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.”

warning, as if cautioning her about

fleeting moment, and deftly retrieved the concealed

she poised to advance towards Josh, but he sensed the impending threat

as Josh retreated, the

the Warners‘ affairs resolved, Isabelle turned to Jim and remarked, “I’ll be

by Maria

Carter, are you okay?”

his attention to Melissa, offering a reassuring

to Isabelle, he inquired, “Do you have matters

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her response with a nod, “Alright.”

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Jim swiftly composed himself and addressed Isabelle,

was caught off guard by her sudden appearance, a bloody

her tremulous inquiry, “Who’s behind Ryan’s

mission. It was his crew who

warning. “You better not be pulling a fast one. If

stated, “He’s my blood, Maria. Why would I want harm for my

shot back. “Just kin? That doesn’t

bleeding; you need to wrap it up quick to stop the bleeding, or you’ll risk

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

utterly ungrateful, retorted, “You don’t deserve to.”

to her wound before

disdain for

she broke the silence icily, “You’re the only one my father sent?”

“Yeah, that’s