But when Cole looked down at her, his face showed absolutely no hint of the softness he might have once held for her. All that remained was pure revulsion and burning anger.

“Did you seriously believe I would just overlook an attempt on my wife’s life?” he said, his voice dripping with contempt. “Trinity, if you had committed almost any other offense against this family, I might have shown you mercy for the sake of the bond between our families and the years you spent growing up under this roof. But you targeted the one person in this world who matters more to me than anyone else. Do you honestly think being thrown out of this house is going to be your only punishment?”

Was there going to be more than just expulsion from the Evans family? Trinity lifted her terrified gaze to meet his, her entire body beginning to shake uncontrollably.

Cole stared down at her cowering form, and a twisted smile slowly spread across his face—far more frightening than any expression of anger could ever be.

Trinity watched in growing horror as he suddenly raised his leg and drove his foot hard into her side.

“Ah!” A scream of agony tore from Trinity’s throat as she crumpled to the floor like a broken doll.

Her ribs were still in the process of healing from her previous injuries. Cole’s vicious kick hadn’t just reopened those wounds—it had created entirely new sources of pain. She curled herself into a tight ball on the floor, her clothes soaked with cold sweat as waves of torment washed over her.

Without showing even a flicker of compassion, Cole delivered his merciless orders. “Drag this woman outside immediately. Shatter both of her legs and leave her on the Craig family’s doorstep as the trash she is. Then make sure you inform the Craig family that any alliance between our two families has been completely and permanently severed.” Th?s chapter is updated by find?novel.net

“Yes!” Two massive bodyguards who had been standing on either side immediately stepped forward, roughly hauling Trinity to her feet and beginning to drag her away despite her screams and struggles.

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Once Trinity had been removed from his sight, Cole pulled out his phone and made a call. “I want every single business partnership between the Evans and Craig families terminated immediately, effective this very moment.”

Ever since Merlin had launched his campaign of retaliation against them, the Craig family’s business empire had been barely managing to stay afloat. Their collaboration with the Evans family was literally the only lifeline keeping them from total collapse. Severing that connection now would essentially strangle the life out of their last hope—they wouldn’t be able to survive this devastating blow.

Having taken swift and absolutely ruthless action, Cole reached out and gently took Elliana’s hand in his, guiding her toward the grand staircase.

As they reached the landing where the stairs curved upward, they ran into Ruben. Despite the late hour approaching midnight, Ruben hadn’t gone to bed. The expression etched across his weathered face made it obvious that he had witnessed the entire scene that had just unfolded.

The deep friendship between the Evans and Craig families had been largely built on the close bond between Diane and Bonnie over the years. In previous times, Ruben had only extended his protection and support to the Craigs out of respect for his beloved wife’s feelings. Now, Cole had taken it upon himself to completely destroy that bond.

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