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 This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .
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!”