His Secret Spoiled Wife (Lily and Alexander) novel Chapter 1041

Without thinking, Hannah dropped to her knees, almost in reflex.

Heather got up, walked over, and stopped beside Hannah. Then she stared down without a word.

Hannah kept her head down and pursed her lips tightly. She could feel Heather’s glare. She had prepared herself for punishment when she ate a meal with Ralph. Hannah felt calm instead now that she was about to be punished.

“You think you’re a full-fledged bird now, don’t you?” Heather said casually and rested her hand on Hannah’s shoulder. “That you’re ready to fly solo?”

Pain shot through Hanna’s shoulder. No matter how much she looked like her sister, she was no match for Heather in terms of strength.

Hannah had learned kickboxing when she was young but never had firm footing and muscles like her sister. Without Heather’s strength and learning ability, Hannah knew she could never become as powerful as Heather, no matter how hard she tried.

She had grown even weaker, having stayed in the basement for a long time and could only come out for a breather at night.

At this moment, Hannah felt her sister’s tightening grasp was about to crush her shoulder and wondered if that was Heather’s intention.

‘If she wants to crush my shoulder, then so be it. I might as well die and leave the world. Unwanted by my family, I shouldn’t have existed in the world, and there’s nothing to miss here, except…’

She was somewhat reluctant to die. She had just accepted Ralph’s marriage proposal and still had not spent the rest of her life with him. Hannah’s lips lost their redness and paled as her face contorted in pain.

She dared not to utter a word and gritted her teeth. As beads of sweat streamed down her face, she neither groaned nor begged for mercy.

Heather grew angrier seeing her like this. “Well, well, not so tough now, are you? Why have you become disobedient? Is it because of that man?” She strengthened her grasp on Hannah’s shoulder and spoke madly.

‘This wretched girl has always obeyed me since she was young, and my words are like royal decrees to her. She never defied me and would never overstep bounds like today. She would immediately return whenever she performed her tasks and never linger outside.

‘Whenever I’m in a good mood, I’d buy her two new clothes and allow her to have a feast as herself so she could enjoy some freedom outside. However, she has pushed her luck like today.’

Although Heather did not go out, she had spies everywhere. She was fully aware of what Hannah did, whom Hannah met, what Hannah ate, and what Hannah encountered.

Since Heather was injured, she had slept longer than she should have. By the time she woke up, night had fallen, but the wretched girl had not even returned.

‘Chump told me she left the company early with Ralph and went to dine in a five-star hotel, where he proposed to her in public! That’s outrageous! Who does she think she is?’ Heather got angrier and exerted more strength despite herself, and a crack sounded.

“Argh!” Hannah paled and moaned despite herself before collapsing to the floor. Her eyes rolled up, and she fainted.