Chapter 158

Hearing this, Mark suddenly had a brainwave and blurted out, “Yes, yes, you’re absolutely right, it was all my idea! Mr. Ramirez, it was me who had Shela take over, don’t blame her, it’s all on me!”

Even now, Mark was deluding himself, thinking he could still save Shela.

But it was no use.

Elgin was as cold as ice, “So keen to admit your mistakes? I’ll grant you that.”

“Mr. Ramirez…”

“Go back to the psych ward, but forget about your title as director.” Elgin curled his lips up cruelly, “You’ll be staying as a patient.”

Mark bulged his eyes!

After lording over the psych ward for so many years, he had crossed countless patients.

If he were to be thrown in there, he’d be skinned alive, drained of blood, and stripped of flesh to the bone, and not even the scraps would be left!

Take him away.” Elgin commanded, “And break his arms and legs!”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez.”

Mark screamed, trembling all over, his pants dripping wet. He… he was so scared that he wet himself!

The bodyguard dragged him out, and Mark rolled his eyes back, passing out cold.

You reap what you sow.

Watching her father’s fate, Shela was already terrified, her mouth agape, unable to utter a word.

She stared blankly at Letitia, “How… how did you find out about all this…”

They had never told anyone! How could Mr. Ramirez and Letitia suddenly know?

It was supposed to be a secret!

Letitia replied, “That’s none of your business, Shela… Evil will eventually destroy itself.”

Her gaze lightly brushed over Shela’s ring.

Greed was Shela’s biggest weakness.

This wedding ring, designed to step on her dignity and wounds, was crafted for Shela by Elgin at great

expense.

the end, the ring

trouser leg: “Mr. Ramirez, no matter what, my feelings for you are real, I truly love you, Mr. Ramirez…”

“Get lost!”

her away forcefully.

was sent flying and tried to crawl back, but the bodyguard held her

her out,” Elgin ordered coldly, “and bring the

“How many

screaming.

to punish them bit by

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no Shela cried out in panic, “You can’t

I? Did you forget when you threw

eyes and knew there was

never expecting… Letitia

all go wrong?

couldn’t figure

F

away as she struggled violently, “No, let

on her finger

bent down, and

beautiful…” she mused, “It glitters brilliantly, such a pretty thing, worth

would never guess she lost because of this ring.

would never have the

turned and handed the ring to Elgin,

still, hands by his

remember how much my mother’s emerald

her into his

grip was strong, as if trying to fuse her into

in her ear, “It’s always been

had been searching for was Letitia,

love, had all been misplaced!

been looking for and want to marry… I told you that night I would marry you, and I keep my word… It’s just that I found

frantic, his voice shaking as he spoke. He felt an urgency, as if he couldn’t

couldn’t be without

the whole city for you… Everything I gave to Shela

the distance. “Elgin,” she said,

start.

said, There’s still a chance to make things right, isn’t

his breath for her response.

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