Her Hidden Crowns (Suzanne and Austin)

Chapter 256

Exhausted, Henry finally collapsed on the couch, the stick slipping from his grasp and clattering onto the floor. Only then did Mandy and Seline breathe a sigh of relief.

Henry's gaze fell on the jewelry pieces laid out on the table. In a fit of rage, he kicked the table and snapped, "Return all of it. Now!"

Twenty million dollars-gone. How was he supposed to explain this to the company? The check had been issued under Yates Corporation's name. If this financial hole wasn't covered soon, Suzanne would use it against him.

She had been keeping a close eye on his every move ever since she joined the company.

Mandy, still nursing her wounds, feared another beating. Clutching her head, she quickly agreed, "Alright, I'll return them immediately."

But a cold glint flashed in her eyes. She had finally gotten her hands on these jewelry pieces. There was no way she was giving them up so easily. And that old bastard Henry dared to lay a hand on her? He would pay for this.

Seline wiped her tears and hesitantly asked, "Dad, what happened to you? Why are you so badly hurt?"

masked her emotions and feigned concern, forcing herself to ask, "Honey, did someone attack you? Tell me who

closer, gently touching Henry's bruised

hand away. "Who else? It's that bastard,

completely played. Twenty million dollars! Gone, just

couch, wishing it

it, Henry sucked a sharp

recoiled, tears welling up in her eyes again. "I didn't

before wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth,

always been more powerful

disdain for Henry, she still depended on the Yates family. If

of concern. "Honey, if the Lloyds have made their move, we

annoyed glance. "You think I don't know

pain shot through his body like fire licking at his bones, intensifying his hatred. One day, the Lloyds would pay