Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 259 Retribution in the Storm.

Chapter 259 Retribution in the Storm

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When Carter appeared, I gripped Linette's hair with one hand and held a sharp shard of porcelain against her face. I had pressed down so hard that a small cut had formed on her cheek.

I wasn't much better off myself. My palm, clutching the shard, had been cut open, too, and blood dripped. down the porcelain.

They had been pushed me around by the Wilchers, and my hair was a mess. I looked a complete wreck, but I stood firm, my posture exuding a fierce defiance.

But the moment I saw Carter, all that bravado melted away. A deep sense of grievance welled up from the pit of my stomach.

"Carter," I whispered his name softly.

Carter rolled his wheelchair toward me, and Damian took just a few strides to reach my side. "Madam, let go. Leave the rest to me."

I released my grip, my hand covered in blood.

When I let go of Linette, she was left frozen in shock. She touched her face where I had slashed her, then shrieked, "Ah! My face! There's blood!"

Her piercing scream gave me a headache, so I slapped her across the face. "Shut up."

She was stunned momentarily, then turned to Benjamin. "Dad, Harper, you've got to help me!"

"Zoey, you've got some nerve. She's your aunt!"

Harper, the coward, suddenly remembered how to protect his wife.

Maybe it was because I had challenged their fragile male pride. For years, the mother-daughter duo had been controlled by the Wilchers.

Now that I was trying to upend their authority, how could they possibly swallow this humiliation?

Just as Harper raised his hand to hit me, Carter didn't speak. Damian stepped forward, kicking him ten

pieces. feet away. His body slammed into the fish tank with a loud 'crash, shattering it in

The water and fish spilled everywhere, cascading across the floor.

like a dying

Carter and yelled, "Mr. Bolton, this is a family matter.

into his arms His fingers gently traced the marks on my

face.

much pain, but now, with his words, it felt as though a

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gently patted my head. I'm sorry,

his entire presence radiated power and

Let the

he was handling the aftermath. The Wilchers was done

rarely stirred up frouble unless it was unavoidable. The Wilchers had

"I'm fine."

had already brought over the first aid kit. "Come here quickly. Let me stop the bleeding. Why did you have to go this far,

her tears betrayed her

shared with Zoey, had become something we were used to. She never knew how to resist

hurt, I wouldn't let

further.

for so many years,

gazed deeply into my eyes. "You

I had promised Zoey that I would protect her mother, and

police. But one of the bodyguards was faster. With a sharp 'click', his hand was twisted behind his

Carter.

cold and emotionless. "You

you're so

trespassed into my house, stole millions in luxury goods, and intentionally harmed my wife. Oh and I heard you've done plenty of other good deeds in this country-forcing women into prostitution, breaking someone's husband's legs, causing a person to jump from a building. And as for Mrs. Wilcher. your hands aren't so clean either. Bribing officials to get your son a

nonsense!" Benjamin shouted, clearly

of all You've been central to so many

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I could see them all beginning to realize how deeply they

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of those offenses, if exposed, would lock them away

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