Marcus tossed his cigarette butt on the floor with a vicious smirk, burning a small black hole in the cashmere carpet.

Joanne screamed. The carpet was expensive and was one of the rare valuable items in the currently deteriorating Jenner residence.

“Marcus Grist, you b*stard!”

Joanne was ready to fight him with balled-up fists, but William held her back.

“Why are you stopping me?!”

“Get back!” William glared at her.

Joanne had been overpowered by William all these years. Once the man blew his top, she dared not say a second word and stepped back quietly.

William struggled up from the floor, his back and waist hurting.

“Marcus.” He took a deep breath and looked at the younger man with a complex gaze. “You’re right. Our families have been long-time friends. I should take care of you.”

Marcus glanced at him and smirked victoriously.

to listen to me. You have to do whatever I say

vicious as he choked

nearly suffocated due to the unexpected

“You… Let go…”

it’s an

and his face was turning purple. Intense fear crept from the bottom of his heart. Just

to the floor with a

from terror, not daring to take a step closer as

“Aunt Joanne, can you prepare something for me? No need to make anything too

cough and growled before Marcus walked

paused in his tracks

“What did you say?”

“I said… I said that the marriage pact our families agreed on involves you and Cordelia. Now

a brow with a greedy

do you mean?” Marcus scolded him. “You want me to die, don’t

that he was going berserk again, William was practically glued

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