"Shouldn''t you first ask what your son has done?” Noah turned to Mrs. White, his expression devoid of any warmth.


    Mrs. White stammered, "He... he just slipped up and called you brother-inw. Even though you and Karina are divorced, he''s still her brother, Nic''s uncle."


    Noah scoffed, "Nic''s uncle? Is he even worthy of the title?"


    With that, Noah pressed down again with his foot. Kevin let out another piercing scream, his face instantly losing all color as his eyes rolled back, looking like he was about to pass out.


    "Kevin."


    "Kevin." Mr. White, Mrs. White, and Karina were all frantic with worry.


    "Noah, whatever Kevin did wrong, for Nic''s sake, can''t you just spare him this once?" Karina pleaded.


    "He hired someone to run Nic over with a car. Do you really think I''d spare him?” Noah sneered, looking at Karina as if she were an idiot.


    Noah never needed a brilliant or capable wife, but Karina''s stupidity made him seriously question his own judgment.


    "What do you mean? Nic''s ident was just that—an ident. What does it have to do with Kevin?" Karina lookedpletely bewildered.


    Karina truly knew nothing. As much as she sided with her family, she would never gamble with her own daughter''s life.


    But when Mr. and Mrs. White heard this, their eyes filled with guilt, darting around nervously.


    Noah was determined to send Nic abroad.


    Nic was the Whites'' pawn to control Noah; they would never let her leave the country. After discussing it, Mr. White, Mrs. White, and Kevin decided to stage a car ident to keep Nic in Istra.


    They thought their n was wless, never expecting Noah to uncover it so quickly.


    “Mom, Dad... you... Nic''s ident... did you really do it?" Karina wasn''t clever, but after living with her parents for nearly thirty years, she knew them well.


    Mr. and Mrs. White''s eyes were filled with panic, a clear sign of a guilty conscience.


    "Mom! Dad! How could you! Nic is your own granddaughter!" Karina yelled in anger.


    "Why are you shouting at us! That little girl is fine, isn''t she? Who do you think we did this for? It was to keep you in the country. If you get kicked out, Noah will forget all about Nic. Once that bitch Cynthia Scott has a baby do you think that useless girl of yours will get any inheritance..."


    Mrs. White snapped, exasperated.


    However, before Mrs. White could finish, Kevin let out another horrifying scream.


    Noah applied more pressure, and Kevin''s hand was reduced to a mangled mess of bone and flesh, and the sheer agony of it sent him spiraling into unconsciousness.


    "Kevin, Kevin!" Mrs. White cried, rushing to his side. “Kevin, wake up! Don''t scare your mother!"


    "Kevin!" Karina, on the verge of tears, turned to Noah. "My parents were just desperate. They went too far, but they only did it because they love us! Nic broke her leg, and now you''ve broken Kevin''s hand, you should be even. Let him go, we need to get him to a hospital."


    “A hospital? The only ce he''s going is to prison.” Noah finally lifted his foot and gestured to the bodyguards.


    The bodyguards immediately lifted the unconscious Kevin and began dragging him out of the vi.