Chapter 229

Serena didn't get up. Instead, she pretended to be hurt, clutching her injured arm tightly and lightly biting her lip.

"It hurts."

Howard almost choked on his breath. He hadn't even touched her.

Before he could say anything, Hugh's cold voice rang from the doorway. "You called Serena home early, and this is how you're taking care of her?"

Hugh quickly walked in. The relatives at the door, caught by his piercing gaze, felt as though they couldn't breathe. They instinctively stepped aside to let him pass.

Hugh bent down to help Serena up, but Serena clutched his sleeve and whispered, "My father said that I've harmed Ms. Lloyd and Sarah and that I need to be punished."

"You harmed them?"

Hugh's voice was sharp, and he didn't even stand up. Instead, he gripped Serena's cold, slender wrist with a tight hold.

at Howard. "Sarah deliberately harmed someone, and we didn't have her thrown in jail, which shows how generous we've been. Mr. Jansen, I never

get revenge on Serena? You want her to suffer under your family's punishment, with her skin torn and bloodied.

his grip and

brushed over the spot she had bandaged the day before, checking for any signs of bleeding or tearing. Though everything seemed fine, the coldness in his eyes only

felt a chill run down his spine as Hugh's gaze

his attempt

into a form of

quickly stepped forward and tried to explain, "It's a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding! Nina just got hurt. As her father, how could I bear to

had a falling out over Cole's engagement party. She bullied Sarah, and that's why I said I'd use family punishment to scare

Sarah to ruin the engagement party? Was I the one who shoved her head into the

a response, stammering and unable to

Rachel suffered a miscarriage, and my grandfather gave you Larson Group's project as compensation. Now, Sarah has ruined Cole's engagement party and slandered

shock. "That... Doesn't that mean you're taking

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