Anya flexed her finger as she went around Gabriel who was in disbelief rather than in pain. "Gabriel Sallow, I have imagined this day for years." Imagined catching the man who tried to kill Alvin but she didn't have any evidence or proof or a clue to find him.
She grabbed his collar and pulled him up. His face was bruised and he was breathing heavily. She also couldn't believe he was the same person who had given her nightmares, which made her frightened to step out of the house, afraid of finding Alvin dead.
It had never come to her mind the ones closest to the Matthews family could do that. Only if she knew how the Matthews family treated Alvin.
Would she have tried to look into their family to find Gabriel?
She didn't have an answer for that.
Anya snickered when Gabriel's fierce glared at her. Egoistic men don't learn easily. Was he thinking she would cower in fear? Hard luck.
"It must have been entertaining to hear me beg you. No?" She could still remember the laughter that creeps under her skin.
Gabriel's eyes widened recalling the day he had frightened her through video call. Was she there because of it? He didn't tell Casper about this incident. Casper would rip him apart. "I-It wasn't me." He stuttered.
Anya chuckled hearing him confess when she didn't even mention the incident but a small part of it. "Now, it's my turn to laugh. Fair chance."
Stepping away, she signaled him to attack, just to snap him down to the floor more brutally with another bruise on his face.
Gabriel couldn't believe he was being taken down by a mere woman. He was living a luxurious life by just following Gianna's instructions once a new moon.
Why did it change so suddenly? He groaned on the floor holding his face.
"Oh… I forgot to wrap my face…" She sounded a bit shocked. Helpless, naive, clueless, bumpkin. That's what they thought of her. Now she made him all of it. She sneered, "Guess what? I am not you, coward."
Wasn't Gianna saying Alvin fancied an ugly fat woman?
Anya might not be the prettiest girl but she was definitely not an ugly fat woman. She was stronger and more daring. The oppressing air around her was suffocating. They didn't even dare to interfere, afraid of being beaten like Gabriel who ended up battered, half-conscious on the floor.
Anya breathed out after breaking some bones. Her parents taught her never to hurt even an ant while she grew up. However, her training taught her whole different things.
Every person is different and most of them don't listen to you if you treat them well. One might be emotional, fearful, greedy, egoistic, or anything. She has to choose the right method. The suitable method for Gabriel Sallow was violence and pain because words don't reach his head.
Anya will be a good lady raised by her parents until the pests like him appear and forces her to be Officer Owen who could use every method including brute force.
Anya sat on the arm of the couch and unrolled the hand wrap that had stains of blood. Her eyes swept over the people who were staring at her and settled on Gabriel. "Look, your family failed to teach you and they forgot that you are a part of the family too." She taunted the sallow family that was breaking apart in a crisis.
Anya did stop them, how could they just watch? Speaking of watching… Anya picked up her sunglasses and wristwatch as she stood up and approached Nathaniel Sallow.
Was he thinking of himself as smart but to record a video of her?
Did he plan to blackmail Matthews and Alvin with it?
Tsk. In the world of technology, secret service members are always a step ahead. Before doing something like this, wouldn't she think of possibilities and reactions to her actions? Well, she had thought of hundreds of consequences.
Nathaniel shoved his mobile into his pants pocket and pretended to be harmless. His heart shuddered as she neared. He stopped himself from stepping back and looking at her steely gray eyes and cold smile.
He swallowed hard when he met her gaze. She was like a ferocious wild cat/tigress looking like a harmless kitten. You won't notice her in the crowd. But if you provoke her, she will control you like a predator trapping its prey.
Anya wore her sunglasses and crossed her arms facing the tall man. "CEO Sallow, I don't have time to flex my talent but… Why don't you check your mobile gallery? She probed sarcastically.
Nathaniel's expression changed. He fished his mobile and opened the gallery, recycle bin and everywhere but the video wasn't there. It was like he never recorded anything.
Anya peeked at his mobile screen to get his attention and looked at his face, "Ohhh… Did you forget to click on the record?" She rolled her eyes.
They were already on the brink, yet they wanted the material to blackmail them. Because going to the cops wouldn't get them what they wanted.
Nathaniel: "..."
He clearly remembers pressing on record, so he couldn't get it as the video wasn't there. How could Anya know about it so clearly?
What did she do?
Stepping away, Anya pulled her sleeves to check the time on her wristwatch. "Why is she taking so much time?" Anya muttered to herself.
Before she could finish her words, they heard a car halt outside. Soon a pair of heels and the noise of boots reached their ears. Gianna stepped inside the mansion and her eyes fell on Anya. Rage and hatred bubbled in her nerves.
To fuel it, Anya flashed her a smile, "Mother-in-law." She greeted sarcastically, "I was waiting for you."
'Waiting for me?' Gianna's eyes widened when she discerned that Casper didn't send her to meet her parents. Anya brought her to the Sallow family.
Gianna glared at Anya, itching to storm towards her and slap that smile off her face. Nevertheless, the groaning of a man distracted her attention She gasped when she identified the man who was curled up on the floor. "Gabriel!!?" He was the most beloved little brother of Gianna.
She ran towards Gabriel with her bodyguards following her closely. Gianna crouched down r and gasped looking at the bruised face. Gabriel hadn't even recovered from Casper's autocracy, Anya made it worse. "Gabriel, what…"
Does she have to ask a question to know who did that to him?
Clenching her teeth, Gianna stood up and flung her hand at Anya. Very much confident that her bodyguard wouldn't let Anya hurt her.
Anya grabbed Gianna's wrist and forced her palm to pat her shoulder as if proud of Anya, "Mother-in-law, did you like my gift so much?"
Gianna: "..."
If others didn't see Gianna's struggling face, they would have believed Anya's words. Gianna's bodyguards looked at each other. They were instructed not to hurt this woman physically. So they tried to threaten her, "Ms. Owen, don't force us to take you down. Let go of Madam Matthews."
Anya ignored the massive bodyguards and held Gianna's arms. Forcing her to sit, "Mother-in-law, I told you, no more violence." She reminded Gianna.
Gianna had ugly frowns hearing say 'no more violence.' Then who the hell thrashed her little brother?
Straightening her back, Anya reasoned her words. "Mother-in-law, did you ever hit Alvin?" She answered her question. "No." She added another question. "Did you ever hit me? No." Anya shrugged her shoulders.
Gianna hissed in annoyance watching Anya put on an innocent face. She jerked up and her voice hardened, "What nonsense are you speaking?" She snapped at Anya, "I won't let…"
"Shhh…" Anya held Gianna's shoulders and pressed her back on the couch. "Mother-in-law, relax. I won't do anything to you. I promise."
The Sallow family and the bodyguards watched them. Anya was indeed not hurting Gianna. She was trying to speak. But whatever she was saying was making no sense to them.
Anya continued, "Mother-in-law, didn't you sit and enjoy all these years? Please do the same thing. It's my sincere request." She meant every word she uttered.
Sit and enjoy?
Will she and Alvin stop troubling them after this?
Everyone was more confused by Anya's words. None of them discerned what she was trying to say or do.
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