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Brendan snorted contemptuously, and a cold gleam flashed across his eyes. "Did you ever stop to
consider that she's a consenting party?"
"Humph!" Christopher refuted hotly, "If so, why do you have to place the bodyguards all over the villa?"
Brendan had had enough of this farce. So, he turned to look at Yuri, beckoned her to come to him, and
called out tenderly, "Come here."
Yuri's hand, hanging at her side, curled slightly before she forced herself to relax. Then, after a moment
of hesitation, she walked straight to him.
Brendan adjusted their posture so her body could block Christopher's line of sight.
He caressed Yuri's face with his large palm and played with her hair with his fingers. Although his
actions and words were gentle, she could feel a hint of malice as he crooned, "Kiss me."
It was an order and a warning. Even if he didn't explain anything, Yuri knew what consequences she
would have to face if she rebelled against him, especially now.
After Brendan said that, he took a step back and stood in place with a kind smile on his face. He looked
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtso mild-mannered and gentlemanly, but only Yuri knew how terrifying the man behind that persona
was.
Despite Christopher not being a part of their play-by-play and thus didn't understand Brendan's
schemes, he was worried enough about Yuri's safety that he said reassuringly, "Yuri, don't worry. Just
tell him what you're thinking. I'll help you!"
When Brendan heard his words, the hatred he felt for Christopher flashed across his eyes for a split
second. Although he had an iron-clad control over his facial expression and suppressed the emotion
almost immediately, Yuri keenly spotted the minute change in his demeanor.
She knew Christopher would suffer from the consequences of his actions if she didn't dance to
Brendan's tune.
At the thought of this, she inhaled as she balled her fists, tiptoed, and kissed his lips lightly. Then, she
hurriedly turned to the side and lowered her head to hide the resentment on her face.
Then, in order to dissuade Christopher, she feigned composure and demanded coldly, "Mr. Edwards,
please leave and don't disturb us again."
"Yuri!" Christopher shouted in shock.
He had no idea that Yuri would do whatever Brendan pleased. No woman in the 21st century would be
so submissive as she was.
This was coercion through and through, and Brendan was the typical psychopathic control freak.
He was powerless to do anything, and Yuri had lost her basic reasoning and judgment. Nevertheless, it
seemed impossible to take her out of here forcibly at the moment.
Christopher walked to Brendan and warned gravely, "I won't let this go so easily. You'd better make
sure that Yuri would never come to harm under your care. Otherwise, when I take her away and trust
me, that day will come eventually. Then, I'll make sure you pay for your actions!"
After he said that, he looked at Yuri deeply before leaving reluctantly.
As soon as the door closed, Yuri fell on the sofa and wiped her lips as though by doing so, she could
remove the memory of kissing Brendan willingly.
When Brendan saw her actions, he interpreted them as an apparent provocation.
His calculative glance became gloomy instantly. He gripped her neck fiercely and pushed her back
against the sofa. "Do you hate me that much? You want to kiss Christopher, don't you? You want to
leave with him and stay as far away from me as possible, don't you? Answer me!"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmYuri's face flushed due to the chokehold he had on her. She could feel slightly dizzy as her breath
came in short pants, but she refused to give in. "Yes, just kill me! Just kill your baby and me!"
The veins on his hands rippled as he applied more force. There was a brief moment when he
considered dying with her so no one could ever take her away from him.
Still, at the last moment, he couldn't bring himself to kill her.
He released her and left the room, leaving her laying limply on the sofa as she struggled to regain her
breathing.
When he got to the door, he took his anger out on the bodyguards and slapped anyone who came to
greet him three times in a row.
"If you let anyone in again, I'll kill you myself!"
That night, Adam called Alexander. He told him that something had happened at home and requested
him to come home.
The minute Alexander walked into the living room, he saw Christopher and an officer in police uniform
sitting on the sofa, both looking grave.
Nevertheless, the office's attitude toward Alexander was rather courteous. He offered his hand and
greeted him, "I'm sorry for inconveniencing you, Mr. Griffith. I hope you understand that it's the protocol
that you have to come by personally."
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