Since they knew about the incident where Angeline drugged Ned, they naturally also understood his obsession with her before he lost his memory. He had almost killed someone for her then.
Rumour had it that he had grabbed a student from Oceanford High School by the collar and almost threw him off the rooftop. If she hadn't intervened, the student would have died long ago.
Could it be that Ned had regained his memory?
At Angeline's silence, Ned continued to exert force and shouted, "Not sincere enough!"
Bradley pleaded, "Ms. Emmerson, I am a despicable scoundrel! I impersonated Mr. Fletcher's cousin, but I am nothing! Please ask Mr. Fletcher to spare me.
"I won't dare do this again! If you're unsatisfied, you can kick me a few more times and treat me like dirt! I beg you!"
From what Bradley heard, Ned used to fight to the death if necessary.
He would not listen to anyone who advised him to stop, but as long as Angeline showed up and asked him to go home, he would drop the issue and obediently follow her home like a golden retriever.
So now, Bradley was desperately pleading with her like a drowning man clutching at straws.
"Louder! I can't hear you!" shouted Ned, suppressing his anger but showing no mercy under his foot.
Bradley felt like his head was going to explode from underneath Ned.
"Ms. Emmerson, I'm sorry! Please help me. I'm genuinely sorry! I won't do it again. I won't do it again!" he yelled hoarsely.
Angeline stared at Ned's back, feeling somewhat dazed. She couldn't help but wonder what Ned was trying to achieve. Was he forcing Bradley to apologize, or was he forcing her to speak up?
In the past, during their arguments, Ned enjoyed forcing her to speak first.
Bradley continued to yell as he felt more pressure on his head.
"Ned, that's enough!" Angeline finally said, her voice cold and indifferent.
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