Son-In-Law Gets an Upgrade by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 368 You Were Scamming Me All Along

Alex lunged forward to pull Maggie and away from danger.

Just as the falling television was about to crush her legs, she found herself pulled into Alex’s embrace.

A horrible crunch resonated through the air as the glass from the screen shattered into tiny pieces. Its plastic casing did not survive the impact too.

A shard of glass flew across Maggie’s fine legs. It drew a long red line across her calf that bled copiously, dripping onto the floor.

“Ah!” Maggie shrieked, unable to bear the sudden pain. Her legs gave way. If it weren’t for Alex, she would have fallen.

Alex hurriedly stooped to examine her injury. After he had stopped the bleeding, he asked, “Ms. Grant, do you have any antiseptic creams in your house? Either hydrogen peroxide or any alcohol-based solution will do. I’ll also need some band-aids.”

was about to snap at him for touching her without her consent, but she restrained herself. If

a first aid kit and deftly disinfected her wound with hydrogen peroxide and applied a band-aid

Noah, who looked very pale. “What is the meaning of this, Mr. Carter? If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation today, you can forget about going

she had long since rescinded her trust in Noah. Warner, who pulled up Noah by the collar, menacingly shared her sentiment. “You better tell us what exactly you did to Ms. Grant, or I’ll pummel you to death where you stand.”

“I did nothing. I just conducted a Geomancy ritual for Ms. Grant to change the

his hand and brought it across Mr. Carter’s cheek in a ringing slap. “Or

had said he wanted her to be his heir as the leader of the Bay family. In

be wise in your judgment, Ms. Grant! No

was well-aware of how these high-profile families operated. If someone had truly directed him to harm Maggie, he was sure that

is hellbent on not telling the truth. Do I have your permission to

his heart slam around in his chest wildly, Warner had a certain gleam in his eyes that left no doubt that he could deliver on that threat. Noah legs trembled. “Ms. Grant! I’m innocent,

I have to resort to other