---- Chapter 2188 "Pathetic insect!" Andrew''s eyes turned deadly cold as Benjamin lunged at him. After punching away the two bodyguards, heunched a vicious kick that connected with Benjamin''s attacking hand. The impact shattered Benjamin''s handpletely, with bone fragments jutting out through the skin. In an instant, he had be a cripple. He had never expected Andrew to be this ruthless.
Benjamin stared at his mangled hand in shock before letting out an earth-shattering scream of agony The remaining Langley family fighters charged at Andrew in a blind rage, but he stood perfectly still as his aura exploded outward like a shockwave. Within seconds, blood sshed everywhere as every single attacker went flying backward, coughing up crimson and writhing in pain. Benjamin copsed to his knees, drenched in sweat and staring at Andrew in disbelief. "H-How are you this strong?" Andrew stood up calmly and straightened his suit jacket with deliberate slowness.<fnea05> Original content can be found at find{n}ovel</fnea05>
Then, he walked over to where Benjamin ---- was kneeling "Darling, don''t!" Natasha called out urgently. Andrew frowned and turned to her, confused. "You''re afraid of this worthless dog?" Natasha quickly shook her head and exined, "He''s just a spoiled brat from the Langley family. I''m not scared of him! But Mrs. Langley Senior is someone you don''t want to mess with, and the whole Langley family has serious power. I don''t want you getting in trouble because of me." Andrew''s expression remained cold as ice.
"How does the Langley familypare to the Knowles family here in Terror Town?" Natasha looked puzzled for a moment, then replied, "The Langley family definitely can''tpete with the Knowles family. They''re not even in the same league!" Andrew shrugged casually. "Well, there you go! I don''t even take the Knowles family seriously, so why would I worry about the Langleys?" With that, he delivered two brutal ps across Benjamin''s face The impacts turned Benjamin''s features into a swollen, bloody mess, and the searing pain felt like his skull might explode.
Too terrified to curse Andrew directly, Benjamin turned his ---- hatred toward Natasha instead. "You bitch, just wait! You and your lover boy hurt members of the Langley family... This is exactly how you killed Julian back then. Grandma will make sure you both pay for this!" Natasha''s anger red. "Benjamin, stop making false usations! You attacked first, so you brought this punishment on yourself." Benjamin''s face twisted into a cruel grin despite his injuries. " Punishment?
What gives this piece of trash the right to punish us?" Before he could say another word, Andrew kicked his skull with a sickening thud. Benjamin''s head snapped to the side and mmed into the ground, blood pooling around him. He was not dead, but he was barely hanging on. The other Langley family members watched in terror, realizing Andrew was not ying games. He was going straight for the kill. "Natasha, now that you''re with me, you don''t need to be afraid of anyone anymore," Andrew said, not even ncing at Benjamin''s nearly lifeless form.
"Remember this: whatever you can''t handle, you''ve got me backing you up. Otherwise, I wouldn''t deserve to be your boss." ---- Tears welled up in Natasha''s eyes as she nodded silently. " Darling, thank you. With those words alone, following you is worth everything." Andrew could tell that Natasha had some deep, painful history with the Langley family that she had been keeping secret. That would exin why she had been so submissive around them. After a moment''s hesitation, Andrew decided to ask directly.
" Natasha, what exactly are you so afraid of when ites to the Langley family?" This time, she didn''t hold back. Nodding through her tears, she confessed, "Before I met you... Actually, even earlier, I was forced to marry into the Langley family as a hostage. Back then, my family, the Vostokoffs, were just a minor n. The Langleys put unbearable pressure on us, and I was only 20 when I was forced to be Julian''s third woman. "But Julian was aplete degenerate who partied himself to. death pretty quickly.
The Langley family med everything on me after that, convinced that I was cursed and killed Julian just by marrying into their family."<style>
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