The cold heel of her shoe kept tapping against Hudson's face, over and over, making his pupils dilate in sheer terror as his scalp felt like it was about to burst! "What do you want from me?" he stammered.
Crimson waved her hand, signaling the two burly men holding Hudson, and pulled out a small, gleaming knife from her pocket.
At the stime, she pressed Hudson's right hand onto the ground.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe knife was aimed right at his hand.
Hudson suddenly realized what they intended to do, his eyes wide with rage and fear. "You wouldn't dare!!!" As soon as the words left his mouth, the knife cdown on his finger.
"Ah-" His right thumb was severed ruthlessly. Hudson clutched his bleeding hand and collapsed to the ground, trembling in agony.
"You! You! Ah!" Cold sweat broke out on Hudson as he trembled in pain, his eyes, bloodshot and wild, fixed on Crimson with a murderous glare. He wanted to tear her apart! How dare she! How dare she! Crimson met his gaze and chuckled, taking the bloodied knife.
She flipped it carelessly in her hand.
"That thing of yours, you don't really need it, do you?" Thinking of Hudson's disgusting intentions towards Flora, Crimson couldn't hide her seething anger.
When Hudson realized what Crimson meant by "that thing," his face turned ghostly white, his lips trembling uncontrollably. Sweat dripped onto the floor, each drop sounding like a death knell.
"You can't do this to me! You can't!" He recoiled in horror, his fear palpable.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThis woman had already cut off his finger; what wouldn't she do? He was utterly terrified! This woman was a devil! But he couldn't understand, what had he done to provoke such fury? She mentioned that he had provoked someone he shouldn't have, but Hudson racked his brain and couldn't figure out who he had offended.
After being scolded by the old man, he had been much more restrained, recently targeting only Flora. But it couldn't possibly be Flora.
He had investigated her background; she was just a girl from a small family in a small town. It couldn't be her.
"Whatever you want, I can try to satisfy! But please, don't be rashet am a member of the Brimer family. If you touch me, it won't end well for you either!" Hudson took a deep breath, trying to suppress his fear and panic, attempting to reason with Crimson.
Crimson listened, her lips curving X