Chapter 263 An Explosive Threat

“Hmph! Look at me! Why am I wasting my time with an arrogant little girl? You can leave or stay if you want. That has nothing to do with me. My only concern lies with enacting the family rules.”

Richard turned away from Charlotte, raised his whip, and prepared to hit Zachary again.

“If you hit him, you’re dead.” Charlotte raised her voice.

“What did you say?” Richard trembled with rage.

“I think you’re getting ahead of yourself, girl!”

“Am I?”

Charlotte smirked.

She pulled a hand grenade out of her pocket, gathered her courage, and tossed it to a distance.

The grenade landed beneath a London plane tree, ten meters away. Then, it exploded, creating a large hole in the ground. The tree immediately burst into flames.

“Argh…”

A coward among the group squealed like a pig.

“Mom!” Miranda screamed and grabbed Annalita’s arm.

The corners of Annalita’s lips instinctively curved into a very subtle smile.

She didn’t know what Charlotte had up her sleeve, but at that moment, she had a