Son-In-Law Gets an Upgrade

Chapter 368 You Were Scamming Me All Along

Alex lunged forward to pull Maggie and away from danger.

Just as the falling television was about to crush her legs, she found herself pulled into Alex’s embrace.

A horrible crunch resonated through the air as the glass from the screen shattered into tiny pieces. Its plastic casing did not survive the impact too.

A shard of glass flew across Maggie’s fine legs. It drew a long red line across her calf that bled copiously, dripping onto the floor.

“Ah!” Maggie shrieked, unable to bear the sudden pain. Her legs gave way. If it weren’t for Alex, she would have fallen.

Alex hurriedly stooped to examine her injury. After he had stopped the bleeding, he asked, “Ms. Grant, do you have any antiseptic creams in your house? Either hydrogen peroxide or any alcohol-based solution will do. I’ll also need some band-aids.”

about to snap at him for touching her without her consent, but she restrained herself. If it weren’t for Alex, the consequences would be dire.

deftly disinfected her wound with hydrogen peroxide

looked very pale. “What is the meaning of this, Mr. Carter? If you don’t give me a reasonable

pulled up Noah by the collar, menacingly shared her sentiment. “You better tell us what exactly you did to Ms. Grant, or I’ll pummel you to death where you stand.”

I just conducted a Geomancy ritual for Ms. Grant to change the unfortunate state of her

it across Mr. Carter’s cheek in a ringing slap. “Or is it sabotage? You better spit out immediately. Who sent

immediately. Warner’s suspicions of Mr. Carter set off various alarm bells in her head. More than once now, her grandfather had said he wanted her to be his heir as the leader of the Bay family.

“Please be wise in your judgment, Ms. Grant!

families operated. If someone had truly directed him to harm Maggie, he was sure that he would

Grant, it looks like this fellow is hellbent on not telling the truth. Do I have your permission to break his fingers one by one?”

his chest wildly, Warner had a certain gleam in his eyes that left no doubt that he could deliver on that threat. Noah legs trembled. “Ms. Grant! I’m innocent, I swear to god that no one was directing