Chapter 12

“Hey, it’s okay, don’t cry.” Nicolette was brimming with tears, her voice aged and choked with emotion, “Gemma, that’s your own flesh and blood. Don’t force her. Gwendolyn has had a tough life since she was born.” she pleaded.

She couldn’t fathom how Gemma had come to this.

“She hands over the stuff, I’ll let go. Otherwise…” Gemma clenched her fist tightly, gripping Nicolette’s arm mercilessly.

Gwendolyn, at the sight of this, jabbed another needle into Vivien’s shoulder, and Vivien felt half her body go numb with paralysis.

“Gemma, save me!” Vivien was terrified.

Gwendolyn enunciated each word deliberately. “Let us go.”

The tension was palpable. The taut string was on the verge of snapping, the atmosphere heavy and still.

It was then that Herman finally stood up, his face full of disgust, “Kiddo, if you’re trying to out–cruel me, you’re still green.”

He grabbed Nicolette’s head and slammed it against the wall.

Nicolette’s face twisted in pain from the impact, and she could barely utter a sound.

Gwendolyn was about to burst with rage, her heart felt like it was tearing apart, “Stop!”

“Bring out the documents, and we let her go. Don’t play smart with me. I’ve been a shark in the business world for years.” His resolve was unyielding. Vivien had to marry into the Bainbridge

clan.

there was a commotion in the yard, and the security guard rushed

Sawyer, Howard

Had Howard arrived?

a crippled man about to be cast

The security guard was panic–stricken, “And they

as nails.”

finished speaking, burly men in suits and sunglasses flooded the

in a wheelchair, his pale face was sharp, carrying an air of

presumptuous arrogance.

men, even with disabled legs, shone like the moon above, untouchable as the flowers

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high cliffs.

was dazed. This man should

do you mean? Invading a private residence with a crowd is illegal and I can call the police,” Herman said,

across the room, landing on the pitiful

when he was getting his pants ripped

take my wife home, any problems?” His lips barely

Gwendolyn and Nicolette over. Gwendolyn couldn’t

checked the pulse. Nicolette’s injuries weren’t severe. It was just an old ailment, difficult to

“Let’s go.”

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