Chapter 23 Stab Into Avery’s Heart

Avery did not expect Gustave to actually stop him.

In Baltimore, Gustave was famous for his indifference. Moreover, if he remembered correctly, Darlene’s matter was related to Gustave’s uncle, Douglas, so he would not interfere.

Douglas had done many illegal things, and Gustave would turn a blind eye to

it even if it happened right under his nose.

However, Gustave actually helped Darlene.

Avery looked at the man’s shirt that Darlene was wearing and suddenly understood she had easy virtues.

Avery did not want to have a conflict with Gustave. He didn’t intend to fall out with someone who did business with him frequently. Avery would not do something like this that would not make up for the losses.

Avery grabbed Darlene’s wrist and walked out without any explanation.

Gustave watched from behind and became calm again, not saying anything

else.

Gustave had done enough today.

As soon as he pulled Darlene into the car, Avery grabbed her neck and pushed her back. The back of Darlene’s head hit the window of the car, and she

gasped.

Avery said angrily, “Speak. What did you do with him?”

Darlene knew the more she explained to someone like him, the more he

would think she was making excuses out of guilt.

Thinking of how he had thrown her into the private room to get humiliated and tortured by Douglas, Darlene laughed softly, “What did I do? Can’t you

see?”

None of the clothes she was wearing belonged to her.

Because when she escaped from the private room, her body was covered in blood, and she had lost one of her high heels in a hurry.

Right now, she only had a man’s shirt that reached her thighs. When she had just been at the Walpole’s manor, Arthur had felt sorry for her and asked the maid to get her a new shirt.

She was wearing the slippers that the maid had given her.

Avery looked down at her from top to bottom, his fists clenched so tightly

his eyes became even

the car door beside her

was

year ago, he had been drunk and tortured her in bed for the entire night. The next day, when she had spoken, her voice

surged, and he suddenly tightened his grip on her neck. “Your throat has become like this. It seems you had a great time. You refused Mr. Nixon because you thought

and Avery was gripping it so tightly. The smell of blood quickly spread out from her

explain anything to him. She

the neck and threw

smashed into the back of the seat beside him. She lost

for a moment and almost fell off the seat.

phone and made a call. “Good job, Darlene. I want to see how calm

if he is seriously ill. As long as

the other side of the line, and

speaker.

over. He should be stopping the person who wanted to take Nigel away. “He can’t take it now. It is illegal

up the phone, and the noise on the

looked at Darlene, who was clenching her fists silently, and sneered. “Go on. Why aren’t you saying anything? Just tell me more details about you

you suffer a thousand times over.”

and her mind was filled with

on the phone.

my fault. Avery, if you are mad, come at me.

an innocent child?”

joke. “An innocent child?

saying you wanted to atone for his sins, but you haven’t delivered your promise. How is Nigel innocent?”

the phone just now that Nigel

danger of

knew it best.

by Mr. Walpole. Whether you believe it or not, this is the truth. Don’t

her hoarse voice, he felt it was extremely ear–piercing.

said. “Now that you are worried about your younger brother, you lied. Darlene, I know very well what kind of person Gustave is. He

give him?”

were extremely unpleasant to hear.

grabbed her wrist. “Darlene, I

that you can

the car and

and Nigel had been brought to the room. by someone. His face was

excited that she wanted to rush over, but her shoulders were pressed down by Avery, and she sat on

his eyes in satisfaction and carefully examined her flustered appearance. “Why are you in such

Ms. Garcia and let her have a good look. It really is not easy to find a suitable heart. That Dr.

effort, right?”

she snatched the stack of papers that Cyrus

handed over.

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