Chapter 8

“Yeah, Phedra, we both did it,” Raizel said, “You can’t just stand there and watch the show.”

“Come on, Raizel. I’m no spring chicken anymore…”

Letitia immediately cut her off, “Look at that. Phedra doesn’t even want to lift a finger!”

While saying this, she secretly tried to wriggle out of the ropes.

Raizel thought Letitia had a point and handed a knife to Phedra. “Alright. You slash the left side, and I’ll handle the right.”

“Deal.” Phedra agreed, “You start cutting, I’ll hold her down so she doesn’t squirm!”

“Got it.”

The two were in perfect cahoots.

Letitia’s wrists were turning red, and the ropes showed no sign of loosening.

Phedra came over to pin her head down. “Don’t play tricks, and it’ll hurt less. This knife isn’t picky! Come on, Raizel, do

it!”

“You’ve got so smooth skin. No wonder you could charm Elgin. I’ll slash it up good today!”

Raizel approached with a wicked grin.

The knife drew closer and closer until it pressed against Letitia’s cheek, its icy chill sending shivers.

“Just a little pressure, and there goes your beauty…”

Letitia swallowed hard with anxiety. “You… you’re not afraid of Elgin?”

“With the Morris family backing me, he won’t hurt me.”

As Raizel was about to cut Letitia’s face, a deep and authoritative voice echoed from afar at that critical moment, “Stop right there!”

That voice sounded familiar!

Letitia’s spirits lifted, and she shouted with all her might, “Elgin, save me!”

The screech of tires on pavement sounded, and before the car had stopped, Elgin was already out and on the move

He came striding over, his suit tails flapping, his face filled with fury.

“The Morris family? What are they?” Elgin’s thin lips curled. “Tomorrow, I can make the whole Morris family vanish from AquaCity!”

“Dear Elgin… Ah!”

straight to Letitia and scooped her up.

head. “No, that was close,

“Can’t

a job when she ran

to remain silent.

here?” Phedra tried to smile. “I was just having a bit of fun

a bit of fun?”

“Yeah

knife from the ground and threw it

‘What’

Chapter 8

Elgin!” Raizel stamped her foot. “Why do you always take her side?”

Elgin’s gaze was colder than any blade. “Should I defend you instead?”

bitter truth she couldn’t voice. Elgin was so livid

hated and tormented her, he would never let anyone else

just that. It was all empty words she neither took to heart

off

around his neck

gesture, she quickly let go.

be thankful that she’s not hurt, Elgin said expressionlessly and indifferently, “Raizel, I’ll discipline you on behalf of the Morris family! Go home to repent your sins.

her name, “You can forget

a punishment worse than

still received a hefty monthly allowance from the family fund

her off from one year’s money was cruel. She was used to living large, and

my money from your dad.”

“Two years!

“Elgin, you… you…”

You’re cut off for

something, he meant it.

really in for it at

the butler saw Letitia’s disheveled appearance, “Mrs. Ramirez,

it actually

“Not hurt? What’s that on your

out that

H

you good for besides causing me trouble? Elgin’s gaze bore down on her “I had to punish

quickly waved her hands.

face. If it’s to get cut, it’ll

the fruit knife on the

back a

out for? Can’t you take

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