numb, and it was as if all the air in her lungs was being sucked out. She could feel the vibes infiltrating from Conrad Sterling, heavy and oppressive, causing her heart to tug involuntarily.

"Mmm..."

The kiss finally ended!

Anna was still catching her breath and couldn’t help but continue asking, "Did they escape?"

"Yeah."

"Today, Rainie Hawthorne’s dad told me that those who do evil will go to every length to cover it up. Especially people like those from the four major families, who have wealth and status; they might even kill and set fire to conceal their ugliness."

"You’re not wrong."

Later, after they had almost finished transferring the resources, there really was a fire on the island; the scars on Aunt Murray’s body were left from that time.

Mercy Sterling was unharmed because she was very beautiful.

"That Mr. Ford took her off the island and secretly hid her away. She lived in a secluded little cabin for three years, almost like being isolated on the island. Haha, can you believe it? A man claiming love is forcibly taking someone’s wife while still having one at home."

Marvin Ford said that the moment he saw Mercy Sterling, he fell uncontrollably in love with her.

The other men from the four major families had become jaded by the worldly and flashy outside world.

Mercy Sterling’s angelic beauty, her innocent and lively nature untouched by worldly matters, was incredibly rare.

Likewise, what intentions could they have towards Mercy Sterling?

Sometimes, being extremely beautiful is not a good thing for a woman.

Especially when she cannot protect herself, it becomes a disaster instead.

Anna Thornton deeply understands this.

"Initially, it was only Marvin Ford who hid her away, wanting to be with her forever, promising her he’d get a divorce and do everything to convince his family. But after he left, he didn’t appear for three years. During those three years, I was born, and gradually, others from the four major families found her. Everyone came for her beauty..."

Every man forced her, possessed her!

They bullied the mother and child without a father to protect them!

Each man took part; they dragged an angel into the abyss, forcing her to fall in the dark cruelty!

Mercy Sterling’s character was so gentle, but in just three years, she had been tortured into severe depression, even to the point of madness.

"When her illness got too severe, she’d babble nonsense, sometimes not even recognizing me."

"Conrad Sterling, that’s enough!"

"Anna, do you know what she’s like when she has an episode? She can’t control her emotions, becomes irritable and frantic! But she never hurt me! She would only lock herself in a room and self-harm..."

"Stop it! Conrad Sterling, stop talking!"

Anna was feeling genuinely overwhelmed!

Because she could empathize with Mercy Sterling’s experiences!

It’s said that men have two great hobbies: dragging respectable women into turmoil and persuading prostitutes to reform!

The more beautiful something is, the more people can’t help but want to possess, destroy, and defile it!

Anna Thornton had also had helpless moments, surrounded by many men like ravenous wolves, waiting to see her unable to hold on, ready to take a bite, swarming over to tear her apart.

But Anna Thornton did not succumb; she chose to align with Smith, the fiercest wolf, so as long as she could negotiate with him, other men wouldn’t dare target her.

Anna also didn’t place all her hopes on men; she learned marksmanship from Dragon Mama so she could protect herself.

No one can be relied upon; even Smith has betrayed her at times. If truly cornered, it would be all or nothing so everyone could perish together.

This is Anna Thornton’s mindset!

But Mercy Sterling, in her dire situation, only vented her pain through self-harm.

She was humiliated, trampled upon, yet never thought of harming others.

How kind she must be!