Resurrecting the Genius Within

Chapter 356 Punishment

“Marial” Josh exclaimed

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her band

Melissa, overcome with fear, pressed her hand over her mouth, her complexion drained of color.

Maria, in a moment of agony, gasped and clenched her teeth as she withdrew the dagger, then prepared for another thrust.

The onlookers observed, a mix of shock and familiarity crossing their faces. Punishments like this were not unfamiliar, but witnessing a young girl endure such brutality was a first.

One couldn’t deny her courage, nor her remarkable resilience, evident in her stoic silence.

Drenched in cold sweat, Maria’s clothing clung to her body, her hands trembling as she grappled with the pain. Yet, after a pause, she gritted her teeth and extracted the dagger once more, poised for another strike.

This time, Maria swiftly withdrew the blade, a spray of blood splattering across her sweaty, pallid features.

Three strikes, six punctures.

Melissa stood, utterly stunned by the harrowing spectacle before her.

Clutching the dagger tightly, Maria shot Jim a penetrating glance, the emotions swirling in her ambiguous, whether brimming with hatred or something else entirely.

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Then, with her right arm drenched in blood, she turned on her heel and departed, leaving a heavy silence

in her wake.

In that moment, Josh fixed Isabelle with a meaningful stare and uttered, “Hey, Ms. Jenkins, you’d better peel your eyes out for the people you call friends.”

as if

gaze, locking eyes with Josh for a fleeting moment, and deftly retrieved the concealed dagger

Josh, but he sensed the impending threat and quickly averted his gaze.

the tension

Isabelle turned to Jim and remarked, “I’ll be heading to

glasses mirrored the blood–red puddle left by Maria on the ground, his expression marked

Carter, are

to Melissa, offering a reassuring nod, “I’m fine,

inquired, “Do you have

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with a nod, “Alright.”

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the doorway, Jim swiftly composed himself and addressed Isabelle, “Did you manage

address the situation with Maria, he was caught off guard by her sudden appearance, a bloody

hearing her tremulous inquiry,

responded, “When Ryan passed, he tasked me with a mission. It was his crew who let slip that Jim had been around with

pulling a fast one. If I

Maria. Why would I want harm for my own kin?”

back. “Just kin? That doesn’t

“Alright, Maria, no need to hash this out now. Your hand’s been bleeding; you need

the first aid kit from the driver’s seat and inspected Maria’s injured arm, a pang of regret washing over him. “You’ve always been stubborn, even as a kid. Let me take some of that pain off your shoulders.”

ungrateful, retorted, “You

to her wound

for Josh as they drove.

broke the silence icily, “You’re the

nodded, “Yeah, that’s it.”