Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 1988

“If you don’t cut this out, I’ll get serious!”

Yuna threatened with a sinister smile. “We’ll stack bricks under your heels,

and once they reach a certain height, your legs will be ruined. It’s one of the

ten ancient tortures. It hasn’t been used in ages, but for those long legs of

yours, it’d be such a shame if they were to go to waste, wouldn’t it?”

Yuna spoke of brutal torture as casually as if she were playing a game.

Owen suddenly found himself trembling. His earlier infatuation with her

seemed to vanish in an instant.

Beneath that stunning beauty lay the soul of a demon.

Roselynn clenched her teeth, her resolve wavering.

If I can survive, I’ll have the chance to fight another day. I need to have faith in

Emmanuel and Santiago. I have to believe that if Gwain can master the

Dragon Tome, they still stand a chance against him.

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But… what if they can’t?

The fear of future regret gnawed at her.

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Ever since her disastrous marriage to Jaxton, she had sworn to never make

decisions she’d regret.

“Do it!”

Yuna, much like her father, Teddy, didn’t believe in dragging things out. She

gave her orders, and her bodyguards moved immediately.

The first brick was placed beneath Roselynn’s heels, and her tendons began

to stretch painfully.

By the time the second brick was added, veins bulged across her legs as the

pain intensified.

If the third brick were added, her tendons would surely tear, leaving her

crippled for life.

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“Stop!”

Just as the bodyguards prepared to move, a commanding voice echoed

through the room–it was Jenson Quill.

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“Dad! What are you doing here?” Owen asked immediately, stunned to see

him.

Slap!

a sharp slap across Owen’s face, his

you’re doing? Who told you to bring

up this time! Do you

cheek, too afraid to

sharp–minded as always, understood that Jenson’s anger

show. Owen’s trouble stemmed

Jenson turned to Gwain,

Lannister, this woman shouldn’t concern

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Emmanuel barged into my father’s birthday

her, he would

you Quills just a

think a nobody like Emmanuel can intimidate

offend the Lannister family. Instead, he forced

is no match for your family. We may be small

of Nuthana

Mr. Silverbane. He wields considerable power, and we

provoke him!”

disdainful grunt,

took the lead. “So, what

family served as a pillar of support for

weight than

gaze, replied, “Ms. Tanner, Emmanuel

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we deal

woman however you like.”

to steer clear of the

pawns by the Lannisters.

no substantial ties

reason to jeopardize their own standing just to please

of Emmanuel, why don’t we just take him out first

with her later?” Yuna suggested with

gleaming in her eyes.

her certainty. “I’ve heard that

instructor of Griffin Corps, Robert, is

His influence is immense. If it comes down to

tomorrow, we might not even

the Quills and Silver Fox Military together aren’t confident of a

in the entire might of

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“Uh…”

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Tanner, you’re

half of Eldoria’s forces

us would be

might be against you,

Gwain clearly pleased with

Tanne

Tanner, do you really have that kind of ability?” Jenson’s eyes

of doubt, but

ago, my great aunt captivated the entire nation

course of the national election and

one of the Four Beauties. People still

father raised me to her standards, and with guidance from my other aunt, I may not be able to dazzle the world as

I

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this, Jenson was thrilled. “Great! With your promise, Ms. Tanner,

tomorrow. Once he’s out of the picture, we

finally sleep soundly!”

moment, she stopped paying

Roselynn.

her lead and

were alone, Wyatt said, “Mr. Gwain, it seems Yuna

lengths to win

chimed in with a teasing grin, “She might