Chapter 23 Stab Into Avery’s Heart

Avery did not expect Gustave to actually stop him.

In Baltimore, Gustave was famous for his indifference. Moreover, if he remembered correctly, Darlene’s matter was related to Gustave’s uncle, Douglas, so he would not interfere.

Douglas had done many illegal things, and Gustave would turn a blind eye to

it even if it happened right under his nose.

However, Gustave actually helped Darlene.

Avery looked at the man’s shirt that Darlene was wearing and suddenly understood she had easy virtues.

Avery did not want to have a conflict with Gustave. He didn’t intend to fall out with someone who did business with him frequently. Avery would not do something like this that would not make up for the losses.

Avery grabbed Darlene’s wrist and walked out without any explanation.

Gustave watched from behind and became calm again, not saying anything

else.

Gustave had done enough today.

As soon as he pulled Darlene into the car, Avery grabbed her neck and pushed her back. The back of Darlene’s head hit the window of the car, and she

gasped.

Avery said angrily, “Speak. What did you do with him?”

Darlene knew the more she explained to someone like him, the more he

would think she was making excuses out of guilt.

Thinking of how he had thrown her into the private room to get humiliated and tortured by Douglas, Darlene laughed softly, “What did I do? Can’t you

see?”

None of the clothes she was wearing belonged to her.

Because when she escaped from the private room, her body was covered in blood, and she had lost one of her high heels in a hurry.

Right now, she only had a man’s shirt that reached her thighs. When she had just been at the Walpole’s manor, Arthur had felt sorry for her and asked the maid to get her a new shirt.

She was wearing the slippers that the maid had given her.

Avery looked down at her from top to bottom, his fists clenched so tightly

became

the car door beside her fiercely and suddenly realized a problem.

was

been drunk and tortured her in bed for the entire

her neck. “Your throat has become like this. It seems you had a great time. You refused Mr. Nixon because you thought he was not powerful enough, huh? You are quite good at

The smell of blood quickly spread out from her mouth to

explain anything to him. She just

her by the neck and threw

back of the

moment and almost fell

a call. “Good job, Darlene. I want to see how calm you can

Nigel to Twilight Paradise. I don’t care if he is seriously ill. As long as

of the line, and Avery put

speaker.

over. He should be stopping the person who wanted to take Nigel away. “He can’t take it

and the noise on the other side

was clenching her fists silently, and sneered. “Go on. Why aren’t you saying anything? Just tell me more details about you and Mr. Walpole. Darlene, you have made me unhappy.

a thousand times over.”

chattering, and her mind was

on the phone.

are mad, come at me. How weak you are to

an innocent child?”

heard a joke. “An innocent

the morning. You kept saying you wanted to

phone just now that Nigel was sick and could not leave the

the pain and danger of

knew it best.

and was saved by Mr. Walpole. Whether you believe it or not, this is the truth. Don’t touch my brother. You can do

heard her hoarse voice, he felt it was

a single word she said. “Now that you are worried about your younger brother, you lied. Darlene, I know very well what kind of person Gustave is. He won’t help you unless he can get something from you. For someone like you, other than a dirty body, what other benefits

give him?”

hear. When

wrist. “Darlene, I really should teach you a

can learn to be

of the car and took the elevator to the

the room. by someone. His face was pale

wanted to rush over, but her shoulders were pressed down by Avery, and she sat on

in satisfaction and carefully examined her flustered appearance. “Why are you in

to Ms. Garcia and let her have a good look. It really is not easy to find

effort, right?”

as she snatched the stack of papers that

handed over.

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