Adrian stared at me in disbelief, every drop of color gone from his face.
"Evelyn! You had Julian help you twist the truth just because I refused to marry you? Have you lost your mind?"
I flicked my hand. A pair of burly assistants immediately rushed over and began striking him from both sides.
Smack...
Smack!
Smack!
I clicked my tongue. "Did no one feed you this morning?"
The blows grew louder. In the deathly still room, only the sharp, powerful cracks echoed.
Adrian's mother suddenly gave a bitter laugh, then collapsed into hysterical wails.
Covered in injuries, Adrian struggled to open eyes swollen into narrow slits and looked at his mother, who had crumpled to the floor.
In a hoarse voice filled with confusion and despair, he called, "Mom?"
He understood soon enough. Her rea
