NovelStartChapter 272 The slap landed hard, and Katrina nearly put all her strength into it.
Carlisle's eyes widened in shock as the impact caused his face to snap sharply to the side.
Katrina's palm tingled. She felt disgusted as she looked at Carlisle, whom she had once shared everything with. "Carlisle, you repulse me," she spat.
With that, she turned to leave.
A hint of disbelief crossed Carlisle's face as he looked up at her. He couldn't comprehend why the ever-passive Katrina was standing up to him like this. Even worse, she had struck him again.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe pain on his cheek, burning from the slap, served as a constant reminder of what had just transpired.
His eyes darkened, and the fury he had been holding in for so long finally burst free. He swiftly walked toward Katrina and grabbed her wrist, pulling her roughly back into his embrace.
"Let go of me!" Katrina shouted, struggling fiercely to break free from his hold.
"Let go?" Carlisle sneered, tightening his grip around her waist as a storm seemed to brew in his eyes. "I've really spoiled you, haven't I? You hit me, and now you want to run away?" "You're despicable!" Katrina spat.
Carlisle scoffed, grabbing her face and forcing her to look up at him.
"For so many years, you still haven't learned one thing, Katrina. You've lived your life far too naively," he said, looking at her cruelly.
"If you want something, you should fight for it. And as for me... If I want something, I'll stop at nothing to make sure it's mine. I won't allow anyone to defyor escape my control." Katrina's heart skipped a beat. The words hit her like a cold wave. It was in that moment, staring at the twisted look of obsession in Carlisle's eyes, that she realized why he wouldn't sign the divorce papers.
It wasn't love. It wasn't that he couldn't live without her. It was because he saw himself as the one in control.
As long as he didn't want to end the marriage, she would never have the power to make that decision. He wouldn't allow anyone to betray him. No one could leave him without his permission.
In his eyes her request for divorce was nothing more than a challenge to his authority. All these manipulative tactics were just to show her that she would never have a choice in his world.
He was the one in control, and she would always be the one under his control.
Katrina's face turned pale, her body trembling with fear. "You're insane..." "From the very beginning, you never had a choice in this," Carlisle murmured, his voice dark and lid.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"If you obey me, I'll treat you like I did before. If you don't..."
His words trailed off as his hand slid to her cheek, caressing it softly. Then, without warning His expressionmen shifted, and he tightened his grip around her neck. A flicker of excitement flashed in Carlisle's eyes as he looked down at Katrina, whose face turned red from the suffocation and fear.
The maids in the villa turned pale with fear at the sight and quickly lowered their heads.
Carlisle exchanged a look with James, who remained unfazed, as if nothing was happening, and promptly directed the maids to leave.
Katrina, who had been struggling intensely at first, gradually lost her strength. The suffocating feeling overtook her, and she felt as though death was closing in.
Just when she thought she couldn't breathe anymore, Carlisle finally released ed her. She collapsed onto the floor, clutching her neck as she gasped for air. Carlisle crouched down in front of her, slowly lifting her chin.
The moment their eyes met, a wave of fear surged in Katrina's chest, and she instinctively recoiled.
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