The Ex and Her Riches

Charles panted heavily, easing the pain in his back. Struggling, he mumbled, “I didn’t take the key from Karl, break into the top floor or steal anything…”

“How dare you still try to defend yourself!”

The cane slapped hard against Charles’ back. five times consecutively, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

The flesh underneath his blood-stained shirt didn’t bleed but was swelled up and purplish. There was no spot unscathed.

Each hit cut his swollen flesh deeper while bright red blood splattered gruesomely.

“Um…”

A muffled grunt escaped from Charles’ mouth. His straightened back collapsed. As he propped himself up with one hand, his arm trembled uncontrollably from the pain.

“Craig, I really didn’t do it…”

Fear rose in Lucas’ heart. Standing beside the pillar, he couldn’t bear to see Charles’ badly-injured back.

Jasmine covered her mouth and shed tears as her heart ached.

Being forced to witness such a cruel punishment was torture to them.

Only Craig remained nonchalant. His ruthless glare was void of sympathy.

He then analyzed the situation in detail.

“You were the only one there tonight and got close to Karl when you almost ran into him on your way. I checked the top floor earlier. Someone opened the cabinet, and a bottle of very important serum was missing! Before the welcome party started, you waited and didn’t leave the floor. I asked the housekeeper to get you to hurry up, but you weren’t in your room and were nowhere to be seen. I bet you were stealing on the top floor at that time. Am I right?”

As he reached the end of his sentence, he raised his voice in rage and whipped Charles’ bruised back ruthlessly before the latter could straighten his back.

“Tell me! Where is the stuff? Why did you steal from your own family? Did you conspire with Gwendolyn Harris to deceive me? Tell me!”

The howling of wind continuously sounded.

Blood splattered on his white shirt as the blood-stained cane swung.

the agony and curled into a ball on

in the villa several

Defends Himself

He was sure that Charles tried to sabotage

hit Charles, the latter denied

anger spiked, and he swung the cane in

whipped the former’s arms and waist. ruthlessly. The torturing sound sent chills down everyone’s

this if you keep denying it. I will send you

Thwack!

in their cars and

almost lost consciousness from the

such a harsh beating after hiding abroad and barely living a peaceful life abroad

second cane snapped

time

rolled up his

“Guard.”

outside the door immediately walked in and replied respectfully,

canes soaking in a bucket, Craig ordered with a stern

“Yes.”

ground, Charles could see the bodyguard beside him picking up a cane

me to my death,

than letting you get away with

waist, tossed it to Charles, and said coldly, “Since you wouldn’t say anything, prove your innocence with your life then.

Charles slowly picked it

badly injured but still denies everything.

hold Charles and stop him from taking his life

who went through training at the Central Intelligence Agency are strong and wouldn’t easily tell the truth. It won’t work if I am not

Craig. Charles is a nut case. He would prove his innocence with his life. I don’t wish to see him kill himself. We are family, after all. Even if Charles is only our half-brother, he is still

the bruises on Charles’ back shocked her

life, Karl quickly stepped out and pleaded, “Mr. Craig, please spare Mr. Charles. It might just

“A coincidence?”

the top floor all