A Replacement Bride

Chapter 176

"If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'll never be able to forgive myself!" Then, with a stool in his hands, Charles threw it at Ryder, who let out cries of agony until he had lost all energy to even make a grunt of pain.

Joaquin didn't say a thing and merely watched silently until he deemed that Ryder had received just punishment, saying calmly, "That's enough, Mr. Fanning. Send him to the hospital."

"I'm really sorry about what happened today, Colonel Levisay. I've raised a beast due to the lack of discipline on my part. Don't worry. I'll teach him a lesson once we're home and never allow him to cause any more trouble in the future." A thin layer of sweat appeared on Charles' forehead, and he only dropped the stool in his hands after hearing Joaquin's words.

Ryder had run out of strength even to object, sprawled out on the floor and not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

Meanwhile, after Charles said a few greetings to Joaquin, he carried Ryder and left in a hurry.

Ryder had received a severe beating this time, and he probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed for a few good months.

Once Tiara saw that Ryder had been taken away, she opened her mouth timidly. "Joe, I—"

Yet, she had just started speaking when Joaquin shot her a sharp, warning look that frightened her so much that she scrambled to hide behind Katherine.

"After Ryder had suffered so much, his family won't take this lying down. I'm currently suspended, and both of you will be in danger if the Flynn Family comes to seek trouble on purpose. Tia, immediately return to Grandpa's house and don't leave the house unless you must until this matter has blown over!" Joaquin said sternly with a stoic face.

Tiara knew she was in the wrong, so she dared not say anymore and merely nodded earnestly to his arrangement.

After a short moment of silence, Katherine cleared her throat and asked, "Ryder Flynn is useless now. What's the background of the Flynn Family?"

Joaquin's face twitched upon hearing that. "What did you do?"

Not daring to look him in the face, she answered, "Nothing, really. I just thought that since he's not a man, I'll remove some unnecessary parts so he can't harm others."

proclamation as he jerked

answered sheepishly, "There's a method in medicine that can

Both the Flynn and Fanning Family only had Ryder as their grandson, and if he really became

he thought of the potential repercussions and couldn't help thinking uncharitably that she had such a hidden streak to be enough of a troublemaker. Despite that, when he recalled all the infuriating things Ryder

should lay low in the coming weeks," Joaquin finally said in a tired tone after a long while, staring

her head and looked

of Ascott Garden, he brought him straight to the

Charles knew how badly he had hit him; to pacify

left leg, Ryder also sustained many external injuries, which made one shudder from the

at the hospital, he was rushed into the surgery room by the

possible. As she focused her gaze on Charles, standing outside the

the least I could do!" Charles was filled with blood-boiling

Charles, she wiped away her

when he received the news, and by the time he was

he then turned to Charles, who had a grim look on his face.

fact that Ryder was in trouble and hospitalized came as shocking news to both families, and less than ten minutes after Adam's arrival, Rosie, his mother, arrived at the

the butler was helping her, she trembled and asked Adam the second she saw him, "Adam, my precious grandson is fine, isn't he? What happened, huh? How could someone beat him up? Who did it? Did

be alright. Don't worry." Adam instinctively stole a

who hit him," Charles answered emotionlessly with a

A stunned Rosie gawked at

he offended was? He would have lost his life if I didn't give him this beating!" Charles said in

incredibly anguished, but seeing Charles' grim face, she didn't

opened, and the