Chapter 56: Chapter 57

Chapter 57 It was only the first whip and Amelia’s clothes were already ripped apart as fresh blood oozed out of her fair skin.

Her face contorted in pain and anguish, but she never gave out. “Not me! It really wasn’t me! Charmine framed me!”

Hobson shook his head helplessly. Amelia was too hard-headed; he had no choice but to continue the whipping.

Fwoop! Fwoop! Fwoop!

In the end, Amelia’s flesh was lacerated a s her back was all bloodied. She slowly succumbed to her wounds, yet she managed to utter one last sentence, “It really...really wasn’t me.” She passed out right after.

Overwhelmed with rage, Drake sternly ordered, “Come and get this liar out of m y sight. Without my permission, she has n o right to leave the mansion for the next three months!”

Three months?

Amelia was grounded for three months?

“Dad, she’s a popular model! If she doesn’t leave the house, her popularity will disappear...!” Lily called out as she carried Amelia. i “After making such a fool out of herself i n the public, do you think she can stay in the modeling industry?”

sneered Drake. ” Leave the modeling industry right away, and find an office job! If she doesn’t listen to me, then she’ll no longer be part of the Jordan family,”

he spoke with such power and authority that was unheard of for a very long time.

Unable to fight back or form any proper sentences, the agonized Lily carried Amelia away with a few other maids, glaring at Charmine as she passed her.

It was all Charmine’s fault. It was because she did not want to beg for Amelia! What a n evil, heartless adopted daughter! She did not belong here at all!

Even after Amelia was carried out of the hall, a strong smell of blood still lingered i n the air. Tiffany’s face was the palest of all; she could almost feel the whippings. She had used Amelia to do these things, and if Grandpa found out, he would have punished her the same way... i Tiffany dared not imagine what would happen if her identity was exposed. She had to get hold of all the shares as soon as possible!

With that in mind, she walked forward and poured tea for Drake in an effort to calm him down.

“Grandpa, please calm down. Amelia is still young, and she’ll surely turn over a new leaf. More importantly, we’ve cleared all the misunderstandings of Charmine, and she even brought us the diamond mine. Our Jordan family would be the second wealthiest family in Burlington after today.” i Tiffany’s words instantly made everyone remember what was on the table.

Felix then said, “Right. Since you respect your Grandpa so much, why don’t you give him the shares of the diamond mine, and he’ll distribute the shares to the rest o f us?” Charmine was the reason his daughter, Amelia was punished. It was only fair she had to offer compensation for that.

Joey instantly chimed in, “We’ve raised you for so many years and always provided you with food and shelter. Without the Jordan family, you won’t even be here today. If you still have a heart, you know what to do.”

Charmine bothered not with what these people had to say as she merely turned to look at Senior Jordan and said, “What about Grandpa? Does Grandpa feel the same as well?” 2 “Hmph! A bunch of dogs!” Drake furiously swept the cups from the table and jeered at them, “In the past five years, none of you bothered to ask about Charmine. Now that she’s back, all of you want to share her wealth? Why are you all so shameless?”

“And I’m especially talking about you, Felix! Back then, you all insisted to adopt the child in order to have a larger percentage of the shares. Was Amelia’s plan of pushing Charmine down the hill i n Africa yours as well? How shameless are you all to ask for her diamond mine! I f I were you, I wouldn’t even dare to make a sound!” 1 Lily-livered Felix instantly went silent and could only mumble to himself, “This isn’t fair. If I had the courage to ask Amelia to kill, I wouldn’t be a useless gambling addict as I am now.” 2 All these years, he had no say in the family. He always listened to his father and elder brother and had no significant shares of the company. He always seemed like an extra.

“Hmph! It better not be you! Amelia almost murdered someone, and I’ll never forgive her!” Drake growled.

“You’re all dismissed. Get out! Don’t you dare think o f getting a hold of Charmine’s diamond mine. She earned it with her life, so this belongs to her!”