Chapter 0350
It was a good punch, too, enough for his nose to take a bit of damage and blood to trickle out. Though Irene looked small and dainty like a princess, she was Gavin Landry’s daughter. Of course, he had her train at a young age for a bit of combat and self–defense.
She wasn’t completely helpless, and when she wanted to, she could be a force to be reckoned with.
Ethan saw stars for a moment before his vision came back.
When he stared back at Irene’s angered face, all he felt was pure rage; his wolf did not like being threatened and wouldn’t tolerate the disrespect.
Without warning, he let out a low and deadly growl, gripping Irene by the throat and shoving her against the wall with so much force a few pictures fell off the wall and fell to the ground, cracking one of the frames.
“Don’t you ever touch me like that again!” He seethed through his teeth, his eyes flashing dangerously as his wolf fought to take control. “You have no idea what I am capable of.”
He squeezed her throat so hard it cut off her air. She struggled against his hold, trying to get him to release her so she could get a breath of air.
Her eyes were large as she stared back into his eyes; she tried to glimpse the Ethan she once knew and fell in love with, but it was clear he had long checked out. Maybe he was never there to begin with.
“I don’t need you or your father anymore, Irene. Which means I don’t give a fuck about what happens to you!” He growled. Now that he had Levi in his corner, he didn’t need anything from Gavin Landry. “I can make your life a living hell if you ever think about laying your hands on me again, do I make myself clear?!”
His grip on her throat tightened, making it impossible for her to speak. She dangled in the air, trying desperately to grasp a breath of air; she attempted to nod, praying that he received his answer.
Thankfully, he did, and he released her, dropping her to the ground with a thud.
She coughed and rubbed her aching throat, knowing he had left his handprints on her throat from how tightly he was grabbing her. They would heal soon enough, but still… the pure thought of Ethan hurting her so badly that it left a mark on her shattered her soul.
Her body trembled as she gasped for air, desperate to fill her lungs.
Ethan stepped towards her, bending down to her so she could hear every word he was about to speak.
“Don’t test me. Try that shit again, and I won’t stop. I’ll make sure my face is the last one you see,” he threatened before standing to his full height; he started towards the parlor entrance.
“You’re a monster,” Irene whispered her voice nothing more than a croak.
Tears stung their eyes as she watched his retreating form.
At first, she didn’t know if he could hear her because of how soft her voice was. But just before he reached the archway, he paused and glanced over his shoulder at her, his eyes cold and almost calculating,
“I never claimed to be otherwise, sweetheart. You saw what you wanted to see. You were easy to manipulate. You should have listened to Judy,” he murmured. “I’ve been trying to get her to agree to be my mistress this entire time. She keeps refusing because, apparently, you deserved better. You threw away the only true friend you had. If anyone’s at fault, it’s you for your stupidity.”
With those words in the air, Ethan turned and left the villa
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Chapter 0350
Irene let out a sob as she crumbled on the ground; Ethan was right, she did throw away the only friend she ever truly had. Her entire body was racked with trembles as she cried on the floor in the parlor. She pressed her knees to her chest and buried her face in her lap. She was unable to stop herself from sobbing to her heart’s content.
Her entire world crashed around her in seconds.
She wasn’t sure how long she spent in the parlor. Seconds turned to minutes, and minutes turned to hours. Once she started to snap herself out of her stupor, she grabbed her phone and called the one person she could think of.
The only one she could truly count on.
“Daddy….” She whispered into the phone once it connected her tone sounded broken, and Gavin was immediately on alert.
“Irene, what’s going on?” He asked with a sense of urgency in his tone.
“I need you,” she whispered, her tone quivering. “Something really bad happened… I don’t want to be alone.” A sob broke through her lips before she could stop it, and Gavin’s heart plummeted.
“I’ll book a flight for you and your brother tonight,” he said without hesitation; his kids will always come first, no matter what. “I’ll pick you up from the airport.”
