The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 474

That night was not a calm night.

To the occupants of the Newton residence, especially, it was a sleepless, painful night.

Jasmine had paid a visit to a relative of her mother’s. She was unreachable because she had turned off her phone.

After Gwendolyn and her group left, Craig ordered the bodyguards to locate Jasmine immediately.

Five hours later, at daybreak, Jasmine was dragged back from her relative’s house and flung into the ancestral hall.

“Hey! Go easy, would you? Are you trying to kill me?”

She massaged her sore buttock as she grumbled at the bodyguard.

Without a word, the bodyguard departed the ancestral hall after one last bow.

With a bang that startled Jasmine, he slammed the doors to the ancestral hall shut.

In the pitch-black darkness of the night, the candles in the ancestral hall remained lit. Shivering at the Occasional cold breeze, Jasmine swallowed guiltily as she got to her feet.

“Remain on your knees.”

An icy male voice that chilled her to the bone sounded behind her.

Jasmine shuddered with a fear that penetrated her bones when she heard the voice.

Clumsily, she whipped around and saw Craig standing before the plaques of their ancestors with a menacing scowl. Even more frightening, he was holding the cane used to uphold their familial laws.

The slick-looking cane looked imposing. It was plain that it had been soaking before it was produced. prepared especially for her.

Terrified, she braced herself before stepping forward and kneeling, giving a weak chuckle as she did so.

scared me, Craig. What did I do wrong to warrant

face, contorted with rage,

Craig. My skin is too delicate to withstand the cane. Besides, you’ve

of indignity

over her, Craig gazed down imperiously. His tone was cold, as if he

questions. If I find out you’re

pale. She shook her head vigorously, “I won’t. Ask your questions, Craig, I will

seek refuge outside

reminders earlier that

such thing. Why do you say that, Craig? It was Genevieve who called me over to play like she always does. I wasn’t planning on coming home

eyes, Craig studied her expression. “Are

the point, Jasmine began to grow nervous. She

may not survive the

looked up innocently. “Yes,

brought the cane up with the intention of delivering a stroke at

down! That would hurt so much.

to lunge at him and hold on

good. What did I do? Could you at least tell

up with tears as a

seemed to have forgotten the virtues of our family I have taught you, Jasmine,” he continued coldly. “When did

leg tighter. Gazing up in confusion,

have seen much more valuable jewelry than that. Why

Craig’s brows tightened.

too, did not believe her involvement. Having raised his own sister,

her brought to the ancestral hall to question her instead of dragging her there to subject her to punishment

everything that had happened in order,” he

sigh of relief before telling him the

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