However, it had a sharp tip and was stained with human blood.
Hamish was terrified.
“What are you doing? I’m your father! Put the knife away!”
Winnie remained expressionless. However, she tightened her grip and squeezed the letter opener with her index finger.
A streak of blood immediately appeared on Hamish’s neck.
That realization made him stunned in place.
Winnie finally parted her lips and broke the silence. “Do you really think you’re qualified as a father, a husband, or even a human?”
Hamish was stunned. The disbelief was visible in his eyes.
“How could you say something like this? You’re a dumbass! Did someone ask you to say so?”
Winnie still had a faint smile while she tightened her grip and applied pressure on the letter opener again.
At that moment, she really wanted to dig Hamish’s heart out and take a look at it.
Winnie wanted to know if his heart was made of flesh and what the color of his heart was.
However, suddenly, a large hand grabbed her wrist gently.
It was Nathaniel.
Shock flashed through his blue eyes, and he stared at Winnie with sympathy and concern.
He then tried to persuade Winnie in Chanaean with a strong foreign accent, “Cutie pie, please don’t do it and put the knife away. I’m sure that the problem can be resolved peacefully.”
Winnie couldn’t help but feel amused when she heard Nathaniel’s words.
I don’t think he knows my identity. I can’t believe he even called me cutie pie.
Just when she was about to open her mouth, a hand stained with blood grabbed her ankle.
It was Daniel calling for help, “Please call an ambulance. I can’t hold on any longer. I don’t want to be without an heir! Please save me, please.”
His pleading successfully attracted Winnie’s attention.
Winnie lowered her head, raised her leg, and kicked Daniel away.
“You’re an animal! You don’t deserve to use social medical resources,” Winnie said while looking at Daniel disdainfully.
Nathaniel was rendered speechless. He had heard that the daughter of the Garland family was mentally challenged. However, he didn’t think that she looked like she was mentally challenged at all.
Moreover, Nathaniel thought Winnie was gorgeous. She looked even prettier in real life than in the blurry photo on the news.
If it weren’t for the situation, he would’ve showered her with compliments already.
However, it was of utmost importance for him to devise a plan and deal with the current situation.
Hence, Nathaniel gave a sensible suggestion. “Let’s call the police and let them take care of this.”
“N-No…”
“No, don’t call the police!”
The weak Daniel and anxious Hamish refused in unison. If Nathaniel called the police, then their shameful deed would be exposed.
One of them abused his niece, and another sent his daughter to be toyed with by his cousin. If they were sent to the police station and what they did was exposed to the public, they would have to face social death.
“Let’s hold the meeting since the handover is today anyway. Two hours wouldn’t make any difference,” Winnie said to Nathaniel.
“Oh, by the way, bring him along with us too. He’s our VIP today.” Winnie looked at Hamish, then continued, “I’m going to wash my hands first. It’s too dirty. I’ll leave this to you then.”
In the washroom, Winnie washed off the bloodstains on her face and hands.
As her hair was wet from face washing, she wanted to tie her hair back.
However, she realized she didn’t bring any hair ties today.
Just as Winnie was about to leave, a hand stretched out and handed her a piece of hair tie.
“You can use this if you don’t mind.”
Winnie turned around and took the hair tie.
She swiftly tied her hair back and thanked the young woman behind her, “Thank you, Jasmine.”
“No problem, it’s just a piece of hair tie.” Jasmine Quare, the young woman behind her, was intimidated by Winnie’s aura.
Jasmine thought the woman in front of her had a completely different aura when she tied her hair back, and she looked so cool when she pressed the letter opener against Hamish’s neck just now.
“Not only that, but I want to thank you for standing up for me and helping me call Nathaniel. I’m going to sit in the meeting in the conference room now. Do you want to come with me?”
“Sure.” Jasmine couldn’t help but nod.
However, she had an instinct that Winnie was not just going to sit in the meeting, but she was going to take charge of it.
The meeting was going to be her battlefield, and she was determined to win the battle.
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