Chapter 43


    Pearl leaned against the wall outside the bathroom and tried to stay as far away from the smelly


    Tina as possible so that she would not smell it..


    Tina realized that she was lying on the toilet bowl. She frowned in disdain and


    subconsciously wanted to get up. However, the moment Tina moved, she was numb. She felt that


    her legs were no longer hers.


    “Ah…” Tina let out a low cry and lowered her eyes to look. She realized that her knees were swollen


    like bread, red and bruised.


    The pain was sobering.


    Some images began to rush into Tina’s mind.


    Tina pointed at Pearl andined.


    Pearlzily leaned against the door and watched Tina.


    Emily came up with the bodyguards to escort Tina back to her room.


    Tina was forced to kneel by the toilet.


    Furthermore, Tina was suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, with two men tending to her


    throughout. No matter how much she cried or begged, they refused to let her get up.


    Oh my god!


    Tina felt as if her entire world had copsed. So, she really knelt by the toilet bowl for the entire


    night?


    Tina could not help but look at Pearl. Her eyes were filled with deep indignation and fear.


    What kind of vicious and crazy woman would do such a thing?


    Pearl had slept wellst night and was in a good mood. She was in the mood to clean up Tina now.


    Pearl leaned against the wall calmly and waited for Tina to slowly get up from the ground.


    “It seems that you’ve regained your memory.”


    Pearl stretched her sleeves and said coldly, “Then you should remember how you offended mest


    night.”


    Offending her?


    Pearl dared to im that Tina had offended her?


    Tina touched her swollen knee, massaged her stiff neck, and looked at her crumpled dress. She felt


    that she was in a terrible state.


    Tina looked at the elegant and neat Pearl. Thisparison was really heartbreaking.


    Pearl seemed to be deliberately insulting Tina. She was also wearing blue today. She was wearing


    a light blue top and white straight pants. Her skin was so fair that it was eye- catching. For some


    reason, the picky blue looked so good on Pearl.


    Tina really wanted to roll up her sleeves and beat Pearl up, but she could not beat Pearl at


    all.


    Tina also wanted to spit on Pearl’s face, but she didn’t dare.


    In the past, when Pearl adored Tina very much, she did not think that Pearl was very powerful.


    However, now that the two of them had fallen out, Tina finally knew how ruthless Pearl was and how


    evil her methods were!


    “What do you want? Do you want me to apologize?”


    Tina’s eyes were filled with a fiery determination, and her entire demeanor exuded an aura of “don’t


    even think about it.”


    Pearl rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair and slender wrist. Pearl shook her head gently. “No.


    Compared to you apologizing against your conscience, I think physical punishment is more effective


    for you.”


    Pearl raised her beautiful eyelids and stuck her hands in her pockets. She looked indescribably


    casual and elegant.


    “I used to strongly disapprove of using punishment to make someone correct their


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    mistakes. I did indeed want to influence you with my words and actions, to change you.


    But sometimes, I found that it wasn’t effective. For someone like you, who is unrepentant, perhaps


    only punishment can help correct your misguided thoughts and ensure you no longer make


    mistakes.”


    Pearl said seriously, “Your parents divorced when you were young, and you didn’t learn well from


    your father. As your elder sister, from now on, you’re under my control.”


    Tina chuckled. “You want to educate me? What right do you have?”


    “Miss Pearl, it’s what you want.”


    Emily went upstairs at the right time. Tina nced at the thing in Emily’s hand and her eyes


    widened.


    “You came at the right time. Thank you, Emily.”


    Pearl reached out and took it. She raised the item in her hand at Tina. “Here, just this.”


    Tina looked at Pearl in disbelief with a shocked expression:


    Pearl had Emily prepare a small whip and established a set of one hundred family rules for Tina. If


    Tina broke any of these rules, she would be punished ording to the family rules.


    How Tina should be punished and how much she should be hit were clearly stated in the family


    rules.


    “You’re crazy!”


    Tina looked at the small whip, unable to fathom the pain it would inflict if used. “My parents never


    laid a hand on me from childhood to adulthood. Who do you think you are to hit me? What gives


    you the right?” she eximed.


    Pearl remainedposed. “I’ve said it before. If you want to stay with me, you must abide by my


    rules. The Woolery family has always been about discipline, from the youngest to the oldest. Your


    dad and Uncle Errol were both raised under my father’s guidance. They did as he instructed without


    question. It’s the same for you with me,’ she exined.


