Female Novel
Chapter 692
Shannon's eyes sparkled with cruelty. She strode forward, grabbing Micah's collar and enunciating herwords. “I know Sofie wanted you guys to release Yvette. But that is your matter to solve, and it's notrelated to me. If you guys dare to say yes, I will detonate a bomb so that I will go down with you guys. Itdoesn't matter whether it's you, Holden, or Bailey. None of you can stop me from tearing Yvette intomany pieces to take revenge for Eugene!”
Micah reached out, holding Shannon's wrist. He shouted, “No one has ever thought of releasing Yvettebecause we know how hurtful it would be for you if we did. I promise you. No one will let Yvette off thehook!”
Shannon shook him off abruptly. “You better keep your word. If not, I don't mind implicating my friendsand family in my revenge plan.”
She charged into the cell located on the innermost part of the tunnel. Without scanning hersurrounding, Shannon stared at Yvette, who was tied against the torture rack.
Yvette was the biggest nightmare that haunted her, and every unfortunate event that occurred to herwas the creation of the woman before her.
Oh, Yvette! This woman is the cause of all of my suffering. My amputated left hand, my son who diedtragically, and my removed uterus, she's the one who did all of this to me!
The immense hatred exploded within her. Shannon stepped forward, grabbed the dagger on the table,and stabbed it into Yvette's body.
Yvette's mouth was covered with tape. She wanted to scream in pain, but no sound came out. Her face
twisted in agony as her body trembled due to the torment.
Shannon let go of the dagger stuck in Yvette's body before she tore the tape off Yvette's mouth.
“Ahhh!”
Shrill screams reverberated through the desolate, dark cell.
Then, Shannon pulled the dagger out of Yvette's wound, letting the blood splatter over her face. Notonce did Shannon blink her eyes while this happened.
The gory images of Eugene lying on the operating table repeatedly replayed in her brain, torturing her.Shannon lifted her hand and stabbed the dagger through Yvette's other shoulder blade.
Agonizing screams and the sounds of a sharp knife piercing through the skin sliced through the room.
Micah stood at the door, watching everything coldly without any emotion on his face. novelbin
She has repressed these emotions for so long that if I stop her from doing this now, she will go crazy.However, I must stop her before she kills Yvette. We need Yvette's help to rid Shannon of the crimethat she was charged with.
“Shannon, stabbing her to death is too light of a punishment for Yvette. Isn't it better to let her leave sowe can continue torturing her?”
Micah didn't mention to Shannon that keeping Yvette alive could help clear her name because he knew
Shannon didn't care about that.
Shannon always has the urge to die. Clearing her name and recovering her reputation means nothingto her. The only way I can stop her from acting impulsively is to tell her that she should keep Yvettealive to continue torturing her.
Shannon sneered, gritting her teeth, “What if I want to end her today? Are you going to stop me?”
“Then do it.” With that, Micah left the space.
For the next half hour, intermittent ear-splitting screeches rang through the tunnel, adding a sense ofdread to the sinister environment.
In the Hoffman residence study, Raymond furrowed his brows at Juliana, who knelt before him. “Didn't Itell you to rest up at the mansion? Why are you here?”
Juliana lowered her head. “Father, do you still think of me as your daughter?”
Raymond remained silent. Thoughts flashed across his mind.
I wouldn't look for ways to save her life if I didn't think of her as my daughter.
Knowing that his other daughter was unforgiving to him, Raymond had no hope of recovering hisrelationship with her. If he lost Juliana some more, he wouldn't have something to live for.
With that in mind, Raymond knew he could not explain the situation to his deceased wife when he mether in the afterlife.
Juliana lifted her head, staring at Raymond. “I made a mistake and broke our family's rule. Do you stilllove me or think of me as your daughter?”
Raymond sighed. He walked past the desk toward Juliana, wanting to help her stand up.
Juliana dodged, avoiding his extended hands as she stared at Raymond determinedly.
Raymond retracted his hands and stood up straight. “You would have died at the hands of those peopleif I did not think of you as my daughter. Now, do you still think your question is necessary?”
A smile crept onto Juliana's face. “As your daughter who has suffered a miscarriage recently, don't youthink you should continue showing me support in becoming the next leader of the Hoffman family?”
Raymond froze, narrowing his eyes at Juliana, seemingly trying to decipher something by studying herexpression. After being through so much, Raymond was surprised to notice that Juliana, who hadalways been lively and unruly, had suddenly grown up.
Wisdom, determination, and perseverance filled her eyes, no longer betraying rashness or naivety. Itwas evident that Juliana didn't want to back down from making her life the best she could.
Raymond smiled when he saw how Juliana had turned out. It seemed like he had finally grasped thehope for the Hoffman family's future.
He stated, “Philip wants to seize power from me to use the Hoffman family's status to deal withTarragon, making them his. To him, Tarragon is a force that went on its separate ways with the Hoffmanfamily a hundred years ago. Right now, Tarragon's influence has become even more potent than us on
an international level, so Philip thinks it's necessary to make Tarragon ours again. May I know whatyour thoughts are on this?”
Juliana smirked as she spoke coldly. “He is an insolent fool. Not only is our power incomparable toTarragon but now is also not the right time to take action. Artemis is the current leader of Tarragon andthe leader of the most prominent family! If Uncle Philip wants to go up against Tarragon, he has to fightthe Luther family too. Moreover, Bailey, Artemis' lover, is the leader of the Saviors. She's the eldestdaughter of an internationally-known prestigious medical family. If Uncle Philip openly challengesTarragon, he is making it clear that he is fighting the Luther family, the Saviors, and the Shurmer familyat the same time. What makes him think he can overpower these forces?”
Raymond chuckled, saying yes repeatedly. “I was right. I knew you weren't a simple woman from thestart. You're smart and observant enough to realize the true circumstances. I've thought of making youthe next leader of the family!”
A joyful expression appeared on Juliana's face. “Are you going to support me, Dad?”
Raymond reached out, helping Juliana up. He said casually, “Of course, I can support you. You are mydaughter, after all, and it's only right for you to be the next leader of the Hoffman family. But you have toagree to my condition first.”
Juliana nodded. “Do you want me to stay away from Zeke after becoming the leader of the Hoffmanfamily?”
Raymond's smile widened.
Oh yes. She finally got it. Juliana has matured!