Initially, Nathaniel had thought of Mavis as innocent, maybe even a bit gullible, someone he could consider as a marriage prospect just to get the matter over with.
He never expected her to have such a strong character, capable of standing up in such a tough environment.
He felt he had underestimated her.
With a brooding gaze, he turned and left the surveillance room.
Cassie followed and stopped him again.
"You don't even like her. Why do you care so much? It's her choice, and you should respect that."
"F*ck off," Nathaniel snapped.
Cassie was taken aback.
While Nathaniel had been cold toward her since the beginning, he had never cursed at her.
Was he truly angry?
While she was pondering, Nathaniel suddenly grabbed her by the neck, tightening his grip.
Cassie's face turned red as she struggled to pry his hand off.
Nonetheless, her strength was no match for Nathaniel's.
"D-Do you even dare to kill me?"
She was the heiress of the Reynolds Group, and this was the surveillance room of the Flaming Desire.
There were staff nearby, so she was confident Nathaniel would not dare.
Even though Nathaniel could not actually do anything to her in public, it did not stop him from exerting force on Cassie's neck.
He pulled her closer, his eyes filled with malice as he whispered into her ear.
"Don't provoke me. My patience has its limits. People have called me insane, a psychopath, a beast, scum… After all, when I go crazy, I'm truly inhuman. If you want to experience it firsthand, I'm more than willing to make your wish come true."
Though lightly spoken, his words were dripping with coldness, and his sinister gaze made one wonder if he could do so.
However, just a few glances at the look in his eyes were enough to send shivers down their spine.
Nathaniel released Cassie.
She fell to the ground immediately, drained of strength from the fear.
It took her a while to recover from the shock.
Nathaniel was… so terrifying…
On the surveillance screen, Mavis gripped the broken bottle tightly and slashed at the approaching men.
She already injured two of them, and the situation was getting increasingly out of control.
She could not accept this!
Thud!
Just as she was lost in her thoughts, Rocco knocked away the broken bottle in her hand.
Then, several other men rushed forward, restraining her arms and legs, pinning her to the messy table.
Some tore at her clothes, some pulled her hair…
"You slut! Did you really think you could escape? I wanted you out of kindness, but you're just an ungrateful whore!"
Mavis could not move, on the brink of despair.
"Even if I die, I won't let you humiliate me!"
She thought of biting her tongue to end it all.
Rocco quickly noticed her plan and shouted, "She's trying to kill herself! Gag her now! Even if she wants to die, we'll have our fun with her first before letting her die at the outskirts!"
Someone grabbed her face and shoved a bunch of balled-up tissue paper into her mouth, cutting off her last resort.
Rocco laughed triumphantly and started to undo his belt buckle.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the door to the VIP room was kicked open violently.
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