Chapter 397


    Karen maintained eye contact with Duncan as she lifted him up with one hand, her face was still


    impassive. Exerting a bit of force, the sound of bones crunching was heard.


    "Ah! Dad! She''s going to kill me!" Duncan wailed. He was scared out of his wits. For the first time,


    he felt death was knocking on his front door.


    He tried to struggle out of Karen''s grip but to no avail. He was terrified.


    "Please don''t kill me, Auntie. I''m sorry, alright? I''ll admit to my wrong-doings. Please don''t kill me,"


    Duncan continued to plead, his heart filled with panic and horror.


    Karen merely red at him and patronized, "Oh, so now I''m your ''Auntie''? I thought you forgot that


    we were rted! How dare you even think about killing your own cousin!"


    "I know, I''m sorry. I really am. Please forgive me," Duncan begged desperately.


    At this moment, he knew Karen had bested him.


    "Karen, don''t make me repeat myself! Let go of Duncan this instant!" Brayden''s deep voice echoed


    through the phone loudly.


    His heart ached as he heard Duncan''s painful struggle over the phone. "How could her useless son


    compare to Duncan? She will pay for this!" he swore in his mind.


    "Dad, she''s going to kill me!" Duncan repeated. He was genuinely scared out of his mind.


    Watching the scene unfold, Yvette had been frightened by it as well. An enraged Karen was simply


    terrifying.


    When she had tried to poison Karenst time, she remembered that Karen had not been this angry.


    But watching her threaten Duncan now, Yvette witnessed exactly how merciless Karen could be if


    she was truly angered.


    "Karen, do you hear me? If you kill my son, I swear I''ll kill everyone you love. I''ll have your man


    killed today, your son killed tomorrow, and then I''ll kill you myself the day after! Don''t you dare test


    me! I''m giving you a chance right now. Take it or suffer the consequences!" Brayden burst out in a fit


    of anger.


    "Save your breath. I don''t care, I''m going to end him today, once and for all!" Karen dered. She


    started to squeeze hard on Duncan''s neck. A loud crack could be heard as she did.


    "Dad," Duncan moaned in pain. He was helpless.


    "Karen, you forced me!" Brayden uttered menacingly in fury.


    "It''s you! I''ve told you countless times! Don''t mess with my son. Don''t mess with me. I''ve given you


    the opportunity to avoid all this, but you didn''t take it! It''s your own bloody fault!" Karen''s eyes were


    blood-red as she yelled.


    "I''ll kill your man. I''ll have him tortured to death. The same goes for Chuck! I''ll break his bones one


    by one and watch him slowly wither away..." Brayden roared out.


    "Ah!" Duncan suddenly let out a painful scream.


    "Duncan!" Brayden yelled in both anger and distress.


    Karen had gotten her feelings under control. She was surprised to realize that she had not yet killed


    Duncan. However, just as that thought crossed her mind, Yvette ran towards them with a dagger in


    hand and pierced Duncan''s heart.


    Chuck was stunned by that. Wi looked on in astonishment.


    "Yvette Jordan, Yvette..." Duncan recited her name as he slowly passed out. He was on the verge


    of death now. He did not expect himself to die at the hands of a woman he fancied.


    "Who is that?! Duncan?" Brayden asked helplessly.


    "Chuck is my husband. If you want to kill him, it''ll be over my dead body!" Yvette spoke with red-


    rimmed eyes. Having heard Brayden''s threat to torture Chuck to death, she couldn''t help herself


    from attacking Duncan.


    She had taken her dagger out just like that and stabbed Duncan fiercely.


    "Yvette, you killed my son?!" Brayden screeched through the phone.


    "Yes, I did. I killed him. So if you want to torture anyone, torture me. Don''t hurt Chuck," Yvette said


    calmly as she pulled the dagger out of Duncan''s body. With a loud cry, Duncan let out his final


    breath. He could no longer prop his head up.


    Yvette had stabbed him to death.


    Karen took another look at Yvette and loosened her grip. Duncan fell to the floor as an expression


    of undisguised surprise took over Karen''s features.


    "You better watch out, Yvette Jordan! I swear I''ll find you, torture you, and then kill you! And Karen,


    I''m disowning you from the family! You are no longer my sister! I''ll have you and your whole family


    killed, you hear me?!" Brayden howled through the phone in anger and devastation.


    "Crack!" The phone was destroyed with a crunch.N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.


    "Then,e find me!" Yvette said as she stomped on the phone, breaking it. The call was


    disconnected.


    Chuck was shocked and thought helplessly, "What did Yvette just do? Why did she drag herself into


    the mess?"


    It was quiet for a while. Chuck, Karen, and Wi were all just staring at Yvette.


    None of them had expected her to kill Duncan.


    Karen was the most surprised. Yvette had killed without fear. What was more, the cruelty she saw in


    Yvette''s eyes was so much more vicious than herself could ever muster. If given enough time,


    Yvette could potentially surpass her.


