Chapter 39 Disobedient People Have to Be Punished
“Why did you rush back so early in the morning?” Avery dusted herself off before helping Josephine up.
Lewis glanced at the both of them before stopping his gaze at Josephine’s face. He ignored Avery and asked, “Where are you going?”
“What does it have to do with you? Her legs are hers, she can go anywhere she wants. She’s not your pet, does she have to report her every movement to you?” Avery interjected, sneering.
Lewis turned toward Avery, his tone flat, “Avery Green, don’t think you can keep challenging my patience because you have Tyler behind you.”
Avery scoffed, “Don’t bring him into every conversation. Come at me if you dare. You think I’m afraid of you?”
Lewis sneered, “There’s no competition with a dumb woman like you. Were you thinking of taking her away? If you weren’t Tyler’s sister, do you think you would stil! be alive right now?”
“Who are you calling dumb? You’re the d*bass!”
Lewis was fed up with Avery and grabbed Josephine, pulling her into the house.
Avery was indignant and chased after them, lashing out, “Lewis Alvarez, you stand right there! Do you think you’re all that? You’re just someone who climbed to your position through your mistress of a mother. You’re exactly like your father, raising a mistress…
Before she could finish her sentence, Lewis grabbed her by the throat, pinning her against the wall. As the back of her head hit the wall, Avery’s sight turned black, and the rest of her words went back down her throat. Her eyes met Lewis’ dark although he didn’t seem agitated, she felt uneasy.
gaze, and
Lewis’ mother wasn’t Robert Alvarez’s first wife, she was his second. When his mother brought him into the Alvarez household, Lewis was already four years old. That was why there were always rumors going around that Lewis was Robert’s illegitimate son, and that his mother got her place as a mistress. Even now, those rumors would be heard occasionally.
Josephine never thought Avery would say it to Lewis’ face. However, Lewis
chuckled. Gripping Avery’s neck, he said in a monotonously low voice, “You should feel lucky you’re a woman.”
Avery’s face had turned red from his tight grip. She wanted to retaliate, but she was unable to make a sound. Just as she was about to lose her breath, Lewis let go of her.
While Lewis did not hit women, he could kill them, and Avery had personally felt his urge to kill. It finally became apparent to her that she really would be dead if she weren’t Tyler’s sister.
Avery was a candid woman with a stubborn personality. She wasn’t like Sierra who was able to fake her actions, as her expressions would give her away. While Sierral was egotistic, she was aware of the boundaries she could push. Avery, on the other hand, would blurt out everything that was on her mind, and she would get away with it without needing to sugarcoat anything because she had the Green family name to back her up. However, having the Green family name didn’t seem to be useful against Lewis.
Josephine inwardly let out a sigh of relief after Lewis let go and motioned for Avery to leave.
After realizing she had said something that shouldn’t have been said, Avery could only glare at Lewis and remained silent. Who knew what he would do if she offended him again? After all, Avery was the same.
Lewis ignored her and pulled Josephine into the house.
The television was still on, and the advertisement playing on it echoed around the large living room, the disparity deafening.
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