Liam bent down and grabbed Martha's neck, staring at her tear-stained face. “I hope you are listening closely!... With just a phone call, your friend is going to join her ancestors in the afterlife, so you'd better behave yourself, understand?”
“No, please, Mr. Ripley, just leave Alice alone. She's already suffered enough. I'm begging you.” Martha begged Liam as she was on her knees with tears streaming down her cheeks.
Feeling utterly helpless, she hoped that someone would come to her aid, rescuing her from the claws of the beast standing before her.
Lillian, Liam's betrothed and a member of a landowning family chosen by Rebecca, approached the duo and helped Martha up, then she addressed Liam with a sweet and seductive smile. “Baby, there's no need to be mad and ruin your mood here. W
