The First Heir

Had she been kidnapped?

The driver threw away his instant noodles and walked over with a baseball bat.

The sound of it against the floor triggered Martha’s every nerve.

She yelled, “Don’t kill me! I’ll give you money, I’ll give you money!”

However, when she saw the person after he got closer, she was completely stunned as if she had been struck by lightning.

“You!” Martha screamed in terror.

The driver in a black skintight outfit removed his cap and guffawed malevolently. He said, “Aunt Martha, I trust you’ve been well since we last met. It looks like you still remember me.”

“Joel… Joel, did you get the wrong person? I asked you to teach Philip, that useless bum, a lesson. Please let me go. My head hurts. Take me to the hospital now.”

Martha wailed. She was petrified.

Joel was only two steps away from her. He squatted down, and she could see that his face was so thin he looked disfigured. His eyes were sunken, and he had dark eye circles. He looked like a ghost.

“Shhh.” Joel lifted a finger in front of his cracked lips. He laughed sinisterly, “Aunt Martha, I didn’t get the wrong person.”

Did not get the wrong person?

terrified. She sobbed and

done? Do you know the reason I’m like this is because of you? You’re also the reason the Harrises went bankrupt and the

gone now! It’s all because

She sobbed and said, “I-I don’t know what you’re talking about? Joel, if it’s Aunt Martha’s fault, Aunt Martha will apologize to you. Please let me

“Let you go?”

He reached out his hand and grabbed Martha’s hair. He said

was confused. She did not

Joel was too scary.

a person like this once

must be a mistake. I really

was terror-stricken. Her

have no idea? I’ll beat you until you have an

stomach, then grabbed the baseball

Martha lay

stop. I was

body was in excruciating pain. It was as if her body was not

It was so painful!

felt like she was

want to die? Okay, do something for me and I’ll promise not to kill

looked at the badly wounded Martha on the

if she had seen a glimpse of hope. She hugged Joel’s leg and begged. “I-I’ll do it. I’ll do it. I’ll do it, so