Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 115

"What's there to be afraid of? You're my brother-in-law. Out of respect for your sister, I'll make sure to treat you with all the courtesy you deserve."

Lysander's eyes narrowed into sly slits, but he didn't ease up.

Hugo shook his head frantically, too scared to admit anything. "I... I'm not... I'm not..."

"Oh, I think you are," Lysander said with a mocking lilt.

Hugo hurriedly blurted out, "It wasn't me, it was Charlotte... No, no, it was me, I was out of my mind. Brother-in-law, please, have mercy on me! I swear we'll leave Kingsford and never come back!"

He used his free hand to slap himself repeatedly, clinging to Lysander's pant leg with tears streaming down his face.

Lysander kicked him away with a dismissive snort. "At least you've got a bit of backbone, Leonard."

Leonard responded promptly, pinning Hugo to the ground and swiftly unwinding the bandage from his head. He pulled out a camera and took detailed photos of the freshly exposed wound.

Hugo lay on the ground, clutching his head, feeling the cold air on the wound and hardly daring to breathe.

Lysander took a moment to admire the photos, then nudged Hugo's face with his foot, speaking with deliberate slowness.

you've made the trouble of coming to Kingsford, it's only fitting I give you a proper welcome.

intended but nodded vigorously, still

door swung open, and Charlotte-who had fainted from blood loss-was wheeled in on a

lovebirds can recover here together. I'll cover

Lysander left

Hugo lay curled up on the floor for a long time before he managed to crawl to his feet. He stumbled to Charlotte's bedside, holding her pale face, tears flowing

sorry, I'm so

Hugo fainted. The arriving doctors re-bandaged his wound and

...

Late at night.

Kingsford, stood a secluded

enjoyed solitude. After retiring from the military, he

But tonight was different.

opened, allowing a black car to drive through. Not long after, Adrian was

obediently through the corridor to the

but the deep, steady voice

"Kneel!"