My Mirror Image

Chapter 0206

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Yvonne acted quickly. She lunged forward, rushing to shield Peach from harm.

Ivor’s foot struck her arm brutally, and she screamed hoarsely.

Ivor cursed her harshly. “You piece of shit! How could you return empty–handed? I sent you to get money from that slut, and you failed? Do you want me to die at the hands of those people?”

Enraged, Ivor rose. He removed his belt and struck Yvonne across the back with it.

The belt cracked loudly, mingling with his relentless curses and insults.

“Listen up, this is your warning! If you complicate my life, yours won’t be easy. Believe me, I’ll sell that girl abroad as a child bride if I have to!”

Yvonne held Peach in her arms, sobbing.

Drained, Ivor slumped into a chair and scratched his face. “I’m serious,” he said darkly. He kicked

Yvonne. “I took out a loan, and if I don’t repay it, all three of us will die.”

Stunned, Yvonne questioned, “What do you mean?”

“What do I mean? I borrowed some money! What else can it mean? Your heartless daughter

doesn’t care about us, so I found my own solution.”

Full understanding dawned on Yvonne. She held Peach in a trance before breaking down in

uncontrollable sobs.

Candice was unaware of the turmoil unfolding in Noxville. She woke up to join Hanley for a meeting with Francis.

up in a café downtown, where Francis showed up with Lisa.

was not particularly surprised. She smiled at Candice upon her arrival.

Candice deceptively soft, masking his leer.

refusing to

“Mr. Moreno, let’s skip the

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gaze at Candice, but quickly replaced it with a smile. “You’re both aware of the agreement between Webrews Group and Dream Search. I’d like to explore a cooperative opportunity with Mr. Baldwin. We’re both businessmen. Why

conflict?”

aloof when not smiling. “Are you implying that if we refuse to cooperate, you’ll make things difficult

that?”

quite adept at threats,

to Candice and said, “Having

surely you grasp

anything but kind, and it instilled a profound sense of disgust in Candice.

point

discomfort and faced

were created by us, but Dream Search and a few other companies want to take full credit. Such a deal

is unheard of.”

seeming to have a trump card up his

about the survival of the fittest. where the strong

remained cool, confident despite their refusal.

one of irony

meeting concluded on a sour note, with

an

lingered behind after Francis’s

expression. “You might want to consider yielding this time. I accidentally overheard Mr. Moreno mention they’ve involved some influential people. The situation is quite complex. Perhaps it’s best to take the loss this

expression remained cold. She raised her eyebrows and eyed Lisa skeptically. “Is this a message from Francis?”

sourly. “No, it’s my own advice. It’s pointless to fight a battle you can’t win. But if you don’t