It was late at night and there was a group of people in a deserted factory located in Eastcliff’s northern
suburbs. The person who led the group was none other than Travis Hughes.
Not far from where he stood was Crystal, who was being hung from a machine. She was in a bad state,
with blood stains all over her body and her clothes in tatters. Meanwhile, Annie and the rest were curled
up on the ground.
That night, Annie did what Travis asked, tricking Crystal into going to the nightclub’s VIP room. At first,
she thought that doing so could lead to a good relationship. Once Crystal married into the Hughes family,
her status would rise too. Little did she know that Travis would reveal his true colors as soon as Crystal
stepped into the room.
Not only did he knock Crystal to the ground, he beat up Annie and the others when they tried to resist.
However, it didn’t end there. Travis even brought them to this factory area and hung Crystal from the
machine. Only then did Annie and the others realize what was going on. What was done was done; it
was too late for regret.
During this time, Lucas’s girlfriend tried to run away but Travis’s men broke her legs. Till now, she was
still wailing on the floor. These bunch of usually arrogant and domineering second-generation wealthy
children were now curled on the ground, shivering in fear.
They liked to show off their power and thought that nobody could hurt them. At that moment, however,
they finally saw what a real villain was!
There was a figure kneeling in front of Travis—it was Joseph Harrison.
Joseph put down the phone and trembled as he said, “Mr. Larson has agreed to come over. P-Please let
my granddaughter go…”
Travis waved his hands and sneered, “You heard the man! Let Miss Harrison down!”
The man standing off to one side laughed as he cut the ropes, letting Crystal fall straight to the ground. A
look of horror appeared on Joseph’s face.
Crystal was about three or four meters off the ground, and the fall caused blood to flow out from her
mouth. Trembling, Joseph called out, “C-Crystal, are you okay?”
At that moment, Crystal felt pain radiating all over her body and tears streamed down her face as she
muttered, “Grandpa, I’m sorry. I-I should’ve listened to you…” Crystal really regretted her actions now. In
the past twenty years, she had never suffered and didn’t know what villains were truly like.
What happened that night made her fully understand the consequences of not heeding the elders’
warnings. However, at this point in time, what was the point of regretting?
Seeing her old and frail grandfather kneeling before Travis made her feel extremely guilty. If it weren’t for
her stubbornness and disobedience, her grandfather wouldn’t have to suffer such hardship. At that
moment, Crystal had the sudden desire to die. Joseph, on the other hand, was extremely distressed and
angry.
Before leaving, he had repeatedly warned Crystal and advised her to return home early. In the end, she
sneaked into the nightclub, causing them to end up in this mess. If she had gone straight home, none of
this would have happened.
After all, they lived in Lakeside Garden, which was Billy Newman’s territory. No matter how powerful
Travis was, it was impossible for him to kidnap Crystal from Lakeside Garden!
Travis laughed loudly. “What’s wrong, Miss Harrison? Are you starting to come to your senses? I’ll have
you know that it’s pointless! Now that I’ve caused so much trouble here in Eastcliff, I probably won’t be
able to leave easily.
Understand this when I say that if I can’t leave Eastcliff, you, your grandfather and Matthew will all lose
your lives! If I die, I’ll drag you all down with me!”
Hearing this, Crystal gritted her teeth and roared, “If you want to kill someone, Travis Hughes, just kill
me! Let my grandfather go! It was my fault for being so vain and greedy that I went to provoke you.
It is also my fault for not listening to my grandfather’s warnings. I deserve it! What does all of this have to
do with my grandfather?”
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