"You're an animal, Zacharias!" An angry Leonard tried to dash forward, but Zacharias' men held him back."You'd better stay put, man." They had no choice but to follow Zacharias’ words. After all, who they were dealing with was Zacharias, Christopher's brother. In Seaton, no one dared go against the Gunthers or cross Christopher.Everyone just let Zacharias do whatever he wanted not because of his capability, but because he was Christopher's brother."Just watch, Leonard. If you stay out of it, I'll ask Christopher to help out and meet up with Mr. Jonas," Zacharias mocked. He was using Leonard's family's company to threaten him. He was sure a coward like Leonard would give in for profit.He wanted Yvonne to see Leonard for who he really was."Let me go!" Yvonne cried out. "Let me go, Zacharias!" But she should know by now that begging for mercy was useless.The group of men yanked Yvonne over and pinned her to the couch, then they tore her clothes off. Yvonne was crying her heart

Christopher frowned. As Yvonne went further away, he felt something squeezing his heart. He wanted to go after her, and that idea shocked him. He wasn't someone meddlesome."Mr. Gunther, bad news. Ms. Gray is taking her own life again! Her family said she couldn't take the hurt of you ditching her after what you did six years ago!" James came in a hurry, staring at him nervously."They've given back the money and compensation. They want you to take responsibility for their daughter."Christopher massaged his forehead. 'I got myself in trouble,' he thought."We're going to the Grays' place," Christopher said solemnly, and then he pointed at Tim. "Take her home safely. It's not safe for her to walk the streets alone at night." He knew Yvonne would get in trouble if she went out looking like that.There were drunkards around this bar.Tim reluctantly went after Yvonne. As Christopher predicted, before Yvonne even left the bar, someone was already hitting on her."What's wrong, cuti

"Zacharias, you were her fiance! Do you have a conscience?" Caleb was furious."Conscience? Your family's made up of liars, and yet you're talking about conscience. She had no conscience when she cheated on me and gave birth to the bastard!" Zacharias warned, "Give her to me, or else…"Yvonne woke up groggily and heard Zacharias' voice. She started shivering.Wobbling, she got down on her feet and looked at Zacharias. She could feel her hot breath. "I'll go with you. Let Caleb and Brady go."Zacharias was a madman who could do anything to get what he wanted. If he could let those men humiliate her, he could hurt Caleb and Brady.Caleb said anxiously, "But you have a fever. You need to go to the hospital.""I'm alright, Caleb." Yvonne shook her head. She went over to Zacharias' side and got into the car.Zacharias liked how she was behaving, and his gaze got gentler. In fact, he knew what he did the night before was a bit too harsh."What's the torture today?" asked Yvonne hoars

Zacharias' face darkened. This was a stain on his life that he had not accepted yet. He had been with his fiance since high school, and yet she slept with another man. He even caught her red-handed at the hotel. She was very protective of her lover and refused to tell him who that man was. She even bore him a child. "Yvonne, you were looking at schools for your kid, right? Steven's son owns a house in a district with very good schools. They have everything from kindergartens to high schools. Marry him, and your problem is solved," Lara said indifferently. Yvonne didn't know how far else they would go. All she knew was the fiery sensation of pain coming from her scalded hand. She was too afraid to fight back and did not argue back. "You're looking for a solution to the bastard's schooling, aren't you? Well, are you going to marry him?" Zacharias desperately wanted to see just how far she was willing to go for that man's child. How much would she sacrifice? What humiliations

"When will you stop hiding?" Christopher asked with raised eyebrows. He was now seated at the desk. Yvonne was hiding in the corner. When she could hear no one else outside the door, she cautiously crawled out from behind the curtains. After spreading some burn salve over her hand, she moved to put the salve back in the kit. "T-Thank you." She kept her head low as she uneasily pulled out a few ten-dollar bills from her pocket. This was all she had earned through scavenging for recyclables. "About the cake from that day... Thank you. Brady loved it."She smiled. Her smile seemed somewhat forced. While he was not a good man, she thought he was a much better man than those evil people. He looked at the bills in her hand and uttered in a deep voice, "Keep them. I'll get them from you when I'm short on cash."She awkwardly clenched her fingers around the bills before hurriedly tucking them back into her pocket. It was just a joke, yet it was enough to make her eyes go red.