In just a short moment, her face grew even paler, and a thin layer of sweat formed on her forehead.
When Raymond spoke to her, her replies grew weaker, and she started to feel dizzy.
She tried her best to hide it so Raymond wouldn't notice, but in the end, she couldn't hold on any longer. Her vision went dark, and she passed out.
When she woke up again, she found herself in a hospital.
Carmen was sitting beside her, looking worried.
"You're awake, Agnes?" Carmen asked softly, full of concern.
Agnes's head was still spinning. She asked weakly, "How... did I get here?"
"It was Raymond who brought you to Frank's hospital," Carmen replied.
Then, her expression twisted in anger.
She gritted her teeth and said, "The Ruells have really lost their minds. They actually dared to hurt you this badly. They're asking for death!"
When Agnes heard Carmen's words, everything came rushing back to her.
So Raymond already knows what happened at the Ruells?
Oh no! That man is definitely going to lose it!
Agnes struggled to get up from the bed. She had to stop him!
"Hey? Agnes, don't move! Your back is badly hurt. My brother said you can't get out of bed!"
Carmen quickly pressed her down, stopping her from getting up.
Agnes said, "Carmen, please let me go find Raymond. He must have gone to the Ruells to settle the score!"
Carmen frowned, not understanding.
She said, "Shouldn't he? The Ruells did this to you! And you still want to protect them?
"Even if Raymond didn't step in, I would've gone to teach them a lesson myself!"
Agnes said, "I'm not protecting the Ruells. I just don't want Neal to be put in a tough spot."
Carmen raised her brows slightly. "What, do you have feelings for that man?"
Agnes shook her head quickly. "Of course not. Don't talk nonsense. I just see him as a friend."
Carmen asked again, "A friend? What kind of friend would make you this worried?"
Agnes looked at Carmen and said seriously, "Carmen, you're my friend, too. If something happened to you, I'd feel the same way. I'd worry too."
She paused, then continued, "He has helped me a lot. I just don't want to owe him too much.
"Honestly, he's kind of pitiful, too.
"As the only heir of the Ruells, he looks like he has everything, but really, he's just a pawn in his family's hands."
Carmen asked, "So... you don't have that kind of feeling for Neal?"
Agnes let out a soft laugh. "No. Never. He's a very good person, but..."
Carmen suddenly changed the topic. "Then what about Raymond? What do you feel about him?"
Agnes fell silent and didn't answer.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Another round of heavy punches landed.
Neal staggered back. He wiped the blood off his face and stood back up in front of Raymond, not fighting back at all.
No one knew how many times he had been hit. In the end, Neal couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground.
Eden quickly stepped in to support Raymond and said quietly, "Mr. Newton, you can't keep going. Mr. Ruell... he's almost done for..."
Raymond pulled his fist back and said coldly, "Go back and tell your family this isn't over. I'll settle it with them myself. They'd better start digging their own graves now."
Neal spat out blood and forced himself to speak, "Tell... Agnes... I'm... sorry..."
Raymond let out a cold laugh. "You don't deserve it."
In the days that followed, the Ruells seemed to fall into some curse.
Their projects stalled, their cash flow broke, and their stock prices dropped sharply.
The Ruells were on the verge of bankruptcy.
Everyone knew this was the Newtons' doing. The Ruells had offended the Newtons.
In Grandridge, not a single person dared to speak up for the Ruells.
Kenneth was so angry that he had a heart attack. He was now lying in a hospital bed, groaning in pain every day.
Agnes also saw the news about the Ruells on her phone.
She knew that everything happening to the Ruells must be connected to Raymond.

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