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.

expression, and strangely, it gave her a

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

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

judgments without a second

in. The risk was too great. He had no way of knowing if Khloe might convince Henrik to bring the Evans family

her father kneeling, feeling her last glimmer of hope crumble into

defiance, but the moment Henrik’s icy glare landed

the floor, trembling. Tears gathered in her eyes

family were now a joke at Zhecrora University, where reputation was paramount, and their plot against

Henrik watched impassively as both Joshua and Sloane kneeled on the floor, his piercing gaze revealing

to their 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 Khloe, her expression glowing

as a predator toying with prey, allowing

her told Joshua that what he’d done

that the bitterness he felt might show on his face.