hovered in the air. The sheer, freezing intens

nd. He was used to ruling this house.

t or I will smash

ike she used to. Her hand shot out like a striking snake. She c

. He had never been phy

ed his body, trying to pull away. When that failed, he l

ain radiate

It instantly ignited the towering hatred she felt when the adult Arthu

rip. She slammed it down onto the marble nightstand.

e noise. "You stupid,

d suit, dragged him forward, and forced him face-down over her knee

through the massive bedroom. The

backward, pressing her small body into the corner

unned for three full seconds. Then, he erup

r, pushed open. Maria, the head nanny, ru

Knight actually striking the young master, she g

e shoved the red-faced, sob

were quiet, but they cut throug

nanny didn't dare ask a single question. She scooped Arthur up

wn at her own palm. It was stinging and red. She took

in the bedroom itself-where the lamp glowed softly. Her latest model smartphone, the one she used for daily communication, lay

ected. Alonzo's deep, cold, and heavily

ou throwing this early in t

the phone's microphone, Jenna heard

In her past life, Jenna had been stupid enou

lat and still as a stagnant pool of wat

etting a

t for a moment. Then, Alonzo l

Alonzo sneered. "Don't use these cheap, pathetic ta

fending herself. She d

contact you," sh

nna pulled the phone away from her ear a

. She turned her back to it and walked s

rouched down, and pulled out an old, scuffed black suitcase from the bott