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!”

glance. He went straight to Letitia and scooped her up. “Are

her head. “No, that was close, though.”

run off?” Elgin asked, “Can’t you just stay at the Ramirez

a job when she ran into Phedra and Raizel.

to remain silent.

smile. “I was just having a bit

a bit of fun?”

“Yeah

and threw it at Phedra’s feet. “Now, carve up

‘What’

Chapter 8

her foot. “Why do you always take her side?”

Elgin’s gaze was colder than any blade. “Should I

all over her face. But Letitia had a bitter truth she couldn’t voice. Elgin was so livid because

would never let anyone else lay a finger on her.

It was all empty words she neither

her off her feet, and Letitia gasped, instinctively wrapping

around his neck

gesture, she quickly let go.

said expressionlessly and indifferently, “Raizel, I’ll discipline you on behalf of the Morris family! Go home to repent your sins. You’ll be grounded for

her name, “You can forget about your allowance

a punishment

a life of luxury, she still received a hefty

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

That’s my money

“Two years!

“Elgin, you… you…”

cut off for three years!”

Elgin said something, he meant it.

Raizel were really in for it

saw Letitia’s disheveled

actually is, but I promise I’m not hurt.”

“Not hurt?

out that he had

H

down on her “I had to punish Phedra and Raizel because of you. Feeling proud,

her hands. “I didn’t think that.

your face. If it’s to get cut, it’ll be

to the fruit knife on the coffee table.

shrank back a little.

for? Can’t

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