Chapter 166

"Danielle!" Leona's face paled when she saw Delilah pinching her precious daughter's cheek.

She lunged forward desperately, trying to grab her child. "Let go of Dani! Let her go now!"

"Ha!" Delilah stepped back, holding Danielle out of Leona's reach. She looked at Leona contemptuously and taunted her, "Either you kneel, or you watch her suffer!"

"I'll kneel! I'll kneel!" Leona cried out, dropping to her knees immediately. She looked up at Delilah with pleading eyes. "Please, I'm begging you, leave Dani alone. She's just a child. She doesn't understand any of this."

"Shut up, you wretch. You have no right to speak here," Delilah mocked, her eyes flashing with malice as she gently stroked Danielle's face.

"From now on, you'll do exactly as you're told. Otherwise..." She paused for effect. "Well, you'd better be prepared to watch her pretty face get ruined."

Leona's face drained of all color, tears streaming down her cheeks. She bowed and said, "I'll listen to anything you say and d