Someone sneakily took out a phone to call for help, but there was no phone signal at all!
The Harpers were one of the big four, and they weren't averse to using shady methods. As such, they had connections on both sides of the law.
Once childhood playmates, they had grown into cunning and self-serving individuals. How could they not be afraid?
"I know what you are afraid of. But fear not, Lauren won't walk out of here alive tonight." Betty smirked haughtily and stared at Lauren with a crazed glint in her eyes. "We're all in this together. No one will ever know what happens to her tonight."
Although Betty's words held a twisted truth, the men remained hesitant.
The first person who walked toward Lauren was fired up.
"Hah! You're all so high and mighty in your own domain, but when you're needed the most, you can't even get your limp dick to stand up!" Zoe sneered as her provoking gaze landed on Freddy.
After being continuously humiliated by the Taylors, the Becketts, and his own father, he was on the verge of exploding. Besides, as the two families tried to bring him and Lauren together, he began to harbor secret feelings for Lauren.
At the Schmidt family's banquet, his heartstrings were stirred after seeing Lauren being protected and cherished so dearly by Landon.
After becoming her fiancé, his feelings of possessiveness grew and grew. A twisted excitement coursed through Freddy as he stalked toward the motionless Lauren. Reaching her, he roughly unbound her ankles, a cruel prelude to his intended violation.
The men in the blue suit and white sports attire couldn't tear their eyes away, their lust burning hot as unspeakable thoughts filled their minds.
But Lauren remained expressionless. Her eyes were vacant, devoid of any spark.
Freddy ran his fingers through her hair and yanked it suddenly, forcing her to arch her neck toward him and look straight into his eyes.
"Lauren, we're finally spending our first night together. Don't worry. I will make sure you feel good..."
As he succumbed to his desires, Freddy pressed his bruised lips against Lauren's torn, bloodied ones, barely encountering any resistance as he forced her mouth open.
The sweetness and softness overwhelmed him-he could no longer restrain himself.
That damned Landon had been keeping such a delectable treat hidden all this while!
His other hand fumbled at his pants, frantically unzipping it to release his straining member. Zoe was initially prepared to watch her lover being intimate with the woman she hated the most, but at that point, she couldn't hold back her jealousy.
Gnashing her teeth, she held up Lauren's beloved teddy bear. Her brow quirked as she waved the teddy bear at Lauren. The next second, she ripped off its head and stomped mercilessly on it.
"Haha! Good job! I've always hated looking at that ugly thing!" Betty clapped and cheered.
Lauren's eyes widened as hateful tears rolled down her cheeks.
Freddy's blood-curdling scream pierced the air as he recoiled in agony, his hand clamping over his mouth as he scrambled to his feet.
Rivulets of sweat dripped from his head as he moaned inaudibly, bright, red blood seeping between his fingers.
Lauren's chest heaved as she stared at Zoe like a ferocious beast. She spat onto the ground viciously.
When they saw the red lump on the ground, everyone took a step back in horror.
It was half of Freddy's tongue!
Zoe and Betty stood frozen in shock, unable to comprehend how their destruction of a mere toy had awakened such a ferocious reaction from Lauren.
With trembling legs, Lauren rose to her feet, her lips smeared with blood as she lunged toward Zoe.
"Ah! My ear!"
Zoe was slammed into the wall as Lauren bit hard on her ear. The excruciating pain made her screech like a pig being led to the slaughter.