Chapter 971

Avery clutched the woman he'd sacrificed everything to possess, as if she were his most treasured jewel, holding her so tightly in his sweat-drenched grip against her back, pressing her into his chest as if wishing to meld her into his very soul.

"Avery... you monster... let me go..." Evadne's eyes brimmed with crimson tears, her voice quivering with emotion.

Her anger, though fierce, was tinged with a captivating vulnerability, making her delicate, beautiful face even more irresistible to a man's desires.

"Evadne, do you have any idea how much... this moment... makes me want you even more?" Avery's body trembled as he fought to restrain himself, a bead of sweat trickling down his forehead.

His breath was hot and heavy in her ear, laden with desire.

"Damn you..." Evadne felt powerless in his embrace, her tears of rage spilling over.

Once a lady of high standing, proud and unbending, she was now at the mercy of the man she loathed, feeling utterly helpless and despairing.

the drug I injected you with is just a strong sedative.

hair, caressing it lovingly, "But,

so you've won,

she couldn't move, her every inch radiated a profound rejection of him. "Do you think...

a bust, Harvey, Wayne... all your so-called loyalists have

quietly, a smile still playing at

use me as a bargaining chip, to carve out a last

up that hope. Even in death... I

I never wanted to hurt you, I just wanted... to

intense, as if wishing to fuse her into himself, "And I know you well. Since childhood,

isn't finding a way to die, but how to escape from the island I've

family is waiting for you to come home, not to mention Thaddeus. Could you bear to leave them behind? If you died, think of

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