With a cold smirk, Mitchel declared, âLauren, Iâve given you plenty of chances.
â
Stunned, Lauren felt a sense of dread wash over her.
Desperate, she reached out to grasp his leg, tears streaming down her face.
âMitchelâ¦â she pleaded.
But it was too late.
Her hand barely grazed his trouser hem when she saw him lift his polished leather shoes and bring them down mercilessly.
The hard soles crushed her hand, and Laurenâs fingers felt like they were being shattered.
The intense pain whitened her face as she screamed in terror.
âMitchel⦠Whatâs happening? I⦠Iâm Laurenâ¦â she cried.
But Mitchelâs sympathy for Lauren had evaporated, his protection for her squandered.
Crack! The cruel crunching of her fingers under his feet echoed ominously, a sound as chilling as the approach of death itself.
Mitchelâs expression was icy, his eyes glinting with a malice reminiscent of the devil.
He declared, âIâve made it clear that Raegan is my bottom line, yet you persist in crossing it.
â
Laurenâs agony triggered a flood of tears.
Desperately, she cried out, âItâs not as you think⦠Donât listen to Nicole⦠I didnât do itâ¦â
Her words quivered, lacking conviction.
Mitchel crouched before her, forcefully turning her face toward him.
His tone was icy as he asked, âYou think Iâd trust Nicole?â
This question sparked a glimmer of hope in Lauren.
Tears the size of beans streamed down her cheeks as she pleaded mournfully, âMitchel, if you donât believe her, why are you doing this to me? I never said those things.
Itâs your child.
How could I call it a bastard?â
Suddenly, Lauren froze in place.
Mitchel had clicked on a video and played it in front of her.
âYou and that little bastard⦠Itâs better that itâs goneâ¦â
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Her harsh speech and brutal expression were captured clearly.
Mitchel had set up a camera to protect Raegan, a feed only he could access.
After Nicoleâs departure, he activated the surveillance footage but found himself unable to watch more than a brief segment.
This was Lauren, the one he had always thought nothing more than a kind and naive girl.
He had been treating her well for years.
How could she be so vicious?
Lauren was terrified, feeling as though she had plunged into a freezing dungeon, her body shaking uncontrollably.
âLauren.
â Mitchel articulated each word with a chilling tone, âDo you believe youâre clever enough to fool me?â