Upon seeing the check, Sebastian's expression changed, but he quickly composed himself and replied with a slight smile, "Mrs. Griffin, you've misunderstood. My relationship with Rosalie isn't—" "Is the money not enough for you?" Madison interrupted, her laughter devoid of warmth, as if she saw through Sebastian's tactics and schemes. Mockingly, she continued, "So, how much do you want before you're willing to leave my daughter?"Sebastian frowned, feeling somewhat offended by the implication."Do you think being with your daughter means aiming for her money?" Sebastian asked unhappily.Madison chuckled as if hearing a joke. "Sebastian, I'm an experienced person. I know exactly what's going on in your mind. I know my daughter likes you, but that's not enough for you to speak to me with such confidence and audacity. "The reason I'm sitting here today, face to face with you and trying to discuss and resolve this matter, is because I don't want Rosalie to be angry or upset because
"I can also make you infamous, a pariah that everyone shuns!" Madison said coldly before turning and leaving.Sebastian's face darkened, his brows furrowing as he watched Madison get into her car and drive away. With a sigh, Sebastian reluctantly left the café.Meanwhile, Lorraine Carlton received news that her son, Louis, had been severely injured and even potentially rendered infertile. It prompted her immediate return from abroad to the country.In the ward of Citizen Hospital, adorned in designer labels and exuding a cold demeanor, Lorraine angrily slapped Brad across the face. "Useless! You can't even protect your own son. I must have been blind to marry you in the first place!"Brad remained rooted to the spot with his head bowed, too intimidated to utter a word. Despite being one of the top figures in the Steinberg business world, holding the title of one of the leaders of the pharmaceutical industry, Brad was nothing in the eyes of his wife, Lorraine.Why? Because Lo
"Yes, Ms. Carlton." The person on the other end of the line responded.After Lorraine hung up, she looked coldly at Brad, who looked uncomfortable. She said in a displeased tone, "You're becoming more and more cowardly, Brad!"Brad opened his mouth and said, "Honey, let's not be impulsive. Whitney is Dr. Ballard's ex-wife. If we capture her and Dr. Ballard goes mad, the consequences will be dire.""I'll take care of this, alright?" Lorraine said angrily, "Who cares about Dr. Ballard? Have you gone mad? Your son has been beaten up so badly, but instead of thinking about revenge, you're actually trying to tell me not to be impulsive?""Honey—" Brad tried to explain.However, she glared at him and said in an icy voice, "You don't need to intervene. I'll take care of it myself!"She added, "Who the hell is Dr. Ballard? How dare he touch my son? I'll make him wish that he was dead!"Lorraine looked at Louis, who was lying in bed in a coma. She turned and walked out of the hospital wa
The phone in Mabel's hand fell to the floor.The man in a gray suit with the scar, Morris Glewer, walked up to her. He raised his foot and crushed the phone under it!Whitney panicked. She rushed toward Mabel and shook her anxiously, "Mabel! Mabel!""Asshole! Who the hell are you? What do you want?" Whitney looked up and glared at them.Morris smiled sinisterly. He waved his hand and said coldly, "Take them away!"At once, a few burly, black-suited men stepped forward swiftly. They stationed themselves on either side of Whitney and began dragging her out of the conference room.Whitney struggled desperately as she shouted, "What do you want? It's broad daylight, and you're kidnapping me! This is a crime!""Call the police! Hurry up and call the police!" Whitney yelled at the company executives and shareholders, who were frozen in fear. They finally reacted. Some of them got up to try and stop the men. Others pulled their phones out to call the police. However, there was anothe
Sebastian hung up at once. He turned back, flagged down a cab, and headed straight for the Gold Phoenix Club!Although he and Whitney were divorced, according to Mabel, the other party had come for Whitney because of him. No matter what, he could not let Whitney be hurt on his account!Were the Ballards behind this?Or was it someone else…Sebastian was extremely anxious.… In the Gold Phoenix Club, Whitney woke up groggily. She found herself on the floor, and when she touched her forehead, she could feel wet streaks of blood.She was dazed as she looked around. She saw Morris. He sat on a sofa in the center of the room, savoring his whiskey. The look in his eyes was evil and sinister as he stared at her. There were seven or eight men in black suits standing around them. All of them looked ferocious. "Who on earth are you? What do you want? I haven't offended you somehow, have I?"Whitney asked. She took a deep breath and tried her best to calm down. She had to know why
"Please, let me go…" Whitney begged for mercy weakly.Morris laughed coldly. "If you're able to beg for mercy, it means that we haven't beaten you up enough. Keep going!""Okay!" the black-suited men answered. They continued whipping her mercilessly. The blood-curdling screams in the room echoed throughout the entire club. Everyone who heard them shuddered. The beating continued for more than ten minutes until Whitney was close to the brink of death.Suddenly, Morris' phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and immediately stood up respectfully. He answered the call and smiled as he said, "What are your commands, boss?""Where is she?" Lorraine's cold, ruthless voice came over the line. "We're beating her up." Morris raised the phone and gestured to his subordinates to lash Whitney a few more times.Whitney screamed again and then fainted.After Lorraine heard her, she nodded in satisfaction and said, "Remember, make sure she's still alive, but barely!"She added. "Mak
Whitney was wailing inside the room. Her beautiful face was now a terrifying sight, as it was covered with injuries. Blood trickled down her cheeks and dripped onto the floor."Aaargh!" she screamed in pain, struggling with all her strength. However, Morris held on tightly to her hair as he slashed her face again and again!"Ms. Sutton, don't blame me. This is all because your ex-husband offended someone that he shouldn't have offended," he said viciously as the dagger slashed her face open again. A bloody gash opened up on her face.After a few minutes, Whitney was covered in blood from the inhumane torture. Her clothes had been torn from the lashings she had received, and her face was covered in blood and horrifying wounds.She screamed in pain again, but her voice had become hoarse because of her constant screaming. She was seizing up as she lay in a puddle of blood, staring at the floor in despair. She had never imagined that she would ever go through such inhumane torture
"Get lost!" Morris roared.The waitresses were pale with fear as they ran to the staircase and fled downstairs as if their lives depended on it.Sebastian ran through the entrance at that moment. His expression twisted when he saw the waitresses running down the stairs in a panic. He asked urgently, "Which floor were the screams coming from?"The waitresses were dumb with fright, and they looked wordlessly at the staircase with fear in their eyes.Suddenly, there was a heartbreaking scream from the staircase.A bloody figure rolled down the stairs all the way into the lobby. Blood stained the stairs and the white tiles of the lobby.All the workers and guests in the lobby shook with fright and began screaming.Sebastian stared with his eyes bulging!"W-Whitney…?"The moment he saw her, Sebastian shuddered violently. His eyes focused, and an air of menace seemed to rise up around him!It was Whitney!How could this have happened?At that moment, Sebastian looked like a tig