"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.

added, her tendons would surely tear,

bodyguards prepared to move, a

"Dad! What are you doing here?" Owen asked immediately,

think you're doing? Who told you to bring this woman back? You've really messed up this time! Do you even realize

anger directed at -his son was just for show. Owen's trouble stemmed from them, after

shouldn't concern the Quill family. But 3/10 Chapter 1988 The Beauty Who Captivated a Nation today, Emmanuel barged into my father's birthday banquet, threatening that 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 and the favored son-in-law of Old Mr. Silverbane. He wields considerable power, and we can't

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

The Beauty Who Captivated a Nation the Quill estate tomorrow. Once we deal with him, you can deal with this woman however you like." Clearly, he wanted to steer clear of the mess and not end up being used as

Quills had no substantial ties to 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 take him out first and then deal with her

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

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

rose to becone of the Four 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

men followed her lead and retreated to

to any lengths to win your favor." Hank chimed in with a teasing grin, "She might be ruthless, but she'd make a perfect wife for you, Mr. Gwain. She could help you achieve great things!" However, Gwain didn't look as convinced. After a moment of thought, he said, "That woman is

"She's ambitious. Even though people call her one of the new Four Beauties, she lacks

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