Chapter 484

"Hurry up and gag her!"

The skinny man hesitated, unsure if my words would sway him. Eventually, he let go of Wendy to assist his partner with the tape.

Seizing the opportunity, Wendy pushed the man away and reached for the car door, desperately attempting to escape.

Reacting swiftly, the skinny man grabbed Wendy's shoulder just as her hand touched the handle and slapped her across the face with force.

"You bastard!" Wendy snarled.

As the heiress of Johnsonville's wealthiest family, Wendy was accustomed to respect and deference. She had never been treated so roughly before.

Enraged, she raised her hand to retaliate.

However, the man, much stronger than her, seized her collar and prepared to strike again.

"Stop it!" I shouted.

The sound of the slap resonated within me, filling me with a combination of heartache and anger. As the skinny man moved to hit Wendy again, I instinctively slapped him twice in rapid succession.

"How dare you hit my brother!" the heavyset man yelled, dr