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“Clumsy, useless woman!” he roared, his mask of civility instantly shattering into raw malice.
His solid gold signet ring caught the bright light as he backhanded her across the face with brutal force.
Snap!
She crashed backward onto the marble floor.
Driven by maternal instinct, she curled her body into a protective shield around her abdomen while blood trickled down her chin.
Nobody moved. Nobody dared to intervene.
Except for one person.
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