Chapter 56 Tiffany was pleased when she saw the darkened expression of her grandfather, but she remembered to keep her facade. â Amelia, stop saying that. I believe Charmine didnât do it on purpose. She mustâve been busy taking care of her diamond business and forgot to ring up Grandpa. Grandpa, please donât be mad.â
With that, everyoneâs looks went a shade darker.
Busy? She was just ungrateful! The disappointed look on Drake went a few shades darker too.
Meanwhile, Charmine seemed to enjoy the act between Amelia and Tiffany. She watched them with an amused look as though she was a queen being entertained. âAre you two done?â
She nonchalantly turned her gaze upward, and with a smirk on her face, she started, âIn the past five years, Iâve tried t o contact Grandpa for a hundred and ten times, but the line was always busy. Iâve sent ten gifts to Grandpa in total, but none of the gifts was ever delivered to him. I even tried sending him emails, but every email was blocked by a hacker. You have the guts to ask me why didnât I contact Grandpa?â
Charmine spoke with drive and force in every word uttered. She then took out a stack of papers and tossed them to Amelia and Tiffany.
The papers fluttered mid-air, and everyone looked up to see the evidence of Charmineâs purchasing history, mail history, call history, and other things associated.
There was also proof of her calls and emails intentionally disrupted. 0 n top of that, there were also photos of Amelia and her assistant Zoey collecting the presents and throwing them away.
Everyone stood, transfixed with the proof mid-air, while Ameliaâs face lost all its color.
How could this be? How did Charmine find out, and with all the proof to boot?
Drake looked at the papers and instantly understood.
His face turned red as his mustache trembled in fury.
âGood. Very well! Amelia Jordan, how dare you do these behind my back? Hobson, get the whip and whip her hard!â
As he did not want to drag it any longer, Hobson took out a whip and walked toward Amelia. The long whip was filled with thorns, and under the light, one could clearly see dried out bloodstains still visible on the thorns.
Utterly terrified, Ameliaâs legs turned into jelly as they quaked. âGrandpa, it wasnât me,â she whimpered feebly, âshe made these up! These arenât real!â
âWhip her, and with all your strength!â Drake did not want to hear anything from Amelia as he turned away from her. i Watching her precious daughter on the verge of a gruesome punishment, Lily rushed forward and begged, âDad, please forgive her. Just once, please forgive Amelia for just this time. She didnât mean it!â
1 âWhoever tries to beg me will be punished along with her,â Drake declared coldly.
Lily instantly zipped up, but a thought then occurred to her as she turned to Tiffany. âTiffany, my good niece, please help Amelia and say something in her stead. She had never been beaten in her life, and she likes her appearance so much. There will be scars!â
âI...â Tiffany looked around as if a thought occurred to her. âAuntie, I donât have a say here. Charmine is the victim, s o if she can forgive Amelia, Grandpa will let it go for sure.â
Hearing that, Lily ran toward Charmine. â Charmine, Iâm begging you! Amelia was wrong, and she didnât mean it...!â
âMom, donât beg her. Sheâs a b*tch! She made these all up, it wasnât me!â Amelia cried out. i Ameliaâs words only fueled Senior Jordanâs anger.
âWhip her, now!â he snapped.
âPlease excuse me.â Hobson lowered his head.
Two bodyguards went forward and pressed Amelia onto the bench. Hobson raised the thorn-filled whip in the air, and swung it toward Ameliaâs back strongly.
Then... âArgh!â A loud scream resonated i n the hall.