Chapter 373\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaskell,\u201d Honora pleaded, turning her tear\u2013streaked face to him with a look of pure desperation. \u201cSave me\u2026 please? You care about me, don\u2019t you? You still want to marry me, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Haskell could respond, Avril jumped in, afraid Larissa might get the wrong idea. \u201cHonora, stop. deluding yourself! Haskell never liked you, not for a second!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not true\u2026 Haskell\u2026 if you didn\u2019t like me, why did you agree to the engagement? My family wasn\u2019t the best match, and there are more beautiful women in Regal City\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe engagement was arranged by our grandfather,\u201d Avril explained. \u201cAs the Palmer heir, he had to marry to secure the family\u2019s future and produce an heir. He only agreed because he didn\u2019t want to upset our grandfather, whose health was failing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell, for once, dropped his usual gentle demeanor. His deep eyes held a faint mockery. \u201cI never had any intention of marrying you. My heart belongs to Larissa alone. After everything you\u2019ve done to hurt her, even if your family could forgive you, I never will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton quickly added, \u201cMr. Palmer, rest assured, I will never let this stray who harmed Larissa off the hook. I will do whatever it takes to make Larissa happy!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell knew exactly why Paxton was being so ruthless toward Honora and simply offered a faint,\u00a0<\/p>\n
noncommittal smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Having exhausted all her options, Honora finally understood that the only person who could save her now was Larissa. But she couldn\u2019t bring herself to beg her for mercy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Paxton loomed over her, his face contorted with rage. \u201cYou little stray! The moment Mr. Palmer was injured, you begged us to bring our real daughter back to take your place in the marriage. You have the audacity to ask him for help now? You\u2019re truly shameless!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honora knelt on the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. \u201cDad, please, I\u2019m begging you\u2026 have you forgotten the twenty years we had together as father and daughter?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you remembered our bond, you would never have hurt my real daughter!\u201d Ignoring her pleas, Paxton bent down to grab her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honora slapped his hand away in terror and scrambled backward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFinley, grab her! Don\u2019t let her move!\u201d Paxton commanded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley hesitated for a moment before striding forward and yanking Honora to her feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBro, please let me go\u2026\u201d Honora begged, not giving up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet you go? If it wasn\u2019t for you, my leg wouldn\u2019t be crippled, and my poison would have been cured. This is all your fault!\u201d Finley\u2019s grip on her wrist was so tight it felt like he might snap it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton ripped the mask from Honora\u2019s face. He brought the knife to her still\u2013swollen cheek and decisively dragged it downward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAaargh!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honora shrieked in agony as a long, deep gash opened from the corner of her eye to her mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:30\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 373\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sapphira turned away, unable to watch. As much as she despised Paxton\u2019s family, the gruesome scene was too much to bear. Neville wrapped an arm around her, gently tucking her head into his\u00a0<\/p>\n
chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat one was for my son, Leopold,\u201d Paxton declared. \u201cAnd now, for my daughter, Larissa.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sliced another gash across Honora\u2019s other cheek before finally lowering the knife. He looked at Larissa. \u201cSee, Larissa? Dad has avenged you. If it\u2019s still not enough, just tell me where else you want me to cut her. You name the spot, and I\u2019ll do it!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa glanced at the two bloody wounds on Honora\u2019s face, confirming that it was now permanently ruined. She let out a derisive laugh. \u201cDon\u2019t do me any favors. You\u2019re not doing this for me. You\u2019re doing this because you\u2019re furious that Honora cost you your share of the Judson fortune. Don\u2019t pin your brutality on me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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