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.

squirmed on the ground, struggling like a dying fish, while Linette stood frozen

at Carter and yelled, "Mr. Bolton, this is

and pulled me into his arms His fingers gently traced the marks on my ignoring Benjamin's yelling. He spoke softly to me, "Does it

face.

in my anger, I hadn't felt much pain, but now, with his words, it felt as though a parent was stepping in to comfort me. I looked at

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my head. I'm sorry, I'm

but his entire

be good. Let the servants treat

knew he was handling the aftermath. The Wilchers was done

frouble unless it was unavoidable. The Wilchers had gone too far by

"I'm fine."

quickly. Let me stop the bleeding. Why did

scolded me, but her

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

if it meant getting hurt, I wouldn't let the

further.

they'll keep going unchecked. You've been bullied for so many years, Mom. From now on, I want to protect

deeply into my eyes. "You

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

to call the police. But one of the bodyguards was faster. With a sharp 'click', his hand was twisted behind his back in a brutal move, likely dislocating his shoulder. The phone dropped to the floor, and the bodyguard picked it up and

Carter.

his voice cold and emotionless. "You

think you're so clever?" Vere

well, like how you 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

Benjamin

Wilchers Your hands are the dirtiest of all You've been central

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their crimes, I could see them all beginning to realize how

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those offenses, if exposed, would

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