Regret Came Too Late

Finally, Brent was free at last. He turned to look at Alice's bewildered face, a cruel smile spreading across his lips. "Oh, Alice. After all your scheming, you never realized someone smarter was playing you."

Alice was getting anxious because no one from the Lambert family had shown up. Her face paled a little. "What are you talking about?"

Brent had wanted to destroy her for years after enduring so much humiliation at her hands. Now that he had his money and was about to leave Druville, he figured there was no reason why he shouldn't humiliate her to his heart's content first.

Enraged, he started tearing at her clothes. Alice jumped in fear. "What are you doing? Do you know who I am? You'd better stop right now, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"

"You bitch! When you cut off my ear, I swore I'd get my revenge someday!"

Alice tried to scream but was slapped repeatedly until her face swelled. Brent took out all his rage on her. She was in shock, unable to understand how things had gone so wrong.

ignored her, hurling

bloodshot. Once her family arrived, she would make him pay.

come. When Brent had satisfied his revenge, he tied her hands

of the country. This was exactly why people said offending a gentleman over a villain was better. Villains would hold grudges and use the darkest

so terrified. She was completely drained of strength. This was

There were a few homeless people in the alley who spotted the naked woman lying not far away. They exchanged

touch me!

couldn't bring herself to show humility.

crying. Then, she spotted a tall man stopping at a distance. He had an