Wooing My Ex-Wife

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.

and curled into a ball on the ground,

the villa several times,

Himself To

that Charles tried to sabotage him based on the

he hit Charles, the latter denied everything until the end.

swung the cane in his

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

you did this if you keep denying it.

Thwack!

lashing resonated in their cars and

pain. Charles almost lost consciousness from

he suffered such a harsh beating after hiding abroad and barely living a peaceful life abroad for a year. The

a smack, the second cane snapped after several consecutive hits.

a long time and tossed the broken cane to a

faintly, he rolled

“Guard.”

in and replied respectfully, “How

soaking in a bucket, Craig ordered with a stern look, “Keep hitting him until

“Yes.”

palms on the ground, Charles could see the bodyguard beside him picking up a cane despite his blurred

if you beat me to my death, I will never admit

than letting you get

coldly, “Since you wouldn’t say anything, prove your innocence with your

at the dagger with quivering blue eyes, Charles slowly picked

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

him from taking his life with the dagger while tears streamed

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

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 a Newton. Please stop being so cruel to him.”

of the bruises on Charles’

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

“A coincidence?”

narrowed his eyes and shot him a piercing gaze. “You safe-keep the keys to the top floor all the time. It could only