Larissa met Trudy\u2019s promise with a cold, hollow laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To Trudy, the sound was like an arctic wind slicing through the dead of night, and she couldn\u2019t stop a violent shiver from wracking her body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet you go?\u201d Larissa\u2019s voice was merciless, each word dripping with ice. \u201cAfter pulling the same stunts your mother did? You can forget about walking away from this unscathed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trudy\u2019s eyes widened in disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Judson, you\u2019re going back on your word!\u201d she shrieked, her voice a cocktail of desperation and fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A mocking smile played on Larissa\u2019s lips. \u201cYou\u2019re a despicable criminal, Trudy. You can\u2019t possibly still believe in things like keeping promises, can you? Besides, all I said was that I\u2019d consider letting you\u00a0<\/p>\n
deserve to live every day in a state worse than death.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The color drained from Trudy\u2019s face as the futility of her pleas crashed down on her. Larissa never had any intention of letting her go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLarissa! Don\u2019t you push your luck!\u201d Trudy finally snapped, the mask of desperation shattering to reveal a face twisted with pure, ugly rage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m warning you, if you touch me, you\u2019re signing your own death warrant! I work for Lucius Lincoln, and he\u2019s a ruthless man. When he finds out you kidnapped me, he\u2019ll hunt you down and tear you to pieces!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faced with Trudy\u2019s sudden, venomous threats, Larissa remained unnervingly calm. She just kept driving, ignoring the torrent of curses erupting from the bound woman in the back seat as if she were nothing more than a buzzing fly. She didn\u2019t even bother to waste a single word in response.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The car sped through the city, finally pulling to a stop in a secluded, derelict alley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nightveil was already there, waiting in the shadows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment she saw Larissa, she stepped forward, her head bowed respectfully. \u201cBoss.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake this vicious witch,\u201d Larissa ordered coolly. \u201cBreak her arms and legs. Just keep her breathing. I still need her to test some of my new formulas.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nightveil nodded. \u201cUnderstood, Boss.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A new wave of terror washed over Trudy as she realized what was about to happen. The curses died in her throat, replaced by trembling pleas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Judson, please, spare me! I know I was wrong! I\u2019ll never prey on innocent young women again, I swear\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
13:09\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 581\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa was unmoved. As Nightveil dragged Trudy from the car, she said coldly, \u201cSave it. Tell that to the girls you trafficked and see if they\u2019ll forgive you\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nightveil hauled Trudy deeper into the alley, her pleas and screams echoing off the grimy brick walls before being abruptly cut short.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a sickening \u201ccrack\u201c, followed by a piercing shriek from Trudy. Two of her front teeth clattered to the pavement as blood sprayed from her mouth, mingling with the curses she was trying to form.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nightveil retracted her fist. \u201cOne more word, and I\u2019ll pull out the rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her gaze was as sharp as a blade, and Trudy finched away, the fury in her eyes once again dissolving into raw fear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, please! Ms. Judson, I\u2019ll be your slave, I\u2019ll do anything you want for the rest of my life\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But her words fell on deaf ears. Nightveil was already dragging her away by the hair, her pleas fading into the darkness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa turned and got back in her car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Go to hell? She chuckled softly. She much preferred sending villains there herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Later that night, at the exclusive Neverending Night club.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius\u2019s assistant took a call from Honora, then leaned in close to his boss. \u201cMr. Lincoln, Honora just called. She said Trudy\u2019s gone missing. No one can reach her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius, swirling a glass of red wine, paused. \u201cBring Honora to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, sir.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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