“What’s wrong?” Yinan showed a cruel smile. “Did you really think you wouldn’t pay the price for betraying me?”
At this moment, Karl was filled with deep regret. Why had he let himself be swayed by those so-called ‘good brothers’ of his?
He thought that seizing great power would allow him to do as he pleased, but there were some boundaries he should never have crossed.
Yinan could tolerate him using power to make money, but would never allow him to trample on her bottom line.
Karl’s lips quivered, but for a long time, he couldn’t utter a complete sentence. “Lord…my lord, I…I really…”
“Enough nonsense!” Yinan interrupted impatiently, “Unless you really want your whole family to die with you!”
Trembling, Karl picked up a shard of glass from the floor.
“I’m so disappointed in you…” Yinan pressed her hand over Aurora’s eyes. “I once thought you were an outstanding businessman, but it turns out you don’t know how to manage things…”
Karl’s hand shook like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind as he slowly brought the glass shard to his mouth. With every piece he swallowed, his fear only grew deeper.
He shut his eyes tightly, his face twisted in agony, his features contorted into a grotesque knot. Muffled whimpers escaped his lips—like the wounded cry of a wild beast—full of pain and despair.
The fat man rolled and thrashed on the ground, letting out inarticulate shrieks, fresh blood constantly gushing from the corners of his mouth, staining the floor a ghastly crimson.
His bloated body writhed violently, the broken shards beneath him making a piercing scraping sound, as if mourning his miserable fate along with him.
Aurora trembled in Yinan’s arms, frightened by the sounds of agony.
Yinan quickly comforted her, “Don’t be scared, sweetheart. He’s being punished for his mistakes, but you would never make such a mistake, right?”
Aurora sobbed, nodding vigorously in Yinan’s embrace, her voice trembling with tears. “Aurora won’t make a mistake, Brother Yinan…”
“Mm… Good girl.” Yinan kissed Aurora’s forehead.
Irene Snow watched as Yinan affectionately kissed Aurora’s forehead. In her heart, a wave of complicated emotions surged, a bitter mixture of feelings.
With a wave of Yinan’s hand, the priests in the castle carried Karl away for treatment.
If he was lucky, he might survive…
At this moment, Yinan stood up, preparing to leave with Irene Snow.
Irene Snow followed behind Yinan, walking slowly, but then suddenly she turned back, snatched a shard of glass from the floor, and lunged towards Aurora who was seated at the table!
She was going to kill her own adopted daughter!
Yinan, as if he had eyes on his back, spun around instantly.
His gaze turned sharp as an eagle’s, and he unhesitatingly reached out, grabbing Irene Snow’s wrist.
“Are you insane!” Yinan roared, his voice echoing through the empty hall, filled with unquestionable authority and rage.
Irene Snow’s eyes brimmed with madness as she struggled fiercely, the shard in her hand glinting dangerously under the light!
“Let me go! You devil!” she screamed, her voice sharp as a night owl, tears pouring uncontrollably from her eyes.
Aurora was so frightened by the sudden turn of events that she burst into loud sobs again. Her small body curled up on the seat, her eyes filled with terror and helplessness.
“Mother, why…” Her voice was choked with tears, full of confusion and heartbreak.
She didn’t understand why her mother wanted to kill her. She’d been planning for the two of them to escape this cage together—so why would Irene Snow want to end her life now!?
She couldn’t figure it out…
“Sweetheart… don’t blame Mommy…” Irene Snow readied the glass shard to throw it, to end Aurora’s life…
Yinan gripped Irene Snow’s wrist tightly, the veins on his arm bulging, his face growing even angrier.
“Crazy woman! Are you really so heartless?”
Irene Snow wailed at the top of her lungs, tears and sweat running down her cheeks, her face twisted by extreme anger and pain.
This woman had completely lost her mind…
Yinan dragged Irene Snow back to his own room.
He hurled Irene Snow hard onto the bed. Her body bounced once, then curled up into a ball, still sobbing and cursing nonstop.
Looking at this crazed woman, a complex expression flashed in Yinan’s eyes. Her resolve surpassed everyone’s imagination!
“Do you really hate me that much? Are you that afraid of me?”
Irene Snow curled up on the bed, her body shaking violently with sobs.
It was the first time she had cried in front of Yinan.
“I hate you! Of course I hate you! You’re a demon who broke into our lives and destroyed everything!” she screamed, her voice sharp as a blade, cutting through the suffocating air of the room. “Afraid? I stopped knowing what fear was a long time ago! From the moment you humans captured me, from the moment I met you, from the moment you abandoned me and left me to survive alone—I stopped knowing what fear was!!”
“You don’t just want to control me—you want to control my daughter, too! I won’t let her suffer the same torment I did!” Irene Snow continued to scream, every word squeezed from the depths of her soul, dripping with hatred.
Yinan came to her side, doing his best to suppress his own anger. That was Tiffany’s trick…
When rage boiled in his heart, he could gain immense power, but now was not the time to show off his strength.
“You are a perfect woman…” This was the first time Yinan had sincerely praised her.
“Perfect? And you say that now? Isn’t it laughable?” Irene Snow sneered, her voice thick with mockery.
“It does mean something…” Yinan slowly took out a toolbox, pulling out violet ink and a needle…
He was going to leave a tattoo on this woman’s body that could never be erased.
If she stayed here, she would always affect Aurora, but Yinan was confident he could make her return to his side one day.
After all, a long separation was a well of emotional value.
Whether it was physical dependence or the flames of vengeance, she would forever set reunion as her goal!
As long as you left a deep enough impression on her heart…
Even their twisted love-hate would be a path they must travel together…
A few days later, Irene Snow was sent back to Snow Country.
That’s right, Yinan let her go, and even ordered men to escort her home.
Only now, she bore a mark that could never be erased, one that would prevent her from ever being honest with another man!
It was the Hill family’s crest, entwined patterns surrounding a peach-shaped heart, with a name inscribed in the middle of the heart.
If you didn’t look closely, you wouldn’t notice—it read: Yinan Hill.
Irene Snow sat inside the carriage, her gaze dull as she stared out the window, letting the passing scenery blur like a mirage.
Her fingers unconsciously traced the skin where the Hill family crest was burned… That brand, as if an invisible shackle Yinan had placed on her!
“Don’t be afraid of the imperfect corners of your life… They’ll make you even more charming the next time you meet me!”
Hearing those words from Yinan still echoing in her mind, Irene Snow’s hand suddenly froze, fury flaring up in her eyes.
Her daughter was still with Yinan, and she had to figure out how to get her back from that devil!
Hatred burned in her gaze. Aurora’s biological mother had died from complications during childbirth!
When she married her husband, Aurora had only just been born.
Her husband treated her with respect and poured all his love upon her!
But after Aurora’s mother passed away, her husband was deeply shaken and lost some of his abilities…
So, he poured all his love onto Irene Snow… Gentle, modest, diligent—every fine quality could be found in that man, and such an exceptional man cherished Irene Snow!
And Irene Snow had treated Aurora as her own daughter, but now her beloved was in the hands of her enemy!
She had to get her back, no matter what it took!
[Explain why she was let go. Asked the editor, and wasn’t allowed to imprison or torture.]
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