Chapter 816

Chapter 816:

“You’re asking too many questions.”

“I’m sorry.” Wendy bowed her head instinctively, as if he could see her submission through the phone. “I was wrong. Please, forgive me.”

“Wen, I know everything you’ve done over the years. If not for your unwavering loyalty—and the fact that you ensured the White family’s bloodline survived—the first thing I would have done upon waking up is take your life.”

A violent shudder wracked Wendy’s body. Even separated by distance, the sheer iciness of the man’s words felt like a blade against her throat. The memory of this man’s ruthless methods remained vivid in her mind, sending an uncontrollable tremor through her body.

“Enough! From this moment forward, no matter what Janice does to you, you must endure it without resistance. Even if she commands you to die, you obey without question. Do you understand?” the man demanded.

“I understand.”

Wendy hung up the phone, her fingers trembling as she shut her eyes, her face drained of color.

For the first time, she truly grasped Stephen’s torment. Perhaps, back then, he had felt the same suffocating despair, the same crushing helplessness that now wrapped around her like chains. She was still breathing, but inside, she was already dead.

Both of them were bound to someone they could never break free from, someone they owed unwavering loyalty.

Yet, there was a stark difference between them—Stephen had dared to rebel. Wendy, on the other hand, didn’t even have the courage to dream of defiance.

“Janice, has Wendy gone?” The moment Janice stepped back inside, Nina hurried over, concern written all over her face. “She didn’t cross the line, did she?”

Janice shook her head. Deep down, she almost wished Wendy had lashed out—it would have given her the perfect excuse to make Wendy’s life a living hell.

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But Wendy hadn’t fought back. Despite the humiliation burning in her eyes, she had swallowed her pride, lowered her head, and even pleaded. That was what intrigued Janice the most. Who had the power to bend Wendy like this?

Janice could tell whoever it was clearly had no grudge against her—if anything, they seemed to be shielding her.

But she couldn’t think of a single person in her life who could make Wendy tremble like that.

She shrugged off the thought. If this mystery figure meant no harm, they would cross paths soon enough. No point wasting energy guessing now.

“Come on. We’re going to see Sierra.”

“Alright!”

Meanwhile, Sierra’s face burned with fury as she glared at Leonie and Chuck, her so-called parents.

Around them, the Ramirez family members lounged comfortably, watching the drama unfold with thinly veiled amusement, as if her misery were the evening’s entertainment.

“Sierra, this marriage alliance is a matter of life and death for our family. You will agree to it,” Leonie declared, her tone as cold as steel. “Or do you intend to disgrace us?”

“Disgrace you?” Sierra let out a dry, bitter laugh. “And what about what you’ve done to me? Isn’t that heartless beyond words?”

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