NovelEnglishV With a dull thud, Adeline's head was struck by the cane, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
Adeline let out a miserable scream as Atlas immediately shielded my eyes, covering them with his hands.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCeline stared blankly at everything before her. It was her mother who had been struck by David.
The hall erupted in gasps of shock. No one had expected such a brutal act from an elderly man.
Celine looked at David, unable to keep up the act any longer. Her face turned terrifyingly grim, and her eyes flashed with malice. David, however, remained calm as he looked at her, raising an eyebrow in response. "Are you surprised? Do you really think I'm on the verge of death?" After that, he glanced at Abbas, and Abbas immediately gestured toward the door. Everyone turned to look in that direction.
At the entrance stood a burly bodyguard holding a trembling maid in his arms. With a wave of his hand, he dropped the maid at Celine's feet.
Celine took a step back, seemingly stunned.
"What? Don't you have anything to say?" David's voice was cold.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI glanced at Atlas, who had never mentioned tothat David was such a ruthless man. In everyone's words, he was just a coward. They said that after being deceived by his wife and children, he secluded himself for the sake of his reputation.
He was considered a puppet, doting on Adeline and Celine and obeying their every command.
But he was clearly a cunning and formidable tyrant. Just from the cane strike against Adeline, it was evident that he was a scary man.
The maid on the ground was terrified. She crawled toward Celine, clasping her legs, "Ms. Celine, I'm sorry." Celine immediately kicked her away. "Don't touch me! Who are you?" "Y-You can't do this." She crawled forward again, pleading, "Ms. Celine, please save me." David looked at Celine with a grim gaze. "Don't you recognize her?" Then he glanced at Abbas, who immediately took a bottle from his pocket and leisurely opened it. Next, he poured out a white pill and displayed it in his palm.
Celine's eyes narrowed. She tried to steady her breathing as she stared at David.
"You don't recognize her, so you don't recognize this pill either, right?" David's tone was menacing as he looked at Celine. "Alright, I believe you don't recognize it. Abbas" Content belongs to en.kikistoriesIMS David's voice was sharp, and Abbas immediately walked to Adeline, lifting her chin with one hand to force her to raise her head.
Adeline immediately roared and tried to retreat to the ground. Originally, she wanted to play the victim to gain sympathy from everyone, but when David appeared and struck her with the cane, she was terrified and forgot even to get up. Content belongs to en.kikistoriesNow, she was struggling on the smooth marble floor, screaming, "David, what are you trying to do?" David glanced at the burly bodyguard who had brought in themaid earlier. The bodyguard immediately understood what he meant and strode over, stepping on Adeline. He grabbed her neck with one hand and her hair with the other, forcefully lifting her chin and making her open her mouth. Content belongs to en.kikistoriesAdeline struggled, making incoherent sounds from her throat. Her blood-covered face was creating a particularly grim scene.
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