When James noticed Bella exchanging looks with Coral, he felt a punch in the gut and yelled furiously, "Bitch! How dare you team up with outsiders to set me up! I will make you pay!"

As Coral's emotionless gaze shifted to the menacing man, she curled her lips, and a teardrop slipped past her eye.

Then came the shocker.

She took off her emerald gown without hesitation, revealing her bruised body for all to see.

"Coral..." Bella stared at Coral in shock. Coral's determination shone through.

Though a white silk nightdress covered her modesty, the menacing scars all over her body sent chills down everybody's spines.

"When have you not made me pay in the years I've been married to you, James?"

Coral scowled, her eyes filled with cutthroat bitterness. "You hit me for every little thing. You even want me to betray our matrimony to suck up to the Iverson Group's partners. If I refused, you'd give me one hell of a beating. I only manage to survive this day, not because you show me mercy, but because it's not my time to go yet. Otherwise, you'd have killed me a long time ago."

of truth was

James was a monster.

just weathered a storm, thanks to Christopher's efforts. However,

associated with evil. Even though they were one of the elite families, the family would never be

color drained from Christopher's face, and his jawline

finally turned the tables, only for his plan to

because of

the chaos. He popped a pill and left the scene under the protection of his secretary

going to

a dangerous glint flickered across his eyes, Justin pulled Bella into his arms and held her

talk. I doubt he'd do

sound of his heartbeat. "You're scared. I thought you weren't

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