An icy chill shot straight to the top of Marianne's head.
These rich kids... were serious!
They really wanted to cripple her hand?!
Patrick's face turned deathly pale. He couldn't believe his wife was foolish enough to still be showing her disgust for Serena at a time like this.
He quickly stepped forward, positioning himself in front of Marianne, and smiled fawningly at Brian, even bowing his back. “Of course not, of course not. How could we possibly be displeased?"
As he spoke, he frowned and shot Marianne a fierce, warning glare.
However, the group of heirs before him remained stone-faced, their expressions
cold and unmoved by his groveling.
Patrick steeled himself and suddenly yanked Marianne to his side.
He raised his hand.
*Slap! Slap! Slap!*
Several crisp sounds echoed as he slapped Marianne hard across the face.
The sounds made it clear that he had used immense force, landing several solid blows.
"You idiot! Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Foster! Apologize to all the young masters and ladies!” Patrick yelled, holding onto Marianne.
Then, he turned back to Brian's group with a fawning smile, which he also directed at Serena. "And most importantly, of course, apologize to Serena!"
Marianne was stunned by the blows, her ears ringing and both sides of her face burning with intense pain.
She stared in disbelief at the man she had shared a bed with for decades.
Just moments ago, when Serena had fractured her wrist, Patrick had been so concerned for her.
But now, because of... Serena, he had hit her?
And he was telling her to apologize to that bitch Serena?!
Patrick was using the most direct and humiliating method possible, sacrificing her to
show his loyalty to this group and hopefully resolve the situation.
For her, this was an immense humiliation!
Especially in front of that bitch Serena!
Apologize to Serena? She would rather die!
A country girl raised in the middle of
Where a lowlife from the
What right
she have t
demand an apology from her?
Marianne's entire face contorted in a mask of fury, her eyes filled with rage and
resentment as she glared at Serena.
She just couldn't understand it.
Were these rich kids out of their minds, or had that bitch Serena cast some kind of spell on them?
What right did Serena have to make them call her "sister"?
What right did Serena have to be placed on a pedestal by them, the center of their attention?
Especially when, among this group of top-tier heirs, Serena herself was acting all high and mighty putting on airs as if she were above
them
all.
Marianne's eyes turned red with anger.
Why was Serena even allowed to stand among them?
The person who should be fawned over and protected by these top-tier heirs was her Hailey!
The more Marianne thought about it, the more ferocious her expression became. She held her head high, refusing to bow.
Brian let out a cold chuckle.
The sound was lazy, yet it carried an extreme chill.
Patrick's expression changed.
He knew the tempers of these elite heirs. This meant their patience was wearing thin.
If this continued to escalate...
It would undoubtedly push the already precarious Wynn family closer to the brink of collapse!
They had come to Obsidian Palace today to solve problems, not create bigger ones.
For the sake of the Wynn family, for his own sake.
He had to... be ruthless!
Patrick's eyes turned fierce. He suddenly grabbed a handful of
Maria and kicked fier hard
in the back of her knees. .net>
"Bitch, I told you to apologize, didn't you hear me?!"