Chapter 479

Edwin stepped right in front of them, arms outstretched. "If you want to fight, fight

me. They're my wife and daughter."

"You little brat! Where are my men? Get this fool out of here!" Tristan roared, his

face turning red with rage.

Within seconds, a dozen burly security guards stormed in and yanked Edwin

away.

"Dad! Are you really going to push us this far?" Edwin shouted, his eyes blazing.

"I'm your father! This is my house, not yours to run!" Tristan snapped back. "If you

don't admit your mistake today, people will think those two women rule the house.

Beat them!"

On his command, one of the guards grabbed a leather belt handed over by the

butler.

Sylvia's heart sank. There was no escaping this tonight.

Naomi shoved her aside. "Sylvia, go! I'll take the fall for you. But don't you dare

admit to anything-"

Before Naomi could finish, Sylvia pulled her away.

She leveled a cold stare at Tristan. "My mom's not in good health. If you beat her

to death, are you planning on spending the rest of your life in prison? I'll take the

punishment. I'm sure you won't object, Tristan?"

Tristan despised defiance more than anything, and Sylvia had challenged him one

enough of her stubbornness

"Do it!"

rose from his seat, voice

rolling up his sleeves

as he took the belt from the

stretched long and ominous, hovering before

eyes met, and for a heartbeat, time

coolly brushed her hair behind her

resigned.

expression flickered—something broke inside,

invisible.

sliced through the

eyes, bracing for pain—but it

eyes, she saw Lester, who had just left

his hand gripping Rupert's belt

a glance at Kay, his aunt, annoyance

do you get the final say in

looking out for Reese,"

is my

been wronged, I'll

it: But

not

gets out that

disciplining

going to explain

or the

weight

lips

Tristan had to signal his guards

would never let Reese be treated

it, Tristan. But today's Reese's engagement party,

spilled here," Lester said

had come to

soured Tristan's

forced his

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