The Love I Begged For Was Never Real novel Chapter 150

Right at that heart-stopping second.

A large, powerfully built hand materialized out of nowhere. It intercepted Cassidy's wrist mid-air with brutal precision, gripping her so hard it paralyzed her entire arm.

Cassidy felt like her wrist bones were being ground into dust. She let out a cry of pain and wrenched her head around.

Gideon stood right beside her.

He wore a stark black bespoke suit, his features carved into an mask of absolute ice. A terrifying, predatory fury violently roiled within his dark eyes, and a suffocating wave of dominance radiated from him.

"Mr... Mr. Hayes..." Recognizing him, the blood instantly drained from Cassidy's face, her voice dropping into a terrified stutter.

Gideon squeezed his fingers just a fraction tighter. Tears of agony spiked in Cassidy's eyes, but she didn't dare move a muscle.

"What a temper you have, Ms. Quinn."

His voice was a low, lethal rumble, completely devoid of warmth, yet it carried clearly to everyone in the room. "Since when did my wife become someone you could lay your hands on?"

He shoved her arm away with violent disgust.

Cassidy lost her balance, stumbling backward until several socialites caught her before she could hit the floor. Cradling her bruised wrist, she trembled violently, too paralyzed by fear to utter a single word.

You could have heard a pin drop in the sprawling hall.

Everyone was utterly shell-shocked by his fierce, uncompromising defense. Rumors had been swirling for months that Gideon's marriage was a sham and that Nora was nothing but a pariah in the Hayes family.

Yet here he was, physically shielding Nora, using the most ruthless terms possible to declare that Mrs. Hayes was utterly untouchable.

The entire room sucked in a collective breath.

He was going to utterly obliterate them. Freezing their credit, revoking their credentials, and gutting their supply chains—that level of corporate warfare meant the Quinns wouldn't even survive the night.

A multi-billion dollar conglomerate had just been wiped off the map with a single sentence, all because Cassidy had dared to raise a hand against Nora.

Cassidy collapsed completely into the carpet.

The horrific reality of her actions finally crashed down on her. Not only had she blown twenty million dollars, but she had dragged her entire bloodline into the abyss.

"Mr. Hayes! I'm sorry! I know I was wrong!"

Scrambling on her hands and knees, sobbing hysterically, she crawled toward him. "Please, spare my family, I'll never do it again! It was my fault, I never should have touched Mrs. Hayes, I'm begging you to show mercy..."