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.

agony and curled into

every nook and cranny in the villa several times, particularly

Defends Himself To

sure that Charles tried to sabotage him based on

he hit Charles, the latter

spiked, and he swung the cane in his hand

back, Craig went further and whipped the former’s arms and

think I don’t know you did this if you keep denying

Thwack!

of lashing resonated in their cars

pain. Charles almost

he suffered such a harsh beating after hiding abroad and barely living a peaceful life abroad for a year. The torture was beginning to take a toll

the second cane snapped after several

time and tossed the broken cane to a

he rolled up

“Guard.”

bodyguard outside the door immediately walked in and replied

bucket, Craig ordered with a stern

“Yes.”

Charles could see the bodyguard beside him picking up a cane despite his blurred vision. His body shivered in

death,

wrong than letting you get away with

for a sharp dagger on his waist, tossed it to Charles, and said coldly, “Since you wouldn’t say anything, prove your innocence with your life

quivering blue eyes, Charles slowly picked

please let Charles go. Look at him. He’s badly injured

dashed forward to hold Charles and stop him from taking his life with

Those who went through training at the Central Intelligence Agency are strong and wouldn’t

kill himself. We are family, after all. Even if Charles is only our half-brother, he is still

of the bruises on Charles’

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

“A coincidence?”

shot him a piercing gaze. “You safe-keep the keys to the top floor all the time. It could only mean Charles stole it if you