Marina realized that no matter what she chose, she was trapped. That''s when she had tried to end her life again.


    Yvonne''s hands clenched into fists at her sides. She wanted nothing more than to beat George to a pulp.


    Inside the VIP room, the screaming finally subsided. Yvonne and Sandra pushed the door open and went in.


    Marina was lying on the bed, unconscious. Her face was gaunt and deathly pale. Lucien sat beside her, his head in his hands, looking utterly broken.


    "I watched the videos," he whispered, his shoulders shaking as tears streamed through his fingers. "All these years... she''s suffered so much. Why won''t he just leave her alone? Are people like us just disposable to him?”


    "The Spencers were dirt-poor farmers not too long ago," Yvonne said, her voice hard as steel. "George is no better than anyone else. No one has the right to trample on another person''s life and dignity."


    She looked directly at Lucien. "If Marina is brave enough to die, why isn''t she brave enough to fight for a way to live? Istra is not George''s personal kingdom. Thew will give you justice."


    Lucien looked up at her, stunned, as if her words had opened up a possibility he''d never considered.


    Yvonne didn''t say more. Seeing that Marina was stable for the moment, she and Sandra left.


    "Do you think they''ll go to the police?" Sandra asked as they walked toward the elevators.


    "They will," Yvonne said with certainty. "They were afraid of retaliation before. But now, they have nothing left to lose." She


    paused, get our


    The physical evidence hadn''t been enough to trigger a full investigation before But now with a human


    e to


    witness, they finally had a chance bring George down. This time, not even his powerful connections would be able to save him.


    Just as Yvonne had predicted, Lucien convinced Marina to go to the police. This time, she would not back down.


    The news that Marina was suing George Spencer for coercion sent shockwaves through the city.


    When Yvonne returned to the Spencer estate, she could hear George''s bellows from behind his study door.


    "That bitch! She must have a death wish, suing me! I''ll ruin her. I''ll leak those videos and let the whole world see what a slut she is on every man''s bed!"


    The sound of shattering porcin followed his roars.


    Teresa stood amidst the wreckage, wringing her hands. "George, thiswsuit is all over the news. What are we going to do? My father has already heard about it. He called and warned me to handle this immediately, or else.....”


    "Or else what? George snarled. "Will


    he disown me? Will he disown you?


    If your father hadn''t looked down on me and refused to support my business from the start, Nexus been


    Mecha wrould have be


    powerhouse by now! I wouldn''t have had to rely on these cheap women to get ahead!"


    He unleashed his fury on Teresa, who stood frozen, too shocked to speak.