Chapter 227
Grace took a step back, accidentally making a sound. Ethan’s gaze turned toward her.
Through the narrow gap of the barely-opened door, their eyes met. The darkness in his gaze hadn’t yet faded, and at that moment, he wore a half-smiling, half- mocking expression.
Feeling a little awkward, Grace simply pushed the door open and walked right in.
The moment Levi saw her, his expression twisted into madness.
“You bitch! It’s all because of you! I wouldn’t be in this situation if not for you! It’s all your fault!” he screeched.
Grace took a deep breath. Under Ethan’s watchful eyes, she lifted her leg and kicked Levi square in the head.
His head snapped to the side, and a few teeth flew out. His mouth was now full of blood.
Grace had read enough cases of power plays and backstabbing in the business industry to know exactly what she had to do now.
She quickly turned to pledge her loyalty to Ethan. “Mr. Henderston, I didn’t actually use any pills he gave me. Levi kidnapped my boyfriend to threaten me.
“I had no choice but to replace the pills with vitamins, just to make him think I had actually poisoned you. I regretted it afterward, which is why I brought him here to make amends.”
After saying that, she squatted in front of Levi.
“You said you chopped off one of my boyfriend’s fingers. Was that true?”
Levi hadn’t expected such a reaction from her. A normal woman, upon seeing Ethan’s terrifying side, should’ve fainted from fright.
How could she be so calm?
Grace wasn’t human. She was a devil just like Ethan!
His mouth was full of the taste of blood, and he stared at her in horror.
Grace noticed one of the bodyguards holding a knife and took it from him.
“You touched one of his fingers, so I’ll take all ten of yours,” she said menacingly.
Levi turned pale with fear, struggling to hold back the urge to spit out the blood in his mouth.
“No! I didn’t don’t even know who your boyfriend is! You never said his name-how would I know where to find him? I just guessed you weren’t I that close yet and tried to scare
you!”
Grace let out a breath of relief-so Ed was safe.
She had originally wanted to leave immediately and try contacting Ed again. But now that she had barged into this place, she wouldn’t be leaving so easily.
Levi continued begging Ethan for mercy, finally pulling out his trump card-his grandfather, Jordan.
“Uncle Ethan, Grandpa definitely wouldn’t want us to kill each other. If I die, it’ll make things difficult between you and the family.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ethan calmly loaded a bullet into his gun aimed it at Levi’s head.
and
Levi’s eyes popped wide open. Before he could even utter a word of plea, a gunshot rang out, and he collapsed on the spot.
Even Grace jumped in fright, her whole body jolting. Her fingers clenched at her sides, and she swallowed hard.
Only now did she truly realize that beneath Ethan’s refined appearance lay a heartless and ruthless man.
Cold-blooded to the point that he seemed like an emotionless robot.
She felt goosebumps breaking out all over. As she watched the gun spin
gracefully in his palm, set
instinctively dropped to her knees right beside him and offered quickly.
“Mr. Henderson, if you kill me, who’s going to coax you to sleep at night?” she quickly said.
Ethan paused for a few seconds, then a smile tugged at the corner of his lips. He passed the gun to the bodyguard beside him.
Only then did Grace realize she had misunderstood. He wasn’t planning to kill her at all.
She quickly rubbed her sore knees and tried to stand up. After all, the wounds from the last time she’d been forced to kneel hadn’t even healed yet.