Lauren might be simplistic most of the time, but she seemed extra level-headed when she fought to go


    back to school. Landon had no choice but to cave in. He left the manor with a long face, wearing the


    damp jacket he had wrapped Lauren in earlier.


    Angelina had offered a new jacket for him, but he declined. All he said was, "Take good care of


    Lauren."


    "Of course, Mr. Landon."


    "One more thing." He paused in his tracks with an icy look. "Be vignt. Make sure other men stay


    away from her."


    "Sure." Angelina froze. Cyrus'' cheerful and handsome face shed across her mind.


    rissa had been troubled ever since she retrieved her dress from Rose. Losing sleep, she couldn''t


    shake off Rose''s harsh advice for her. Rose had warned her, "Domestic violence, once happened, will


    happen again."


    "Are you going to do nothing until he beats you to death?"


    "You''re going to die if you don''t fight back!"


    Recently, Josh had regained Victor''s trust and was weed back to the Schmidt Group after his


    sessful plot against Jonah. Therefore, rissa thought that Josh would be in a better mood and


    that he''d cease beating her up and cussing at her.


    s, Josh''s good mood didn''tst long. Not long before, he suddenly sneaked back homete at night


    with injuries all over his face and body.


    Upon storming into the bedroom, Josh grabbed rissa''s hair like a devil and tossed her onto the


    ground. Without any word, he started punching and kicking her. Her cries and pleas echoed across the


    floor for the whole night.


    The Schmidt Group''s event was just around the corner. Josh, with too much time on his hands one day,


    had shbacks of the time he had forced rissa to order a tailored dress from Rose.


    It was nothing more than his way of putting rissa into trouble. The high society of Sna City was


    well aware of Rose Emerson''s reputation for being difficult. Most prospective clients who went to Rose


    to order a dress would likely find themselves rejected, not to mention a woman as dumb and clumsy as


    rissa.


    Josh thought he would have a good reason to be mad at rissa when she failed to get Rose to make


    the dress. However, before he had a chance to go nuts on rissa, she surprised him by getting her


    hands on a dress designed by Rose Emerson. He thought, "Well, rissa might not be a trophy wife,


    but she''s not exactly a good-for-nothing."


    "It took me a lot of effort to return to the Schmidt Group. This Schmidt family cocktail party is my first


    public appearance after my return. As my wife, you need to look morous at the party. If you


    embarrass me in any way... You know what I''ll do to you," he whispered a threat in rissa''s ear while


    forcing himself on her.


    In tears, rissa agreed fearfully as she endured the humiliation.


    After Josh was done, he put on his pants and straightened his tie. Then, putting on his gentlemanly


    front, he exited the dressing room.


    "J-Josh." rissa called out to him weakly.


    He stopped and red at her. "What is it this time?"


    "My dad. His health is declining." She rose from the ground unsteadily. Then, she mustered all her


    courage to speak. "The doctor says that Dad''s kidney will fail if we can''t find a kidney transnt for


    him. There will be no hope for him if that happens."


    "And?"


    "You promised me. to find a kidney transnt for my dad."


    "Let''s discuss this after the cocktail party."


    "That won''t do! Dad can''t hold on that long!" Close to tears, rissa worriedly begged, "Please.


    Considering that our family has helped yours for years and the fact that we''ve been married for years,


    please save Dad!"


    "I said to discuss this after the cocktail party. Are you begging to be beaten? Can''t you understand my


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