Upon seeing that Josie was unharmed, Laura felt relieved. As she was about to leave, Josie suddenly called out to her, "Wait."

"What is it?"

Josie narrowed her eyes, and to her surprise, she saw a striking red mark on the fair nape of Laura's neck, which was now turning into a bruise. She touched it lightly and asked, "What is this? Did Zach hit you again?"

Almost reflexively, Laura covered her neck and said, "No. I accidentally bumped into something."

Josie raised an eyebrow. "It's not easy to bump into something here, right?" She was still worried. "Don't be afraid. Tell me, who hit you?"

Laura was clearly flustered. She held Josie's hand. "No, really, I just bumped into something."

Josie locked eyes with her, attempting to discern something amiss, yet all she found in her gaze was tranquility and composure.

She withdrew her hand. "If there's anything, you must tell me."

"Being a mother is not easy, huh? When will I get to meet

lips.

smile completely faded. Her expression became slightly contorted as she pressed her

take out her phone. To her surprise, she saw a message

Laura was getting into the car, a voice rang

at the woman in the back seat.

and grimaced in pain. She yelled back just as loudly, "Are you out of your mind? Why are you venting

She simply

things have really come to a head. Arnold has shut down the country club, and who knows when he'll cool off. You can't just stand by and do nothing. Laura? Hey!" Laura paid her no attention. She had nowhere to release her pent-up frustration. She remembered the previous night in that dimly lit

a pitch-black whip, steadily advancing toward

Was it you who ordered Rachel to

"You appear before me

"Have I not told you before? I detest women who are too

forced to look up. She said truthfully, "It wasn't me. I didn't

to the extreme. Suddenly, he raised his hand, and the whip harshly fell onto her back. "Without you, she wouldn't have committed such

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