Chapter 1: Prologue

"Elliana Lyle, do you have a death wish?"

Shane Southwell’s voice was deep, his handsome face appeared particularly chilling under the chandelier, and the murderous intent in his dark eyes was unmistakable.

His distinctly jointed hand clutched a crystal-clear vase, seemingly ready to smash it onto Elliana Lyle’s forehead at any moment.

Elliana lay on the ground, her ears ringing, her face still stinging painfully from the slap she just received from the man.

Her lower abdomen had collided with the corner of the sofa, and the dull pain made it difficult for her to endure, even her voice trembled.

Elliana shook her head: "No... I didn’t... didn’t... I didn’t..."

The butler stood cautiously to the side, occasionally lowering his gaze to sneak a glance at Elliana.

No one in this house dared to speak for the young mistress who had made a mistake, and all the servants uniformly bowed their heads silently.

The chandelier in the living room was so bright it hurt the eyes. Elliana cautiously lifted her head, sweat beading on her forehead and dampening her bangs.

Her almond-shaped eyes were filled with fear.

Seeing the man say nothing, she tried to shake her head and struggled to raise half her body, stammering in explanation: "I didn’t, I didn’t hurt her. She called me to her house. She said... she said there’s something from you for me."

Just this morning, Eleanor Llyod had called Elliana.

On the other end, Eleanor said she decided to let go of Shane Southwell, saying she had something of Shane’s to return to her, asking her to come and get it.

Eleanor was Shane’s first love and the object of her jealousy.

She knew Shane loved Eleanor and knew she couldn’t compare to Eleanor. She admitted she felt happy when Eleanor said she wanted to let go.

But later when Eleanor got hurt, she knew nothing about it. She absolutely didn’t have the courage to hurt Eleanor.

"Ha, you say you didn’t, so you didn’t?" The man’s eyes were chillingly cold, as if looking at someone about to die. Such a gaze made Elliana’s spine shiver.

Elliana felt a piercing pain in her belly, clutching her abdomen, her voice became as soft as a mosquito’s: "My

sneered, his gaze turning sinister, and

to block it, her pale hand immediately bruised, the vase ricocheted off,

I only went today..." Elliana braced against the pain, lifted her chin to look up at Shane, wanting to explain, but hesitated under

house today, took nothing, was mocked

stared intently at the person on the ground, gritting his teeth with

he could kill her now, if not for Elliana’s family’s wealth, he wouldn’t have married

Rumble~

turning his back

her head tremblingly, her mouth too

it a second

I really didn’t...

in comparison

a moment’s hesitation, Eleanor had been brought back

me... believe me! I’m begging you to believe

over to beg the man, but

The butler said as he helped Elliana up from the ground, though ’helping’ might as well have been ’forcibly pulling

didn’t! I didn’t—!" Elliana used her last ounce of strength to explain, but appeared so

disdainfully said: "Madam, the young master asked

heard the heavy sound of the

feet like they were nailed to the ground, like a withered tree, her face

she struggled to move her feet, as heavy as lead,

in this house for three years, this wasn’t

Volkswagen was parked, she didn’t know who owned the car, but almost every

followed by the man coming, every

her grimly, silently, as if...

this car

wouldn’t be coming to watch

should she laugh that such a

making Elliana stagger, even the heavens seemed

her tears, this time, she wouldn’t squat at the door like a dog begging Shane Southwell to let

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