Astrid’s face contorted ferociously, her gaze fixed firmly on Christopher's delicate yet despicable face.
“Help me? Haha, they're animals, but aren't you the same, Christopher? Yes, you are... You're a damn snake! Even worse than them!”
Christopher showed no trace of anger. Instead, his smile deepened. “| may not be a saint, but even beasts have sloyalty. I've always been
reluctant to be too ruthless toward my own flesh and blood. So, | want to help you, Astrid. Besides, who else is thinking of you now besides me? In
this god-forsaken place, do you still consider yourself a member of the Iverson family?”
Seeing that Astrid was still resisting his so-called “help”, Christopher decided to deliver a fatal blow.
“Astrid, think about it. How did you and your husband end up in this miserable situation? Who's to blfor it all?”
Astrid’s anger surged, her voice hoarse. “The Thompson family... It's the Thompson family getting back at me! That bitch, Bella, is responsible for it!”
Christopher's pale lips curved slightly, shaking his head. “But you messed with Wyatt's daughter. He had spared your life on account of the decades
of friendship between our families. But isn’t Charles the root of all this?”
“Charles...”
Astrid’s mind buzzed. These days, she had been so focused on the Thompson family that she almost forgot about this coward!
“It's all because of Charles’ instigation that the Thompson family retaliated against us. If he hadn't been so foolish and arrogant from the start, you
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtand your husband would still be living in glory.
“Now, he’s ruined everything. From the press conferences to your incarceration, did he even utter a word in your defense? He conveniently shifted all
the blonto you and let you take the fall, while he comfortably sought refuge at hin comfort. Can you swallow this humiliation? | can barely
stand to watch anymore, Astrid.”
Christopher was playing with her emotions.
Astrid fell silent, seeming lost in thought. Her eyes were visibly redder as her anger intensified.
She asked. “What exactly are you proposing to do?”
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elegantly crossing his legs. Now, the
initiative was entirely in histhands.
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Astrid’s eyes were blazing red, and her teeth were grinding so hard it seemed they might shatter. “I... Want... Charles... Dead!”
“Death is nothing. Once he’s dead, it’s all over, and there's no more suffering,” Christopher remarked calmly.
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glass, and a~§inister smile played on
his lips. “Yau need to make him wigh
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his [ife, unable to do anythingyabout
That's when it'll be satisfying.”
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“I have... Charles’ dark secrets. They're in the encrypted folder on my laptop in the study. The password is...”
Christopher interrupted. “No need for a password.”
Satisfied with the outcome, Christopher stood up leisurely, looking down at Astrid’s face, which was twisted with hatred.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmChristopher lazily stretched out his fair and slender hands, and Taylor hurriedly squeezed shand sanitizer onto his palms, then sprayed air
freshener around him in circles.
“It's smelly and gloomy in there. It's
hardly a plagg for humans to stay.”
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rubbing Kis hands together. His &
obsesgjon with cleanliness surfaced
onceagain. “But the environpgent
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Taylor remarked. “You've given her enough grace by coming to see her.”