Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 240

Chapter 240 A Brutal Lesson

Oscar replied. “When you harmed my wife, did it even cross your mind that I am your brother?”

Stephanie was in so much pain that her whole body was shaking. After a few deep breaths, she spoke. “Oscar, all that I have done was for your own good and for our family. Amelia is not good enough for you. Why can’t you see the truth?”

With a sarcastic laugh, Oscar gave her a tight slap across her face which became swollen immediately.

Blood spurted from Stephanie’s lips and she looked a disgraceful sight.

This time Oscar’s punishment for her was worse than the last time. His punishment was not hitting her face. On the surface, her injuries did not look serious but she was the only one who knew that her whole body was aching. The dense pain was as if tens of thousands of ants had eaten through it.

“She is my woman. Who are you to evaluate her?” Oscar spoke coldly.

“Stephanie, be smart. Go and play the part of an uptown girl. If you know your place, I promise you will lead a good life. If I find you bullying Amelia again, you won’t even have the chance to be a beggar! Oscar glared at her with an icy gaze totally devoid of emotion.

Stephanie shuddered instinctively.

“Guys, brand the word ‘sl*t’ on her body so that she will always remember how annoying her nosy behavior is,” Oscar ordered.

Stephanie’s face turned pale with fear. Branding was such a cruel form of punishment that was used only during medieval times. Never in her worst nightmares would she imagine Oscar using that on her.

Stephanie struggled violently and pleaded desperately. “Oscar, I was wrong! I was really wrong! Please don’t do this to me. I promise I won’t do this in the future. Please! I am your sister, you can’t be so cruel to me.”

Oscar squatted down and gripped her chin, saying coldly. “Are you scared now? When you asked someone to hit Amelia with the car and then took a photo of her with some other man, did you even consider that she would feel scared? As her husband, how am I supposed to feel?”

Stephanie managed to free her hands and grabbed him tightly. Crying, she said, “Oscar, I really know how wrong I am. I’ll never do it again. I’ll stay away from Amelia and never go near her again.”

Oscar got up to his feet and ordered. “Brand her!”

Stephanie’s face turned a deathly grey.

One of the bodyguards went out and came back carrying something that looked like a stoker which was red hot and smoking.

Stephanie crawled backward in shock, waving both hands and yelling in shock, “Don’t come near me! Go away! I don’t want it.”

One bodyguard stepped forward and held her down despite her struggling. Another bodyguard stepped forward. Then the bodyguard holding Stephanie glanced at Oscar who nodded. The bodyguard understood and immediately ripped Stephanie’s blouse.

Before the long iron in the bodyguard’s hand had contacted her skin, Stephanie’s shrill voice rang, “Don’t… Dad, Mom, help, I’m going to die.”

Despite Stephanie’s screaming, the long branding iron came down ruthlessly on her smooth flawless skin.

“Ahh…” The pain was so great that Stephanie fainted immediately.

The bodyguard dropped his iron and spoke to Oscar. “Boss, Ms. Stephanie has fainted.’

Oscar looked at Stephanie who was motionless and said, “Revive her.”

“Yes, sir.” The bodyguard did as he was told. He slapped her till she opened her eyes.

The moment Stephanie regained consciousness, the pain in her body instantly reached her whole being and her face twisted in agony. Cold sweat drenched her brow.

Oscar came over and looked down on Stephanie who was lying on the floor looking disheveled.

Stephanie moved her fingers, grabbing Oscar’s trousers with difficulty and whispered, “Oscar, you are so cruel. I hate you and I hate Amelia, too. Kill me if you dare; otherwise, I will definitely come back with revenge. With the same extent of your cruelty to me, I will be cruel to Amelia in the future.”

Oscar’s eyes flashed with anger.

He squatted down and brought his eyes to Stephanie’s level. “Stephanie, are you threatening me?”

If Stephanie were wise, it was time to acknowledge defeat, and not challenge Oscar, adding fuel to fire and making things worse for herself.

When Stephanie’s eyes met Oscar’s, she was immediately threatened. So, she curled up and retreated as far as possible.

Oscar pressed forward, grabbed her hair and said in a calm tone, “Stephanie, very few people dare to test my patience. I used to tolerate your arrogance towards Amelia because I hadn’t realized how much I love her but she is my woman now; so if you dare to harm her again, I will do worse things than just branding you.”

Stephanie could not help but tremble. She felt that she had never understood her brother. He was a demon and his usual indifference was just a façade. The bloodthirsty factor in his bones was really terrifying.

“No! No!” Stephanie flailed both her arms and legs wildly. Her voice became shrill and ear-piercing.

Oscar frowned and shouted, “Quiet!”