    Karen looked at Chuck at that moment and contemted. "Now, the biggest obstacle between


    Chuck and Yvette is me," she thought.


    ......


    Meanwhile, there was a middle-aged man in a mansion somewhere in the United States. The man


    was dressed in a suit and looked about fifty years old. He had his hand raised and smacked it hard


    against the table in anger. The table was broken into pieces instantly.


    "I want all of you go to hell!" the middle-aged man, Brayden, swore loudly.


    "Guards!" he demanded.


    "Master!" A beautiful woman came over and answered him with a bow, asking, "Master, what can I


    do for you?"


    "Return to our home country this instant. Have Duncan''s body brought back to me!" Brayden


    demanded with red eyes. He was both upset and angry. His son was killed.


    "What? Young Master..." The woman was shocked at the news. "Young Master died? Who killed


    him?" she wondered, feeling terrified.


    "Bring his body back now! Go!" He yelled.


    "Yes, Master. Do you need me to avenge Young Master?" the woman asked solemnly.


    "I''ll do it myself! Go get me all the information you can on a man named Chuck Cannon. Have


    everyone associated with him found!" Brayden further ordered.


    "Yes, Master. I''ll get right to it!" the woman said and promptly left. As she walked out of the room,


    she wondered in horror. This was terrible news. She couldn''t believe that someone out there had


    the guts to kill the Young Master. What was going on?


    If Master hadn''t told her this in person, she absolutely would not have believed it!


    After she left the room, she started her journey to collect Duncan''s body instantly.


    Brayden was filled with grief. "Duncan, rest in peace. Don''t worry, I swear I''ll avenge your death!" he


    swore in indignation.


    ......


    Meanwhile, Karen came out of the vi with Chuck, followed by Wi and Yvette.


    Everyone got on the helicopter with Wi as their pilot. She had instructed someone to clean up the


    mess on the scene before taking off.


    "Mom, are you okay?" Chuck asked. He felt that Karen must have been under a lot of pressure just


    now. After all, Duncan was her nephew.


    "I''m alright," Karen said with a sigh. She was feeling a little upset for Chuck having been disgraced


    like that just now.


    "When I was in college with your father, he was a gentleman and very handsome. When I was with


    him, he never mentioned anything about his family. But I believed in him, and I still do. He is not like


    what your uncle said just now. Your father is powerful, just in other aspects," Karen started to


    exin.


    She had to get this out. She was worried that Chuck would overthink and think his father was


    useless just as Brayden had said.


    That would not be good.


    Chuck understood that his father was poor. He was lucky to have caught himself a beautiful, rich


    woman like Karen. However, he didn''t expect his father to possess any other good qualities. But his


    mother implied otherwise.


    "You can''t say such things about your father, they aren''t true. He''s not poor," Karen said solemnly.


    Chuck felt at ease at that. However, the thought of Brayden''s threat of revenge crossed his mind at


    that moment. "How will such a person retaliate against me?" he wondered. The endless possibilities


    made him shiver in fear.


    "Don''t worry, Chuck. You are my son. No one would even think to kill you," Karen reassured him.


    She was ready to return to the United States soon.


    Chuck was worried that he would not have much time left.


    If he couldn''t strengthen up in time, he would definitely die if he was faced with Brayden. His chance


    of survival was slim unless Karen was by his side.


    However, how was that possible?


    The helicopter eventuallynded on the rooftop of Hotel Luna. Chuck proceeded to walk downstairs


    with Yvette as they got out of the helicopter. He really wanted to hold her in his arms. Yvette''s


    actions just now had touched him.


    Chuck held Yvette in an embrace. She did not resist it. She also did not regret what she did. She


    would do it again and a million times over if anyone dared threaten Chuck like that again.


    When Wi saw them together, she felt a little disappointed.


    Karen was experienced in such matters and caught onto Wi''s expression. She thought, "Has


    Wi fallen in love with Chucky?"


    At this thought, Karen was delighted. "When did this happen?" she wondered. She remembered


    that Wi did not have feelings for him previously.


    But did Chucky know? Probably not.


    "Wi, I have to get back tonight. As for Chucky''s safety, I''ll leave that to you," Karen said as she


    had to get back to the States. She had to find Brayden and face him head-on.


    She also had to face her family in court. They were all part of the Lee family, after all, killing her own


    family members was not eptable.


    Karen had to settle it all.


    "I''ll keep him safe, I promise," Wi said. She would definitely protect him. That was the whole


    reason why she was here in the first ce. ck Rose was still atrge.


    "Sister Karen..." Wi started to say but stopped herself mid-thought.


    "Just call me Auntie," Karen said meaningfully.


    Wi bit her lip at that and continued asking, "Auntie Karen, you''ll have to face all members of the


    Lee family when you go back this time, won''t you?"


    This was what Wi was worried about. No matter how powerful Karen was, they were her elders


    and had more experience than she did.


    That was a fact.


    "Yes, but there''s nothing to be afraid of. I haven''t done anything wrong," Karen reassured.