Chapter 688


    “This woman caused your sister to go deaf, yet you’re protecting her? What in the world are you


    doing?” With a wave of Franklin’s hand, dozens of men in ck rushed forward and surrounded ir


    and Ashlyn.


    Livia walked in front of Ashlyn and raised thetter’s chin with her forefinger.


    With a cocky smile, she uttered, “Ms. Berry, you made my daughter go deaf, and you caused the death


    of my eldest daughter. Since this is the case… An eye for an eye, what say you? Lucas may not have


    the heart to even pluck a single strand of hair off your head, but not us.”


    “The whole world knows that I didn’t kill ire; it was Carmen.” Confronted by Livia, Ashlyn did not


    budge a single inch. Instead, she merely eyed Livia coldly.


    The middle-aged woman smiled as she gently caressed Ashlyn’s hair. In a hushed voice, she stated


    “So what? In my eyes, you’re the one who killed her, and you’re the one who made my little girl go


    deaf!”


    Sizing Ashlyn up as if she were an object, Livia questioned, “Ashlyn Berry, how do you n on paying


    the cost of your sin?”


    ir could not watch on any longer. As he grimaced, he remarked in a low voice, “Madam, someone


    else spiked Naomi’s drink!”


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    “But the drink was meant for Ashlyn! ir, you need to get your facts right. That drug was intended for


    Ashlyn, to begin with! Instead, your sister drank it, so isn’t it Ashlyn’s fault? Also, I’m your mother. Is


    this how you speak to your own mother? ir Nn, where are your manners?” remarked Livia in an


    icy tone.


    She hadpletely made use of her status as the madam of the Nn family.


    “You…” ir muttered in a raspy voice. His chest hurt from the rage burning inside him.


    You’re not my mother!


    “You can humiliate me, but please don’t humiliate Ashlyn. Madam, I beg of you…” Tears began to well


    up in ir’s eyes. He overcame the fear of speaking up against Franklin and Livia—something he was


    born with. It felt as though he was swallowing shards of ss as he spoke.


    “Get lost!” Livia pushed thenky young man away. Then she turned to the men in ck encircling


    Ashlyn and ordered, “Get her!”


    With a sneer, she hissed, “If I don’t teach this b*tch a lesson today, she’ll think that the Nn kids don’t


    have parents to protect them. Who is she to bully our children?”


    ir could feel his heart being torn to shreds. He never thought that the day woulde when Livia’s


    merciless tactics would cause him such great pain.


    Ashlyn is so nice to me and Naomi! Why is she twisting the truth?


    Such was the might of thedy of the Nn house.


    Not only was her status in the household well-established, but she also had the authority to do as she


    pleased in therger Nn family. This was all the more so when it came to the Nns’ experiment


    and research center, where she held an enormous amount of connections and power.


    Right now, even if the entire Nn family was not allowed to enter their research center overseas, she


    would not let the other Nn family members take advantage of the situation.


    ir experienced her prowess firsthand. I would never be able to train myself to be as cruel and


    heartless as this couple in my entire lifetime!


    “You…” ir muttered in a raspy voice. His chest hurt from the rage burning inside him.


    Regardless, even if he had to endure brutal punishment, he could not stand idly and watch as Ashlyn


    suffered.


    Just as the men in ck rushed toward Ashlyn, ir made a move.


    His skinny silhouette weaved through the crowd, and he utilized both his knuckles to forcefully punch


    two men in their backs.


    Bang!


    The two burly men in ck instantly flew and hit the wall at the other end of the corridor.


    All that could be heard were their pained wails.


    Seeing that, Franklin frowned. He eyed ir with a cold gaze like that of the devil’s.


    Thunderstruck, Livia stood rooted to the spot as she stared at the nimble young man.


    ir was quite surprised at the great strength that he possessed as well.


    Recently, he had been practicing the martial art skills that Ashlyn had taught him. After he got off work,


    he would go to Ashlyn’s training camp and practice for a while before heading home.


    It shocked him that he actually managed to improve so much within such a short time span.


    Franklin’s subordinates were all experts in martial art. After all, he did not allow those who worked for


    him to be idle even for a single minute.


    ncing at Ashlyn in disbelief, ir mumbled, “Ashlyn…”


    “ir, these people are just punching bags for you to toy around with now. They should be a piece of


    cake for you.” The beautiful woman stood just a few steps away from ir. She stared at him from a


    distance as if she were but an outsider.