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Things happening when one least expects them was one of the many beautiful mysteries of life, or maybe it would be more appropriate to call it a great horror in Narcissa's case.
In all these years of her ongoing 'feud' with her husband, not once had he ever dared step foot in her family home. But today, not only did he do exactly that, but he even dared to grab her neck!
Narcissa couldn't even curse at her madman of an ex-husband as she struggled for air. Unfortunately, not only did her struggle not arouse any pity in Gildroy's heart, but it even seemed to make his killing intent stronger.
Although he had managed to sneak in here without anyone being the wiser, the longer this woman stayed alive, the higher the chance of him being caught.
Of course, even if he managed to do everything flawlessly, it wouldn't be enough to clear him of suspicions. But being caught red handed and being accused of something no one had any proof of were two entirely different circumstances.
Gildroy was confident that as long as he managed to kill this woman today, the most he and his family would have to suffer would be getting excommunicated by the clan.
And at this point, was that even a bad thing?
Not only would the root of all their troubles be gone, but he and his family would even be able to jump out of this sinking ship with ease!
"Fucking die already, you bitch! Quickly, die quickly you worthless garbage!"
He slammed the woman's head against the wall a few more times while tightening his grip, but it was still far from enough to knock her out.
Even though she was no longer in her prime, Noelle's mother was still able to soon mobilize enough of her strength to kick her husband hard enough in the shin to force him to let her go, though most of it could only be attributed to desperation.
Narcissa quickly choked in a mouthful of air as she clutched at her deeply bruised neck while stumbling away from her cursing ex-husband.
She didn't even have the time to scream for help before the infuriated man jumped on her again.
A muffled bang seemed to echo directly through her head as pain exploded from her ribs, and it was only when her back slammed against the sofa that Narcissa realize that she had been kicked hard enough to shatter almost the entirety of her right ribcage.
She almost couldn't believe that she was still alive.
But unfortunately for her bastard of an ex-husband, with the impact being partially cushioned by the sofa and the distance opened between the after the kick, Naricssa had just enough time to stabilize both her breath and mind.
And the first thing she did after that was… obviously to scream for help!
"KYAAAK—!"
Her screeching was abruptly cut short as her husband lunged directly for her face with a merciless elbow jab, though fortunately she was able to block it with her now stinging palm.
Clearly, she was supposed to be on the same level as the man attacking her… but how could the difference between them have grown so large?
Narcissa couldn't help but regret not being as serious about her everyday training after her divorce, but now it looked like it might already be too late for regret.
With his surprise attack and her current injuries maybe she really won't be able to last long enough for the elders to arrive and stop her madman of an ex-husband.
As for the closest people who might arrive earlier… Narcissa had no hope of them being able to stop Gildroy. She knew for a fact that it would take at least two elders to stop this man as he was now, after all.
'I can't believe I'm going to die in the hands of this scumbag!' She cried in her head in despair.
Even in her worst nightmares, Narcissa never imagined her ending would be so pathetic that she would perish under the man she hated the most in her life. She would much rather die under her worthless daughter's revenge instead!
And as if summoned by her thoughts, like a flash of moonlight that dispelled the darkness of the night, Noelle appeared between her 'parents' in the blink of an eye.
Not to mention Narcissa, who was dumbfounded at being rescued, even Gildroy was shocked silly by his so-called daughter's unexpected arrival.
Aside from some slight pain in his shin from his ex-wife's kick earlier, he was pretty much in his best possible state right now, but… he still failed to see Noelle move!
What did that mean?
Gildroy hated to admit it, but unless his eyes were deceiving him… this venomous snake might really be much, much stronger than he expected.
After all, since she could catch his fist without flinching, she was definitely not a paper tiger. And combined with that speed… he didn't dare to think any further.
Of course, Noelle's actions of 'rescuing' her so-called mother only cemented the fact that the two of them must be allies in the man's heart, but the gray-haired girl clearly didn't care about that.
Backing away from the 'mother and daughter', Gildroy leveled a cold glare at the still dumbfounded woman on the ground. "The next time you dare to spread rumors about my wife like that, don't blame me for not being merciful!"
Some of the elders who had just arrived on the scene happened to hear his words, and their expressions immediately turned grim.
As expected, letting Noelle do as she pleased really ended up making the 'cold war' between these two grown-up children turn into something much more violent.
Now, the question was… should they stop it?
Their question was answered before they could even think about it much, however, when Noelle's 'mouthpiece' made her presence known to everyone with a grin. "And why do you think that you can do as you please and leave just like that?"
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