Chapter 418

Someone must’ve heard the commotion outside. The assistant flung the door open. “Mr. Sterling—” “Get out!” Lucien didn’t even look back as he barked. The door slammed shut fast. “It hurts… Lucien, it really hurts…” Angelina trembled with pain, cold sweat and tears streaming down her face. Lucien slowly crouched in front of her, pressing harder with his foot, his bloodshot eyes fixed squarely on her. “Oh, now you know what pain feels like?” “Imagine how much my mom suffered. And she didn’t just lose a few fingers.” Angelina shook her head desperately. “I was wrong, I swear I was wrong—” “You don’t even get what that means! You and your mother—same blood, same filth! Absolutely vile!” He yanked her up by the collar, dragging her right to his face. “You destroyed everything. I can’t even face Calliope because of you!”“We could’ve had it all, you know? A life full of love, happiness… A kid who’d take after her smarts and maybe even a bit of me. No, scratch that—not like me. I was a damn fo