When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him (Cecilia and Nathaniel)

Chapter 1972 A Blow To His Pride

By the time Magnus spoke, his voice was already hoarse. He'd just sung at least

a dozen high-pitched songs in a row, without rest. His throat was completely worn

out.

The woman let out a cold laugh, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "Are you joking

right now? You think you can just say no and walk away?"

Magnus froze.

"Three seconds," she said, her face going ice-cold.

The moment he saw that look in her eyes, panic set in. Magnus dropped to his

knees and started drinking, one glass after another.

His body already ached, and now the alcohol only made things worse.

The woman laughed heartily, then casually tossed the cash right into his face.

This wasn't something Cecilia had put together on a whim. These were actually

Magnus' favorite games back in his heyday.

Now, she was just giving him a taste of his own medicine.

Magnus was beginning to realize this wasn't just physical punishment. It was a

complete blow to his pride. His self-respect was hanging by a thread.

"Keep going. Get out there and crawl around," the woman said.

Magnus stiffened. "Do I really have to go outside? Can I not do that?"

The thought of being seen like

beyond humiliating.

want to make money and still keep your

you should be grateful just to have this kind of

flung the door open.

fists, veins bulging on his

few large men

money, or are you asking

and what little pride he had left

head and slowly

were plenty of people outside. They all turned to

had also stepped out of the

crowd, watching everything unfold.

enough," Charlotte said, unable

"We can't let this go. If we back off

anything."

he looked covered in injuries. His

Charlotte said.

don't get

back into the

spoiled for too long. If

gets lucky again,

back to his

them, but his

to a

had said, Charlotte didn't argue

a few times and always found him to be

she didn't know what Magnus had done to Cecilia in the past, or

her to

what he'd done, Cecilia's treatment of

the scene was

Denise, who

nearby, caught