LOGINHoward swept his eyes over his grandchildren and Sophia with a chilly stare, curling his lips in contempt. "Amelia is no outsider, and I was simply showing preference, not intentionally humiliating anyone. You're the ones assigning blame, accusing me of trying to degrade Sophia. What's next? You want me to pretend to like someone I clearly don't? If that's the rule, why don't you ever show Amelia the same courtesy?" Pausing for breath, Howard added, "Funny how you all excuse your own behavior but nitpick everyone else's. If you can't meet your own standards, stop demanding them from others."Eve fumed in silence. Her grandfather was being ridiculous, backing someone who wasn't even family. And now the Wright estate had already been handed to Amelia, which made her blood boil even more.With that thought, Eve turned her glare on Amelia, her eyes filled with fury. She couldn't understand how Amelia had convinced Howard to part with the Wright estate. But whatever trick it was, she had to
He trailed off, glancing warily toward the door. Dropping his voice to a whisper, he asked, "Do you know what he was up to last night?"“I do. He told me he'd captured that wretched woman's friend and was planning to lure her out and make her pay." Alexa's voice quivered, tears threatening to spill. "I didn't think he'd suffer any real losses, so I didn't call him again. But when I tried reaching him this morning, his phone was turned off…"She'd placed her trust in the dozen elite mercenaries Ford had hired. Surely, they could've taken down Amelia with ease. Yet, her chest tightened with dread, after that call yesterday, she hadn't been able to reach Ford again. Now, he had vanished without a trace.“Do you know where he went last night? Did you go look for him?" Moss questioned grimly, unease creeping into his voice. He feared something terrible had happened to his son.“I did. I went looking, but he was nowhere to be found. The place looked undisturbed, not even a drop of blood. Do
It had been ages since Xavier had come across such a formidable opponent.Amelia’s chess prowess never failed to astonish him, and more often than not, she ended up winning. Such brilliance at such a young age was nothing short of extraordinary.Xavier held her in high esteem and often found himself wishing she'd one day become part of the Miller family. But, much to his dismay, he'd slowly come to the conclusion that his own grandson simply wasn't good enough for her.“Grandpa." Desmond’s voice pulled their attention toward him.Xavier’s face, once alive with smiles, instantly hardened at the sight of his disappointing grandson.“You're finally awake, you lazy sloth. The sun's about to set," Xavier grumbled, firing off a cold glare.“It's not even noon yet! How is the sun setting?" Desmond shot back, rolling his eyes.“Amelia’s our guest, and you haven't even given her a tour. Is this how you treat guests?" Xavier barked with irritation.Xavier was frustrated. The perfect opportunity
The pain hit him like lightning, searing straight through to the bone. The veins on his forehead bulged as if they'd rip through his skull.Agony! Blistering, soul-shredding agony!This woman was a monster in human skin, worse than any demon he could've imagined.Ford cursed the moment he'd decided to kidnap Jessica. He was being torn apart from the inside out, tortured to the edge of death, and then dragged back just to suffer more. The sensation was unbearable, like being carved up, piece by piece, while still alive. It was like being fed to a wild beast, one slow bite at a time.He wanted to die more than anything. And the regret consumed him. If he could turn back time, he wouldn't have dared to cross this horrifying woman.Ford had no idea how much time had passed. He hovered on the edge of death, his body broken, his spirit shattered beyond repair.Time dragged on, each second stretching into eternity. The pain Amelia inflicted on him tortured him with its cruel, relentless pace.
"You know you messed up?" Amelia arched an eyebrow, her tone icy as her cold gaze flicked toward him. Then, she stooped to retrieve the gleaming dagger from the floor.“Yes." Ford swallowed hard. "I really do. I swear I know I was wrong. Please… Don't kill me."Amelia crouched next to him and, with a slow, almost playful motion, tilted his chin up using the tip of the dagger. Leaning in close, she let out a soft, sinister laugh. "It's not that you know you were wrong. It's that you know you're about to die."Her voice, once melodious, now sounded to Ford like a demon's lullaby, sweet and deadly, whispering doom in his ears.The terror overtook him. His limbs gave out beneath him, and cold sweat soaked his temples, dripping down in steady rivulets. She was unhinged. Completely unhinged! There was a wild, untamed madness gleaming in her eyes, chaotic and deranged, as if she'd snapped long ago.Ford finally realized she might strike purely out of madness, but it was already far too late f
Cursing viciously, Ford noticed Jessica positioned not far off. He instantly lunged for a blade, intending to seize her as leverage.Yet Amelia had already anticipated every move he would make. Before he could shift his weight, a bullet shattered his kneecap.“Ah!" Ford howled, buckling beneath his fury, crumpling in helpless torment.“Wretch! Wretch!"Amelia’s cold, contemptuous eyes fixed on him, and she squeezed the trigger twice without a flicker of hesitation.Ford’s other arm and leg were shot as well, incapacitating him entirely. He crumpled, screaming and writhing in anguish.“Ah… It hurts… You wretch…"Spotting the mercenary leader still frozen like a startled deer, Ford launched another tirade. "Trash! Fire at her! You're supposed to command a team of mercenaries, and one woman reduces you to rubble! You're better off buried!"The mercenary leader, his senses finally returning, was seized with fury and drove his foot into Ford’s gut with full force“Ah!" Ford’s scream tore th
“Well…”Sophia drawled as her voice dropped to a whisper.She looked a bit hesitant to say this. “I heard the even the Fords couldn’t get those stories erased. So maybe your brother tried and nothing worked.”Eve’s eyes went wide in disbelief.“What?! Even the Ford family couldn’t scrap the news off
Lucas lifted the device, flicking through the images with an air of cold detachment.He was a bit satisfied by this. A bit.“The mastermind is the daughter of the Ford family?”His dark eyes flickered with a sharp dangerous glint.Pascal who was standing, nodded.“Yes, sir.”“Let’s make the Ford Gro
Amelia blinked in surprise. She hadn't expected anyone to actually make it over a casual comment. Warmth bloomed in her chest, but it came with a touch of sadness. Her thoughts drifted to her years with the Wright family. Even when she made deliberate requests, Damian never fulfilled them, let alone
Both women snapped their mouths shut, instantly, though tears streamed freely down their cheeks.Ransom of no ransom, the terror of potentially getting killed made them cry their eyes out.They had heard a lot of stories of kidnappers who took money and still killed the hostages. They needed an esca







