“The room was specially soundproofed. Our men tested it out. We couldn’t hear anything from outside, not even a grown man’s shouts,” Joseph explained, shooting Yuna and James a withering glare.

Ashton rested his chin on his hand and ran a finger over his lips. Unsmiling and grave, it seemed as if he had returned to his former merciless self.

Meanwhile, James and Yuna clutched each other tightly and trembled in fear. Although we were in an air-conditioned room, they were drenched in sweat.

Emery was enjoying the unexpected turn of events. Fanning the flames, she said coldly, “They’re just wolves in sheep’s clothing. How despicable.”

The suffocating atmosphere soon became too overwhelming for the couple. James grabbed Yuna’s arm, and they fell onto their knees with a thud. At that moment, they wished that a hole would open up in the ground and swallow them whole.

In that silent court of justice, they had already been nailed to the cross to bear their sins.

Everyone held their breaths as they waited for Ashton to speak. Nonetheless, he merely gazed at the couple expressionlessly, sitting still and silent. After a long, awkward pause, he finally turned around and beckoned at Audrey. “Come here.”

walking over to Ashton calmly and stood before him. Only her

large eyes without a shadow of fear. It

and pulled Audrey nearer to him. Rubbing his palm over her small, chubby hand, he looked straight into her eyes with

glanced at James and Yuna before turning back to Ashton and

slightly. After pondering for a moment, he asked, “What if I told you that this couple inflicted those injuries on Shaun? Do you think I should give them a chance to

could not help but frown when I heard those words. How can he involve a child in that decision? Isn’t that taking it a little too far? The decision to give them a chance or not will drastically impact their lives! But in Audrey’s eyes, it’s probably no different from playing house. How can she possibly understand the

I worried over what to do, Audrey’s voice rang out loudly.

as if she had already known what to say for a long time. When she spoke, she seemed calm beyond

that we can only give second chances to those closest to us. We can’t simply forgive strangers. Otherwise, it could hurt our family and friends. They’re bad people. I don’t like them, so I don’t want to

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