Liliana rushed over and viciously kicked Lauren several more times as shey on the ground.


    Her aunt, Caroline Peck, frowned and shouted, "Liliana, that''s enough! If you keep kicking her, she might die!"


    Liliana''s eyes were bloodshot as she roared, "Let her die then! I want this bitch dead!"


    Caroline grabbed her with a malicious expression, "Don''t kill her yet, at least not here at my ce. It''ll be hard to clean up afterward!"


    Liliana turned around and began crying loudly. "Aunt Caroline! Miles and Dad don''t love me anymore! Only you are willing to stand up for me! This bitch stole my man, and I hate her to death!"


    Caroline snorted coldly. "Miles and Calvin are really heartless. It''s just some little punk who recently made it big in Blumedale. The Peck family is one of the Five Apex Families, and we''ve been on top for generations. When have we ever been afraid of anyone?"


    Liliana wiped her tears. "That''s what I think, too, but Miles and Dad are both pretty lenient toward Andrew. I''m their daughter... Don''t I matter at all?"


    Caroline said sympathetically, "Silly girl, of course you matter, incredibly so! At least this bitch isn''t worth anythingpared to you!"


    At that moment, Lauren, who was curled up on the ground, suddenly lifted her pale face and smiled weakly. "The Peck family people are really something! The so-called children of high society who were born into gold and scandal. No crime''s off-limits, huh?"


    She added, "But Andrew wille for me. And when he does... let''s see how you deal with the consequences."


    "Shut up, you piece of trash! How about I kick you to death right now?"


    Caroline soothed her, "Liliana, don''t be impulsive. Leave this to me!"


    She walked toward Lauren on the ground, her face showing a sinister smile. "You little tramp, I can see you''ve got a tough mouth! You''re truly Tiana''s daughter. You two are both the same kind of trash!"


    She continued, "But you seem to have forgotten that you''re now my prisoner! Even if I order you to be raped and then killed, your Rhodes family can''t do anything to me!"


    Lauren felt an inexplicable chill throughout her body. She suddenly felt like a demon had its ws on her.


    Caroline let out a bone-chillingugh, her lips stretching wide like a monster. "Silly girl, you''ve probably never heard of me, but I''ve destroyed plenty of girls like you. You want to steal Liliana''s man? Fine, then I''ll destroy your face first. Let''s see what you can do to seduce anyone when you''re hideous!"


    Her palm suddenly stood upright, sharp nails ready to sh across Lauren''s face.


    Just then, the room door was kicked open from the outside.


    Caroline was shocked and turned her head abruptly. "Who is it? How dare you cause trouble on my turf! Do you have a death wish?"


    Jerry stood outside the door with a grim expression. He was the one who had just kicked the door down, but now that the door was open, he stepped aside.


    Andrew, Tiana, along with Francesca, Aspen, and the others, slowly appeared.


    Tiana nced at Lauren lying on the


    ground, barely breathing. Then, she


    looked up at Caroline and


    immediately became enraged, her


    beautiful face twisting with fury as


    she charged forward.


    "Caroline, you bitch!" "How dare you treat my precious daughter like this. I''m so


    going to kill you!"