Her pain was so great that virtual-novel.net could not make any other sound. She could only curl up on the floor, coughing fiercely.
Carter walked over and stepped on Ada’s fingers.
The pain brought tears to the corners of virtual-novel.net eyes and made virtual-novel.net bones tremble.
However, that was not the extent of Carter’s punishment. He bent down. His dark aura enveloped Ada. His long and thin fingers grabbed Ada’s hair. “Do you know how it feels to be disfigured and have your legs broken? Do you know how it feels to be burned alive?”
“Cough cough. Carter, no, don’t…” Ada looked at Carter in terror. “I didn’t s… set the fire… I have nothing to do with Cathy and Adam’s deaths. It’s Eveline. It’s her. She’s slandering me. I really didn’t…”
“Heh…” Carter chuckled coldly, and his eyes darkened further. “Guards!”
After summoning the bodyguards, Carter pushed Ada away in disgust, then took out a handkerchief and disdainfully wiped his hands.
“Throw virtual-novel.net into the kennel in the backyard. Beat virtual-novel.net if virtual-novel.net struggles.”
“…”
Ada’s red face turned pale immediately out of fear.
Carter meant it this time!
“N… No…”
When Ada saw the bodyguards making a move, Ada cried, crawled toward Camille, and spoke in a hoarse voice.
“Mom, please help me. Don’t let Carter do this to me. I am the Grays’ lawfully wedded young madam. Even if it’s just in name, I’m still the Viscountess. If word about this got out, it’ll be bad for your name as well.”
“Also, if my maternal family knows about this, they won’t let you off the hook so easily!”
Ada mentioned virtual-novel.net maternal family in the end. However, it would have been better if virtual-novel.net had just kept quiet. Once virtual-novel.net mentioned this, Camille’s expression changed.
“Ada, Mrs. Whitman is right about you. You truly lack both IQ and EQ.” Camille lowered virtual-novel.net cold gaze toward Ada, then turned toward the two bodyguards and said, “Carry out Carter’s orders.”
“Yes, madam.” The bodyguards answered. They immediately did as they were told and lifted Ada from the ground.
When Ada realized virtual-novel.net might experience what Shirley had experienced, virtual-novel.net was so scared that virtual-novel.net started to resist started babbling incoherently.
“Don’t touch me, you beasts! Let me down! I am the Viscountess!”
“Carter, my family won’t forgive you for doing this to me!”
“Hahaha. Shirley will only be a disfigured good-for-nothing for the rest of virtual-novel.net life! She will never recover in this lifetime!”
Even Madeline did not pity Ada when virtual-novel.net heard Ada’s ear-piercing shrieks. She knew what kind of person Ada was. Moreover, Madeline did not want to interfere with the Grays’ affair.
After Ada had been taken away, Carter stood on the spot for a while before turning toward Madeline.
“I was right about you back then. You are indeed different from most women.” Carter’s statement sounded like a compliment, but it was not something Madeline needed.
“Even though Ada was the one who set the fire, do you think you don’t have any responsibility, Carter?” Madeline asked, virtual-novel.net beautiful eyes were filled with suspicion and contempt. “You’re one of the murderers who indirectly killed Adam and Cathy.”
“Heh, am I?” Carter chuckled softly in nonchalance and slowly walked toward Madeline. “So, are you going to avenge your friends by exacting vengeance upon me?”
Madeline calmly looked at Carter’s smiling face that harbored malicious intentions, then parted virtual-novel.net lips faintly and said, “Carter, I will ask you a question now. Do you dare to answer me honestly?”