Chapter 768 Just and Only

Emelie had little patience for repeating herself. She grabbed Daphne's chin and forced Daphne to look at her.

"Begging him won't help. The only way you can save yourself now is by answering my question," she said.

Her indifferent tone suddenly turned into a sharp command. "Speak!"

Daphne trembled, and her entire body shook. She looked at William again, hoping desperately that he might show some mercy and save her.

However, William also asked, "Why?"

Daphne's hope shattered. Her face turned ashen as she realized that, if she didn't speak, she would have no way to survive.

Emelie was no longer the same person she had been three years ago, and Daphne was terrified of her.

Daphne lips' trembled as she stammered, "It... it was Mrs. Middleton..."

"Mrs. Middleton?" Emelie narrowed her eyes. "You mean to tell me you were involved with Mrs. Middleton?"

Tears of fear welled up in Daphne's eyes. "I've had feelings for Mr. Middleton for a long time. She... she came to me first, saying that if I wanted to be with Mr. Middleton, you were the one I had to eliminate.

"I was foolish at the time and listened to her, but I swear I didn't know you were pregnant then. I just wanted to get rid of you... only..."

Just... Only...

still remember the excruciating pain of

to some remote mountain village to be a wife for an old, ugly, possibly

a minor squabble between two women, something not worth his

ominously as he put his wine glass down and

her head in the box as she pleaded with

remaining half-glass of wine in her

"It's not that you won't do it again, but that

hurriedly sent you abroad back then, you would've continued looking for opportunities

"I wouldn't! I wouldn't! I... Ms. Hoven! Ms. Hoven! I'll become a vegetarian, I'll pray for your child, I'll

not impossible for me to spare you,"

turned to Bryan and asked, "Mr. Swanson, how much

bottles that you gave to Sam, I bought another 12 bottles for a family gathering. We only drank about

by the collar and lifted her." Drink. If you finish them

wine was strong. Even someone like Emelie, who could hold her liquor well, felt a bit tipsy after a few glasses. If Daphne really drank

looked at

you think it's too much to ask her to drink a few bottles of wine after what she's

doing whatever she

mockingly, "Did you hear that? Mr. Middleton isn't going to save you. Ms. Bowen, if you don't start drinking, I might not be so forgiving later

slaughter in this situation. She had

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