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marriage again, huh?
Fine, she won’t hold back anymore!
Hope sat down, and Mr. and Mrs. Newton quickly invited everyone to sit down and begin the meal.
As Griffin entered and saw Sylvia, his oily gaze didn’t leave her.
“So this is Miss Sylvia? You look even better in person than in the pictures!”
Sylvia felt uncomfortable with his staring but still shyly thanked him.
Noah, annoyed at his sister being stared at like this, spoke up with a tone that wasn’t very friendly.
“Dad, didn’t we say this was a family dinner?
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Why are we inviting outsiders?”
Mr. Newton shot him a glare. “Outsider? Mr. Berry will be part of our family from now on. He’s here to discuss a marriage alliance with us.”
“Marriage alliance?”
Sylvia, Noah, and Louis were all shocked.
They all turned to look at Hope. The only person in the house who could possibly be involved in a marriage alliance with Griffin was Hope, since Mr. Newton and Mrs.
Newton would never marry Sylvia off to someone like him.
Louis frowned, not agreeing with the idea.
Before he could ask further, Mr. Newton raised his glass. “We’ll talk more about the
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marriage alliance later. Mr. Berry, let’s have a toast!”
“Hope, you should also have a drink. This red wine was specially airlifted from France. One glass costs over a thousand bucks.”
Mrs. Newton urged Hope to drink, making sure to mention the price, as if to pressure her into accepting.
Hope gave her a small smile and drank the entire glass of red wine.
Mrs. Newton was pleased and immediately poured her another glass, while gently advising Sylvia from the other side, “Sylvia, you should stop drinking. You’re still recovering from your injury. Noah, take it easy too, your stomach hasn’t fully healed.”
Hope found it amusing. Did they really think
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she was that stupid?
“I’m tired. I’m going to rest in my room,” Hope said as she stood up and headed upstairs.
Since Hope had already drunk the wine, neither Mr. Newton nor Mrs. Newton stopped her.
Louis also started to follow. “I’ll go check on my sister”
Mrs. Newton grabbed him angrily. “What are you going to check on? She’s upstairs by herself, what could happen?”
After Hope went to her room, she immediately stuck her finger down her throat and vomited out the wine. She then lay on her small bed, counting the time.
She didn’t know how long passed, but
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eventually she heard hurried footsteps and voices outside the door.
“Honey, are we really going to send Hope to Griffin like this?”
“Stop being so soft–hearted! If the company’s projects keep getting delayed, if the scandal from the wine party isn’t resolved, we don’t know how much more money we’ll lose!”
“What’s more important, money or Hope, the troublemaker? You decide!”
Mrs. Newton’s cold, ruthless voice sent a chill down Hope’s spine.
This was her biological mother. Cruel and heartless!
“Darling, you need to think this through. Hope is the one who broke Sylvia’s hand!”
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“Sylvia has never even scraped her knee since she was a child. But ever since Hope came back, Sylvia almost lost her looks, and now her hand is broken!”
“If we don’t teach Hope a lesson, who knows? She might try to kill Sylvia next!”
“And that shameless Griffin! He actually demanded we hand Sylvia over to him before he’d agree to cooperate! Hmph, as if a toad like him could ever dream of eating swan meat!”
Mrs. Newton’s voice grew more and more agitated, and Mr. Newton quickly covered her mouth.
“Keep it down! Do you want the kids to hear? Sylvia and Noah are in the house. Let’s not involve them in this.”
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At the mention of Sylvia, Mrs. Newton’s expression softened.
“If it weren’t for using Sylvia to lure Griffin here, we wouldn’t have kept her at home at a time like this.”
“Once this is over, we’ll make it up to Sylvia.”
“As for Hope, that jinx, let her serve Griffin for now. And forget about that reality show- she’s just an embarrassment!”
“Alright, we’ll stick to your plan. I’ll call Noah later and tell him to stay at a hotel with
Sylvia tonight. They shouldn’t come back tomorrow either.”
Mr. Newton set aside his worries, though he couldn’t shake the feeling that Hope wasn’t as easy to deal with as they thought,
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especially since that last banquet.
The two knocked on Hope’s door. Hope closed her eyes and pretended to be unconscious on the bed.
The door was unlocked with a key, and Mr. Newton carried the drunken Griffin inside, placing him next to Hope. He deftly began removing Griffin’s clothes, while Mrs. Newton moved to undress Hope.
Hope secretly pricked Griffin with a needle. Griffin winced in pain, his drunken body twitching.
Mr. Newton was startled. The couple exchanged a glance, worried that Griffin might wake up. They decided against undressing Hope and Griffin and quickly left the room.
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As soon as the door closed, Hope opened her eyes and looked at the unconscious Griffin beside her.
She couldn’t help but gag.
Not because of Griffin, but because of what her so–called parents had just tried to do!
These were her biological parents! Willing to sell their own daughter to a man for the sake of their company, a business deal, and to avenge their adopted daughter!
Hope didn’t rush to wake Griffin. Instead, she pricked him with another needle to ensure he stayed unconscious.
She waited until around one or two in the morning, when the house was completely silent, before sneaking out. She was trying to figure out which room to dump Griffin in
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when she heard footsteps coming up the stairs.
Hope quickly hid behind a large potted plant. In the dim light of the wall lamp, she saw Quinn sneaking up with a knife and a thick
rope.
“That little bitch Hope finally got what she deserved!”
“How dare she make me, a top chef, cook dog food for her! Well, now she’s just a bitch under some man!”
“Mr. and Mrs. Newton are too soft. A pervert like Griffin needs a whip and a knife to really have fun!”
“Hopefully, he’ll play with that little slut until she’s half–dead! Let’s see if she dares to act so high and mighty after this!”
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Quinn muttered curses under her breath, her eyes gleaming with malice like a venomous snake in the dark.
Hope was shocked. Even Quinn knew about Mr. and Mrs. Newton’s plan. It seemed everyone in the house was in on it–except her.
No one had warned her!
So, they all wanted to harm her, huh?
Well, then… it’s your turn now!
Originally, she wasn’t sure whose room to dump Griffin in. Sylvia and Noah weren’t home, and Louis and Todd’s rooms didn’t seem interesting enough.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton probably wouldn’t be
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sleeping deeply tonight. They might everen still be awake.
But now, the perfect target had presenteded herself!
Hope crept up behind Quinn and delivered a a swift chop to the back of her neck, knocking g her out.
Hope dragged Quinn to Mr. Newton’s study,ly then went back for Griffin.
She stripped both of them naked. This kind of scandal would leave them speechless!
And as for the knife and rope Quinn had brought? Well, it’d be a shame not to use them.
Quinn had prepared them herself–might as well let her enjoy them!
