I coldly stared at her while suppressing my rage.

“Scarlett, if you kneel and beg for my forgiveness, I might consider letting you off for hurting me and let you continue working in the hotel. Else…”

“Else what?” I asked.

She scoffed, “Else, your daughter would be the one to suffer.”

I frowned. Being youthful was supposed to be a beautiful thing, but she just made it really annoying.

My gaze fell on the man behind her. “You can try.”

Her temper sparked from my remark and said, “Alec, David, did you hear what she just said? Show her what you’re capable of. I want to see if she’s still haughty then?”

Status was everything in this tiny city. There weren’t many wealthy people here. Even if there were, they wouldn’t even concern themselves with these folks.

Joyce’s arrogance was partly attributed to her father’s position. He had maintained his position for so many years that he was considered the local tyrant.

Seeing the two men approached me, my brows snapped together, and I scoffed, “Joyce, didn’t you investigate one’s background first before you offend the person?”

there to

on her. “I’ve warned

at my warning, then she ordered angrily,

call connected, Louis asked, “Scarlett,

answered, “Uncle Louis, the R Province’s county mayor Stanley oppresses and exploits its residents. He pocketed the funds used to alleviate poverty. Please send someone

and reconfirmed, “Are you

wouldn’t dare to

so be sure to take care of yourself. Leave the

nodded and ended the

mother who’s in dire straits.

area and torture her. Don’t worry if she dies in

about them. They stared at me with

brow. “Stovall. Didn’t Joyce tell you

among the higher-ups. We even met him the other day when Uncle Stanley went

mocked, “Oh please! She has been in R Province for four years. If she really does have connections with some powerful figure, she wouldn’t have stayed here all these while with no

won’t believe it until you

Joseph, who was leaving the hotel, followed by Ashton. The latter’s eyes

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