Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 197

Chapter 197:

Joshua flinched at each number, his desperation mounting. But Khloe’s voice didn’t falter, each word striking like a countdown to his downfall.

Joshua stood paralyzed as Khloe’s merciless countdown echoed, his eyes widening in utter shock.

The idea that his desperate pleas would be answered with indifference—no, with an even icier threat—was beyond anything he had imagined.

The urge to retaliate against Khloe surged within Joshua, but with Henrik standing nearby, he didn’t dare risk an impulsive move.

The desperation in his eyes turned into a glare filled with venom and unspoken rage.

the sharp change in his expression, and strangely, it gave her a sense

her enemy, even though it was her father, reduced to such humiliation and despair gave her an undeniable sense

were shocked by Khloe’s words, astonished by her firm and unyielding stand against Joshua. While some sided with her, others saw her actions as cruel

their judgments without

she hit zero, Joshua had no choice but to give in. The risk was too great. He had no way of knowing if Khloe might convince Henrik to bring the Evans family to ruin. With his lips quivering uncontrollably, he lowered himself to his knees before

father kneeling, feeling her last glimmer of hope crumble into nothingness. Her

with anger and defiance, but the moment Henrik’s icy glare landed

as her knees buckled, and she sank to the floor, trembling. Tears gathered in her eyes but refused to spill, and she bowed her

were now a joke at Zhecrora University,

Henrik watched impassively as both Joshua and Sloane kneeled on

knees did little to satisfy Henrik’s fury. After what Khloe endured in the car crash, he believed the Evans family deserved nothing less than complete annihilation. Henrik’s eyes turned to

as a predator toying with prey, allowing them a shred of mercy

told Joshua that

head bowed low, terrified that the bitterness he felt might show on his face. “Khloe, I know I was wrong.