In the face of Nina’s desperate cries, Percy’s expression remained cold.


    Nina’s insistence on leaving stoked the fires of anger in Percy’s heart.


    “I’ve already told you from the start that only I get to end this rtionship. Don’t even think that you can


    get rid of me that easily!” Percy said while gripping Nina’s lower jaw. He did not offer to exin what he


    had been doing.


    Nina pushed his hand away and stood up. “You still don’t know how to respect me, Percy Mallory. I’m


    not your ve, and we’ve never signed any contract. If I want to end this rtionship, you have no


    reason to refuse!”


    She had not consented to start the rtionship. Now that she wanted to end it, he did not allow it either.


    What was she to him? Did he want to keep her by his side until she was old and useless?


    Nina did not understand. She did nothing wrong, yet Percy wanted to treat her that way.


    “I don’t agree with it. If you insist on leaving, you’ll eventually return to me crawling on your knees.”


    Percy’s gaze had been warm when he first returned to the mansion, but now, it was ice-cold.


    From Percy’s harsh words, Nina could guess that he must have known what happened to her family.


    Jean and Anna had gotten into a lot of trouble over the years. Percy had been the one to bail them out


    when she had no solution to their problems.


    “I won’t. Tonight will be thest time you’ll see me. You might not want me to leave, but you can’t hold


    me back either. Please, Percy, just let me go. It’ll be easier for the both of us if you just let go.” Nina


    closed her eyes, feeling exhausted by the conversation.


    Percy became angrier when he heard again that Nina wanted to leave. He abruptly stood up.


    He was a head taller than Nina. Nina took a step back.


    There was no expression on Percy’s face, not even anger. That made it even more unnerving.


    “What do you want?” Nina asked, a little afraid. She knew that Percy had a lot of blood on his hands.


    Was he going to kill her?


    She knew that if Percy could not obtain something, he would rather destroy it.


    Thinking that her life was about to end, Nina did not feel sad. Perhaps death would be a better option


    than to be his ything for the rest of her life.


    Percy frowned when he saw the calm smile on Nina’s face. What was she thinking?


    The next moment, Percy picked Nina off her feet.


    “What do you want?” Nina was slung over Percy’s shoulder, and her vision was upside down. She


    could not see Percy’s face.


    “Don’t you want to leave me? I’ll make sure that you can never leave,” Percy said coldly as he carried


    Nina up the stairs.


    Blood was rushing into Nina’s head. Before she could process what Percy meant, she was thrown on


    the bed.


    “Ugh…” Nina groaned in agony.


    Before she could catch her breath, Percy was already onto her. Nina closed her eyes in despair. She


    finally understood what the man meant…


    “This is thest time, Percy Mallory.” She did not struggle. Her eyes remained closed no matter what


    the man did.


    Percy grunted when he saw that Nina did not resist or cooperate. “Don’t even think about it, Nina


    Langdon. You belong to me, and you won’t ever get to escape!”


    Nina closed her eyes in despair. There was only a singr thought in her mind: No matter what he did


    to her, she was going to leave!


    Moreover, she would never return, no matter what might happen to her!


    An hourter, Percy put on his clothes and coldly nced at Nina lying on the bed. “I’ll earlier. If you


    mention that to me again, I’ll make sure that you regret it.”


    Nina stared at the ceiling with a hollow gaze.


    Percy was not gentle at all. He thought that Nina would not leave if he exhausted her.


    However, she would leave the mansion if it meant that she had to crawl.


    Percy did not hear her reply, and he thought that she was in one of her moods. When he leaned closed


    to check on her, he noticed that her face was stained with tears.


    He did not expect to be so violent earlier.


    Indeed, he let his anger get the better of him, and he might have injured her. He felt a little sorry for


    Nina, so he said, “Just stay here. I’ll deal with the Johnstons.”


    Nina did not say anything. She did not say a word even until he left the mansion.


    ‘The Johnstons?


    ‘The Johnston family in A City?’


    She did not expect that Percy’s fiancee was from such an influential family. If Percy married the


    Johnston daughter, the Mallory family would be pushed to greater heights.


    That would be nice…


    It was nice that Percy got to marry the Johnston daughter, and it was nice for her to choose to leave.


    Nina pushed herself up. Even though she was sapped of her strength, she could still move. She


    cleaned herself up in the bathroom, then opened the closet and took out a suitcase.


    If Percy had opened the closet, he would have found out that Nina had already packed her suitcase.


    She did not take any of the branded clothing that Percy gave her. The clothes in her suitcase were


    those that she bought with her own money.


    Those were the clothes that suited her status.


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    Too bad for Percy, he left in a hurry and did not open the closet.


    Nina smiled and left with the suitcase in tow.


    It was already past midnight. She did not drive Percy’s car. Instead, she left the mansion in the


    Volkswagen she bought herself.


    Fortunately, she had a budget car. That saved her from leaving the mansion on her two feet.


    She did not have the strength to walk anymore.


    Nina drove the car with no destination in mind. She had always thought of leaving, but Percy had


    pampered her, and she never put the idea into practice.


    After all, it was not so easy to leave. She would not have left if Luke had not reminded her.


    That was why she had no ce to go.


    Nina drove to a hotel near Brilliant Architecture and checked in there.


    After entering the room, she fell on the bed and did not want to move a muscle.


    She should be sleeping, but she could not fall asleep. She could only stare at the ceiling.


    She wanted to talk to someone.


    She thought for a while, picked up her phone, and sent a message to Luca.


    [Are you asleep?] Nina tapped the Send button. She dared not call her in case Luca was already


    asleep.


    She hoped that Luca had set her phone to silent mode. If Luca had fallen asleep, the message would


    not wake her up.