    Pearl asked the servants to ce the family rules on the headboard of Tina’s room and paste them


    on the wall.


    “There are a hundred family rules. With your intellect, I think two days should be enough.”


    Pearl said, “Two days from now, I’lle to check on your memorization progress. If you miss


    reciting even one rule, you’ll receive ash. If you recite a rule incorrectly, you’ll still get ash. And


    if you dare to utter profanity, you’ll be pped. If you’re not afraid of getting punished, not afraid of


    the pain, go ahead and give it a try.”


    Pearl instructed Emily, “Just likest night, have two people watch over her as she recites the family


    rules. If she doesn’t obey, give her some discipline.”


    When Pearl left and two men in ck came up, Tina was still in a daze.


    Three minutester, a shrill cry echoed throughout the vi. “Get up! Let me go! I don’t want to live


    here anymore! Pearl, you’re a demon!”


    At eight o’clock in the morning, Pearl left the Rose Garden on time and headed for the corporation’s


    headquarters.


    On the way, Pearl used her tablet to check thetest news, while multitasking by listening to the


    assistant to the CEO, Mason, reporting today’s schedule.


    “The horse ranch’s business license and safety quality certification have both been processed, and


    all necessary hardware equipment is ready. We’re currently working on thendscaping. Would you


    like to visit today?”


    Pearl nodded. “Sure. Make an appointment with Lucas and ask him if he is free. We will go take a


    visit together


    “Okay.” Mason agreed and immediately contacted Lucas. After receiving a reply, Mason covered


    the receiver and said to Pearl, “Ms. Woolery, Mr. Parker said that he’s already waiting for you


    downstairs.”


    Pearl frowned slightly. “He’s quite proactive. Then arrange the meeting until the afternoon. We’ll go


    to the horse ranch in the morning.”


    “Yes,” Mason said a few more words to Lucas and hung up.


    Pearl looked up information about the archaeological team in Laymein and asked Mason, “How are


    things going with Ralph and Errol?”


    “I was just about to report to you.”


    Mason fiddled with his phone and found a video. “This is the video taken by the person we sent.


    Please take a look.”


    The moment the video was turned on, there was amotion.


    Pearl raised her gaze, and what met her eyes were numerous unremarkable–lookingrge stones.


    They didn’t have any striking features and appeared simr to ordinary quarry stones, yet they were


    marked with prices, ranging from hundreds to thousands, even tens of thousands.


    The prospective buyers were all eager, their eyes filled with greed, shining brighter than the eyes of


    wolves in the night. They greedily stared at the stones, each one radiating a glint of desire, and their


    voices were constantly shouting out bids.


    “Cut it! Cut it! This piece must be good material!”


    The video was taken ndestinely, with the camera angled diagonally toward Ralph and Errol.


    However, the two of them werepletely engrossed in their surroundings and didn’t notice


    anyone was filming them.


    “Mr. Ralph and Mr. Errol have already bought a lot of stones and spent a lot of money, but they can’t


    stop at all. It’s as if they’ve been crazy.” Mason could not help but sigh.


    Pearl smiled faintly and said, “It’s quite normal. When they first got into antiques, they had the same


    behavior. Like stray dogs on the street finding meat, regardless of whether it’s good or bad, they’d


    grab it with their mouths.”


    Pearl’s eyes were filled with disdain. She remembered how her grandfather had scolded


    them back then.


    Pearl’s grandfather remarked, “You bastards, are you blind? You’re picking up a pile of junk and


    scrap metal to bring home? Not only are you blind in your eyes but also dumb in your heads, and


    you’re ying with antiques? Are you even worthy?”


    Pearl shook her head and said to Mason, “Let them be. I don’t have the time to deal with


    them yet. I will deal with the horse ranch first.”


    After the video was yed, they happened to arrive at Woolery Group.


    Pearl stepped out of the car and, with her high–heeled shoes echoing through the lobby, entered


    the corporate building. To her surprise, she saw two people sitting on a sofa in the lobby.


    Other than Lucas, there was another person.


    Pearl narrowed her eyes dangerously. Wasn’t this the annoying person who snatched the bowls


    from herst night?