Sebastian flicked his finger lightly, and with a crash, the wine bottle shattered as if it had been struck by a bullet.

Then, he slapped Lyra across the face.

Still feeling unsatisfied, he slapped her again and again.

Lyra was bewildered by the blows. Dizzy and seeing stars, she fell to the ground.

Once considered a beauty, her face was now swollen and bruised. Blood was trickling from her mouth, and several of her teeth were knocked out.

"Get out of here now! If you don't, I'll kill you!" Sebastian's voice was icy and emotionless.

He was beyond furious. If he hadn't arrived in time, there would have been unimaginable consequences.

"Does your face still hurt?"

Sebastian looked at Lillian's swollen face with genuine concern.

"It's okay. It'll get better in a while. Thank you for saving me," Lillian said gratefully. This was the second time Sebastian had saved her.

course, that didn't count the time at

my duty to save you. Instead, I failed to protect you. I'm sorry." Sebastian was

Remember, we're just pretending to be married," Lillian reminded

told you that there's no agreement between us. You're my

move," Lillian said. "There's no need to move at all. I don't think it'll be long before those people regret it and beg you to come back to work at the company," Sebastian said meaningfully. "How is that possible? I'm not that important to the company. It's not like the company can't function without me." Lillian shook her head with a bitter smile. "I'm sure they'll invite you back before dark today. We'll make a bet if you don't believe

you want to bet on?"

me kiss you."

turned red instantly. "Okay. But if you

"It's a deal!"

that, he walked aside and dialed Casper's number. "Why hasn't Andrew gotten Lillian to sign the contract

to the Smith residence, but Mrs. Wilder was driven away by those people. "Andrew then gave them a lesson and left the contract behind.

him again. Make sure the contract is signed before nightfall,"

Sebastian returned to the living room and picked up the

had snatched the Seraphic Tear Pendant necklace, she hadn't appreciated it. Instead, she tossed it onto the

it on

"Just wait a moment!"

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