Chapter 273 You Don’t Deserve Any Mercy


    “At your age, you don’t even know if you will live to see tomorrow. What if something crucial for the fate of the Larkin family falls


    into the wrong hands? | am your daughter-inw and the mother of your grandson. Can’t you trust me?”


    “Get out! Leave!” Hans’s words echoed as he forcefully banged his cane on the ground. “I don’t want to see you at Beverley


    Manor ever again! Rita, you can try as hard as you want, but I''ll never give you what you desire!”


    Being frail, Hans could not sustain such strong emotions, and Fernando quickly rushed into the gazebo. Maia, sensing the tense


    situation, quickly followed.


    Fernando, despite his inner anger, had to remain civil to Rita. He could only politely say, “Ms. Rita, Mr Hans’s health is not what it


    used to be. Why did you upset him so much? Please leave.”N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    Rita, determined to get what she wanted, was not about to leave without it.


    “Maia, speak some sense into him. This old man has been stuck in Beverley Manor for so long that he has lost touch with reality.


    As Cedric’s mother, | am now the head of the Larkin family. | deserve my due! I’m not leaving until | get what | want!”


    Maia found itughable. She finally understood why Rita had invited her to Beverley Manor today.


    Firstly, Hans was genuinely fond of her. He treated her like a real daughter or a


    granddaughter. Rita brought Maia along to leverage on her closeness to Hans, hoping that he would lower his guard andy the


    groundwork for what she wanted.


    Secondly, Rita believed that Maia, with her lost memories and submissive demeanor, could be a persuasive mediator to


    convince Hans to hand over the desired items.


    Furthermore, this was an assertion of dominance. Rita was showing Maia that Hans no longer


    held sway in the Larkin family.


    Maia remained silent, and the atmosphere became somber. She saw the uncontroble anger in Hans and felt a twinge of pity


    for him. In the next moment, Maia picked up the tea cup on


    the marble table and handed it to Rita.


    “It''s not good to be so hot-tempered. Mother, have a sip of tea to calm down,” Maia said with a smile as she handed the tea cup


    to Rita. “We are family. There’s no need to argue so harshly. Let’s sit down and discuss things together.”


    Maia’s voice was gentle andcked any aggression. Rita unthinkingly epted the tea cup from Maia, and took a sip. However,


    as the tea entered her mouth, a salty taste quickly spread, causing Rita’s expression to change drastically. She immediately spat


    it out.


    “Mother, what’s wrong?” Maia said, looking concerned.


    The awful taste of the tea left Rita speechless for a moment..


    “Maia Burgess, what did you put in this tea?!” Rita stared at Maia and shouted loudly.


    “Mother, | didn’t put anything in the tea... Is something wrong?” Maia continued to feign ignorance.


    Rita’s perplexed expression suddenly made the previously angry Hans burst intoughter, instantly improving his mood.


    “Maia, you little vixen! How dare you put salt in the tea! I’ll skin you alive!” Rita’s words made Hans’s expression somewhat


    anxious, fearing she might harm Maia.


    “Fernando.”


    Just as he was about to ask Fernando to step in, Rita had already rushed towards Maia. Maia dodged and Rita failed to grab her.


    As Rita turned to try to catch Maia again, Maia reached out and grabbed her hair!


    “Maia Burgess, what are you doing? Let go! Let go, | said!” Rita immediately started screaming.


    “Do you even know what you’re doing right now? This is outrageous. If you dare to treat me like this, believe me...”


    Before Rita could finish her sentence, Maia pressed her head into a nearby pond.


    “Since the tea was so salty, you should drink some water.” Maia held Rita’s head down for a


    few seconds, then pulled her out, only to press her back in!


    “Maia... Maia Burgess... What are you doing!”


    Rita choked on some water, and her speech became incoherent. The imposing demeanor she had disyed earlier had


    completely disappeared, and she resembled nothing more than a wet dog.


    Maia smiled and answered Rita’s question, “What am | doing? Mother, can’t you understand? I’m helping you, right? I’m helping


    you to rinse the salt from your mouth, and your foul words along with it. It''s a two—in—one solution. You don’t have to thank me,


    I''m just doing my duty.”


    Maia continued holding Rita down. The anger within her was burning fiercely; this was just the beginning.


    “Have you... have you regained your memory?” Rita was no fool and quickly figured it out.


    “| never lost my memory, Rita. Do you know who locked you in the restaurant restroom? Do


    you confess that someone from the Larkin family had assaulted Zera?”


    Upon hearing Maia’s words, Rita instantly realized the truth, and her expression became extremely ugly.


    “Don''t worry, sending you straight to prison is too easy. The reckoning between us isn’t over yet. Do you remember how you


    used to treat me?” As Maia finished speaking, she grabbed Rita’s hair and yanked her up, looking at her disheveled face.


    “Maia Burgess, | should have killed you back then. | should have killed you!” Maia stared at Rita with a fierce expression, a faint


    coldness in her beautiful but chilling demeanor.


    “Don''t worry, | won’t act out of misced kindness. Someone like you doesn’t deserve any mercy!” Maia smiled, resembling a


    bloodthirsty red rose, beautiful yet intimidating. “Trying to take advantage of grandpa, huh? I’ll make you pay for that!”


    Before Rita could respond, Maia plunged her into the pond again. Maia and Rita were not too far from the gazebo, and their


    conversation was heard by Hans and Fernando. With


    Fernando''s support, Hans walked to the edge of the pond...