"If you don't cut this out, I'll get serious!" Yuna threatened with a sinister smile. "We'll stack bricks under your heels, and once they reach a certain height, your legs will be ruined. It's one of the ten ancient tortures. It hasn't been used in ages, but for those long legs of yours, it'd be such a shif they were to go to waste, wouldn't it?" Yuna spoke of brutal torture as casually as if she were playing a game. Owen suddenly found himself trembling. His earlier infatuation with her seemed to vanish in an instant.

Beneath that stunning beauty lay the soul of a demon.

Roselynn clenched her teeth, her resolve wavering.

If I can survive, I'll have the chance to fight another day. I need to have faith in Emmanuel and Santiago. I have to believe that if Gwain can master the Dragon Tome, they still stand a chance against him.

Chapter 1988 The Beauty Who Captivated a Nation But... what if they can't? The fear of future regret gnawed at her.

0461%% 0 Ever since her disastrous marriage to Jaxton, she had sworn to never make decisions she'd regret.

"Do it!" Yuna, much like her father, Teddy, didn't believe in dragging things out. She gave her orders, and her bodyguards moved immediately.

The first brick was placed beneath Roselynn's heels, and her tendons began to stretch painfully.

By the tthe second brick was added, veins bulged across her legs as the pain intensified.

were added, her tendons would surely tear, leaving

"Stop!" Just as the bodyguards prepared to move, a

you doing here?" Owen asked immediately, stunned to

Jenson delivered a sharp slap across Owen's face, his voice booming with anger. "What do you think you're doing? Who told you to bring this woman back? You've really messed up this time! Do you even realize it?" Owen covered his cheek, too afraid

son was just for show. Owen's trouble stemmed from them, after

if anything happened to her, he would wipe out the Quills." Gwain snorted derisively. "Are all of you Quills just a bunch of cowards? Do you really think a nobody like Emmanuel can intimidate such a large family?" Jenson dared not offend the Lannister family. Instead, he forced a smile. "Mr. Lannister, the Quill family is no match for your family. We may be small fr but Emmanuel is the Grandmaster of Nuthana

what you're saying is.." The Tanner family served as a pillar of support for the Quills, so her words held more

deal with him, you

the Lannister family. There was no reason to jeopardize their own standing just to please them. "Since you're so scared of Emmanuel, why don't we just

of Griffin Corps, Robert, is his apprentice. His influence is immense. If it comes down to a direct confrontation tomorrow, we might not even win!" "If the Quills and Silver Fox Military together aren't confident of a sure victory, but what if we bring in the entire might of Eldoria?* Chapter 1988 The Beauty Who Captivated a Nation "Uh..." 2461% Jenson paused, then said, "Ms. Tanner, you're overestimating our family. In truth, more than half of Eldoria's forces are against us. Convincing them to help us would be

that kind of ability?” Jenson's eyes lit up, not out of doubt, but with

Beauties. People still talk about her to this day!" Yuna spoke with confidence. "My father raisedto her standards, and with guidance from my other aunt, I may not be able to dazzle the world as she did, but I'm pretty sure I can win over all of Eldoria!" #i 09:29 Fri Nov 15 1980 The Beauty Who Captivated a Nation Hearing this, Jenson was thrilled. "Great! With your promise, Ms. Tanner, we'll go all out against

lead

She could help you achieve great things!" However, Gwain didn't look as convinced. After a moment of thought, he said, "That woman is no simple character. She's been trying to

her one of the new Four Beauties, she lacks the kind of legendary story that changes the

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