Chapter 312

"Oh, dear—I did step on you! So sorry about that.

"Still, my dear cousin, didn't I tell you before to not touch Catelyn?"

Edwin's tone shifted at that point. His usual nonchalant self had vanished, and his eyes were sharp as blades. "Have you forgotten about that?"

Lola lost her composure, and her expression shifted as tears welled up in her eyes. "I…I'm sorry, Edwin. Please, just let go of my hand!"

Edwin's expression was unforgiving. Not only did he not remove his feet, but he even pressed down on her hand even more harshly. "You're hurt, huh?"

Lola sobbed as she nodded aggressively, her eyes red with tears.

"Now, you'll remember that no matter how lowly someone is to you, you can't just do whatever you want with them," enunciated Edwin as he eventually removed his feet from her hand.

With a face scrunched in agony, Lola pulled her hand back without even picking her phone up.

The back of her hand was imprinted with Edwin's shoe print, creased with deep and shallow lines. Ther