Chapter 4

When they saw the state I was in, every one of them gasped in shock.

"Oh my God, what did they do to you?!

"This is outrageous! Do they even realize this is illegal?"

Sophie burst out laughing.

With her hands on her hips, she sauntered over to me, completely unconcerned.

"And who the hell are you people to meddle in my business?

"Don't you know? In this city, the Sinclair family is the law. And I'm the fiancée of the man who runs it.

"If any of you bottom-feeding nobodies dare say one more word for her, believe me, I can make your entire family suffer right alongside her."

That threat might have intimidated everyone else, but not David.

He had watched Dylan grow up. There was no way he believed his old friend's son would ever marry a woman like this.

So he immediately pulled out his phone and dialed.

"Dylan! Charlotte's being bullied here. Get your a*s back to the company right now!"

Sophie's father lunged forward and snatched the phone from his hand.

Without hesitation, he slammed it onto the floor.

The phone shattered instantly, pieces scattering everywhere.

He sneered mockingly.

"Who are you trying to fool? Look at yourself. You look like some factory worker who wandered in off the street, and now you're pretending you know Mr. Sinclair?

"Security! Beat these broke losers until they learn their lesson! And if any of you hold back, don't bother showing up to work tomorrow!"

Once the executives had spoken, the guards naturally did not dare hesitate.

Gripping their electric batons, they advanced toward us with vicious looks in their eyes.

"Are you people insane?! If you attack us today, you'll spend the rest of your lives in prison!"

My coworkers shielded me behind them, glaring coldly at the guards.

However, the guards had already decided we were just powerless nobodies.

The captain leading them raised his baton and swung it straight at one coworker's face.

"Ahhh!"

After a horrifying scream, he collapsed onto the floor covered in blood.

The corner of his mouth had been split open into a mangled mess, and his entire body twitched uncontrollably.

Even so, the others still refused to move away from me.

"Once I'm done dealing with you pieces of trash, I'll report this directly to Mr. Sinclair. Someone's been abusing his name out here like a bully!

"When that happens, just wait. Your entire family will be driven out of this city!"

Several guards rushed forward together, pinning down the coworkers standing in front of me.

David tried to stop them, but one strike from a stun baton sent him crashing to the floor.

The sickening smell of burnt flesh quickly filled the lobby.

Those monsters had actually turned the voltage all the way up.

I forced myself to stay conscious, barely managing to prop myself halfway upright.

Then suddenly, someone grabbed me by the throat from behind.

Sophie stood in front of me, smiling with cruel delight.

"See this, you little b*tch?

"Not just you. Your father. Your coworkers.

"Crushing people like you is easier than stepping on ants."

Grinding my teeth, I glared at her unwillingly.

Blood blurred my vision as I struggled desperately, but all I got in return was a brutal strike from the baton straight to my head.

In an instant, my body went limp like a puppet with its strings cut, collapsing helplessly onto the floor.

I had already lost too much blood. There was no strength left in me.

My vision began to blur.

Even breathing became harder and harder.

Then suddenly, panic rippled through the crowd.

Dylan pushed through the people with a dark expression, his face filled with urgency.

The moment Sophie saw him, her entire demeanor changed. The viciousness vanished from her face, replaced by a sweet smile.

"Mr. Sinclair! You're finally back!

"There was this shameless little sl*t trying to seduce you earlier.

"I already taught her a proper lesson for you!"