The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family by Adela

Tom was completely dumbfounded when he heard this.

He thought to himself, 'Is this something that a f* eking person should be saying?! How can there be such a thing?! This b*tch is deliberately protecting her own family. She knew that I had offended her own nephew, and that is the reason why she is deliberately refusing to help to intercede on my behalf?!'

Just as Tom was feeling extremely angry, Carmen said apologetically, "Tom, I'm really not lying to you. If I were to speak up, I might only be aggravating

Charlie's punishment for you instead of alleviating it..."

When Tom heard the sincerity in Carmen's tone, he could not help but feel even more puzzled as he blurted out and asked, "This... What do you mean by this, Aunt Wade? I... I cannot figure it out at all... Aren't you, his aunt?! Wouldn't he be willing to show you some respect at least?"

Carmen laughed in a self-deprecating manner as she said, "Haha... Charlie showing me respect? His subordinates even dare to beat me up! Furthermore, he did not even side with me when his subordinates beat me up. He sided with his subordinates instead. He even detained me in Aurous Hill during the New

Year, and even though I begged him, he could not be bothered with me at all. It was also completely useless even when my father pleaded with him on my behalf

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As she spoke of this, Carmen thought of her unfortunate experience when she had been detained in the slums in Aurous Hill back then. Her nose started twitching as she began sobbing.

that, Carmen then added, "Tell me, if I cannot even plead for myself, how can

glass with a blade, and it made him feel as though his brain was

felt the same way as she sighed and

this time, Charlie, who had not spoken up, suddenly spoke up and asked, "Carmen Wade, have you forgotten why I detained you in

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out and asked, "Tom, you... you turned on the

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