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The timbre of his voice was deceptively gentle, yet it sent shivers racing down
one’s spine.
“Mr. Curtis, I implore your understanding. My daughter, in truth, conveyed to me
the circumstances. Extend your trust to us. Even in her peril at the hands of
abductors, she preserved your secret. It's an unfortunate misunderstanding.”
“Merely a misunderstanding? Mr. Smith, are you shielding her?”
Harlan shifted his posture, his demeanor stern, as his eyes locked onto Holden's.
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“Her confession holds truth, and we place our faith in her veracity.
She admitted her affection for you and her commitment to shielding your friend
from harm even when she teetered on the precipice of violation. The bodyguards
dispatched under my command saved her.
Otherwise, unspeakable horrors awaited.”
Anticipating that Holden's explanation might sway Harlan, the situations gravity
warranted it, given Mavis’ noble status.
Yet Harlan remained unyielding. Reclining slightly, he aimed the firearm at a
servant, a mirthless smile dancing upon his Lips.
“So, you shall not yield her? Very well, I shall end this servant's existence as a
token of my dissatisfaction.”
The targeted servant quivered, collapsing to her knees, her pleas tinged with
desperation.
“Spare me... I beg of you... Miss Smith has departed the Smith residence, never
to retumn.”
Harlan retracted his finger from the trigger. Mavis had left.
The implications jolted Holden, his gaze a canvas of sorrow.
“To be frank, Mavis’ revelations today filled me with ire. My leniency toward her
led to this calamitous affront. I had not fathomed her audacity in crossing you.
Overwhelmed by vexation, I disciplined her rashness, administering a
punishment previously unexperienced. Twenty lashes, an act committed in anger,
incited her to pen a missive of severance, forsaking the Smith lineage and
embarking on a solitary journey.”
Jimena’s restraint crumbled, her fist landing in a series of blows upon Holden's
form before she retreated to the adjacent sofa, her visage concealed as her sobs
reverberated.
“You lashed her so brutally that you brought her to the brink of death. How could
you?” Jimena's voice quivered with anguish, her emotions unshackled.
“I was powerless to intervene. I'm shattered.
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