Chapter 10

Chapter 10:

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“You miserable little brat! I swear I’ll beat you within an inch of your life!” Richard snarled, his voice booming as he snapped the whip through the air.

Zoe lunged forward and grabbed his arm. “You should be punishing Cathryn, not Jordyn! Cathryn ruined Jordyn, after all!”

Richard shoved Zoe away with vicious force, sending her crashing to the floor. “You deserve punishment too! I told you to keep things quiet until everything blew over, but you wouldn’t listen. You went behind my back, sent out invitations, and left me no choice but to host this ridiculous birthday banquet. Now all of Olekgan is laughing at me.”

Richard had just secured every penny of Bettina’s assets and was already planning Moore Trading’s expansion. But because of tonight’s disaster, business partners were pulling out, and the company was suddenly on shaky ground.

The thought made his anger boil over. He lashed out again.