Torn Between Love and Hate
Chapter 97

Chapter 97 Deborah Pierced Her Lower Abdomen

When Joseph said that he wanted to take her away, Deborah was stunned for a moment.

But soon, she reacted.

Joseph had always liked to use her to make Ashton angry. He treated her like a toy, and he had done this

several times.

He had a good time, but every time she was the one who endured Ashton's anger in the end. She was the only

one who got hurt.

Ashton was so angry that he punched Joseph hard. "Joseph, are you tired of living? Do you think you can

bring anything serious to me with your stupid tricks?"

He punched Joseph with his fist, and Joseph immediately blocked it with one hand, while still holding

Deborah with the other hand.

Deborah didn't doubt that Ashton's fist would hit her when he was furious.

She didn't want to act with Joseph, so she stretched out her hand to push Joseph's hand away from her.

Joseph seemed to be taken aback for a moment, wanting to look back at her.

Ashton took the opportunity and punched Joseph in the face.

Joseph couldn't control himself and took two steps back. After a very brief moment of stupefaction, he quickly swung his fist to fight back. Deborah planned to go in directly. Anyway, she couldn't run away. Compared with expecting Joseph to take

her away, she would more like to pray.

When she was just walking towards the front yard, she vaguely heard sirens.

Ashton's villa was located remotely. No one else would know about the dispute between him and Joseph here.

Now that the police came, most likely Ashton or Joseph called them in advance.

Deborah suddenly remembered that on the way back, she glanced at Ashton's computer screen.

It seemed that he had sent a message to someone, and she glanced at it at that time. She seemed to see

"Officer Lamb" or something.

Joseph was obviously surprised when he heard sirens.

He quickly sneered at Ashton. "Are you cowardly? Do you have to call the police for such a small matter? Are you afraid that Deborah will go with me?" Ashton looked at him and sneered. "I want you to realize the reality."

The police car quickly arrived in front of them and stopped.

It wasn't just the police car that came. Three black cars followed it closely behind.

The scene was not ordinary.

Ashton smiled. "On the way back, I watched the surveillance and knew that you were coming. So, I invited more guests."

Vance and another policeman got out of the front police car.

More people got out of the three cars behind.

They were Gerald, Joseph's father, Robert, Joseph's grandfather, and a group of bodyguards in black.

The last one to get out of the car was a man in his thirties. He wore a pair of glasses, dressed meticulously, and looked gentle.

He was helped out of the car by a bodyguard and sat in a wheelchair with a blanket covering his legs.

Deborah quickly thought of something. She heard that Joseph had hit and broken his half-brother's legs to enter the Black family. The man was probably Joseph's half-brother.

Sure enough, the man pushed the wheelchair towards Joseph and gently stopped Gerald and Robert who were about to beat Joseph.

"Grandpa, dad, calm down. Joseph is still young, impulsive, and ignorant. Let's talk about it when we go back home. There are so many people here. We should not make him look bad." Gerald didn't care so much. He approached Joseph with a long face and hit Joseph's arm with a cue in his

hand.

"Bastard! What are you doing? Are you crazy?"

He raised the cue and wanted to hit Joseph again. But Joseph stretched out his hand to hold the cue. "Stay out of this. It's none of your business."

Gerald was furious. "I know I was sorry for you and your mother back then, so I have allowed you to do whatever you want all these years. But you are getting more and more presumptuous now, and the Black family will not allow you to act like this!

"If you insist on going your own way, I will let your brother go to the company tomorrow. Don't think that you have gotten your footing in the Black Group. The company was founded by your grandpa and me. Even in a few decades or a hundred years, I can get you out of the company!"

Joseph sneered and looked at his elder brother. "Just do it. I don't want your things."

Shawn was terrified, approached anxiously, and reminded Joseph in a low voice, "Sir, calm down. You have gotten through a lot in these years."

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It was the first time that Gerald got so angry that he said that he wanted to let Joseph's brother company. He must have been extremely disappointed, and he wasn't just saying it. Joseph managed to get to where he was today to avenge his mother.

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Now Wayne was still at large. If Joseph's power was gone, everything would be back to the original point.

Joseph didn't say anything, and his face was tense.

After a while, he looked at Deborah. "Do you want to trust me and go with me?"

Deborah looked at him calmly. "Why should I believe you?"

She dreamed of being saved by someone capable and willing to take her away from Ashton.

She had counted on Zayne before and even went with him desperately.

As a result, in just two days, the Gaige family was tossed into a mess, and Zayne fell to where he was today.

Who else could she dare to count on?

What about Joseph? Joseph made it very clear from the beginning that he wanted to use Deborah to deal with

Ashton.

Both Joseph and Deborah knew it very well.

Joseph suddenly said, "In fact, Alyssa..."

Deborah just looked at him like that. Joseph was silent for a while and gave up. "Forget it. I don't have good

intentions, so I won't make you get into trouble."

For some reason, Deborah felt a little disappointed.

She didn't know why. She obviously didn't want to count on him.

She knew early that Joseph, like Ashton, was not a good person.

But she couldn't figure it out. When Joseph said "Forget it", she was suddenly a little disappointed.

Vance did not expect the matter to be resolved so smoothly.

He made a formal statement, "Mr. Black, Mrs. Mullen is Mr. Mullen's wife. Your behavior tonight is very inappropriate. You should mind your behavior next time." Joseph didn't speak anymore, got into the car, and drove away directly.

Gerald politely apologized to Ashton, "Mr. Mullen, I'm sorry that my son caused trouble to you tonight."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Deborah. His eyes were a little gloomy. Then, he turned around and left with a group of people.

The lively scene disappeared.

A row of cars drove away. Deborah stood there watching this as if it was an illusion.

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Ashton reached out to pull her to his side. He sneered, turned around, and strode inside.

Joseph was a little too impulsive tonight, which made Ashton feel extremely unhappy and more and more

uneasy.

He was not himself. After taking Deborah back to the bedroom, he touched her belly expectantly.

Deborah didn't like him to touch her, so he didn't bother her too much. He got up and went into the

bathroom.

After taking a quick shower, he went out. He saw Deborah lying on her side on the sofa as if she was asleep.

He approached and seemed to smell blood in the air.

Ashton's eyes suddenly sank, and he suddenly realized something was wrong.

He lowered his gaze and suddenly saw Deborah weakly holding the handle of the knife in her hand.

The tip of the fruit knife had been hidden in her belly.

The smell of blood came from the blood that quickly slid down her lower abdomen.

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