Spoiled by Mr Russell

“No, that's impossible! Why wouldn't my daughter want to see me?" Maria found Austin’s reasoning hard to accept. “I bet she must be in some kind of danger.”

Austin shook his head. "She's now under the embassy’s protection. Also, she's a danger to others, not the other way around."

“That's a lie!” Maria shouted and glared at Austin. “Rhea is very well-behaved and smart. You guys only took her away because you're jealous of her!”

Austin was at a loss for words. He glanced helplessly at Alexander and saw him frowning at Maria.

She looked as if she hadn't rested for several days—not only was her hair disheveled, but her clothes were a mess, and her eyes were bloodshot.

“She's not with us," Alexander said blandly. To him, Maria was just an ignorant and rather pathetic woman. She wasn't aware of the many things Rhea had done behind her back and Rhea’s resentment toward her.

indulged Rhea’s

be working

a cleaver and suddenly lunged at Alexander. Still, she could do nothing against him. He effortlessly grabbed her wrist and pulled her arm behind her

of the cleaver, causing it to drop to the ground with

Austin walked over and picked up the weapon. It was a cleaver that seemed newly purchased.

Why can't you get it through that

assignment and can't see you for now. What you need to do is

Yet, Alexander's

hard to process

you to interfere with her