Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Then, loud applause shattered the silence.
Leading the three was Lorenzo himself. With a smirk playing on his lips and his voice dripping with sarcasm, he said, “You two really do seem deeply in love!”
Suddenly, the atmosphere turned sinister, as if the whole room had descended into a chilling nightmare.
Katie’s eyes widened, fear spreading through her like vines and quickly covering her whole body. “No! It’s not… It’s not what it looks like! It’s…”
Her shaky voice revealed her fear. Confronted with a ruthless figure like Lorenzo, no one could stay calm.
Cornell, however, cut her off. He stepped protectively in front of Katie, squaring off against Lorenzo. “Who are you?”
Cornell convincingly acted the part of the noble man, the protective husband, his voice filled with urgency, saying, “Don’t hurt her. Target me instead.”
Following his words, two Two heavy thuds sounded.
The men in black delivered firm kicks to Cornell’s abdomen.
“Pfft!” Blood seeped from the corner of Cornell’s mouth, but his eyes stayed intent on Katie.
Katie found herself at a loss for words. Her frustration was so intense that she nearly bit through her lip. This was exactly the type of deceit she was known for, and now Cornell was mirroring her tactics flawlessly.
Lorenzo chuckled coldly and then asked Cornell, “Do you recall, twenty days ago, that mishap with a shipment where you killed a woman?”
Cornell frowned and his later expression seemingly suggested he finally recalled it. “Oh, that woman…” He acknowledged it without much regret, saying, “It wasn’t deliberate.”
Cornell’s words were an indirect confession, easily fooling Lorenzo, who was deeply in love with the woman in question. He was further irritated by Cornell’s demeanor.
Convincing Cornell had murdered his beloved, Lorenzo expected to catch a glimpse of remorse, but Cornell displayed none. He was about to explode.
Katie, gripped by fear, yelled, “Stop spouting lies! Cornell, you hadn’t killed anyone!”
It had just dawned on Katie. Cornell grew up under Kyler’s strict guidance. Kyler, a military man, would never teach Cornell to kill innocents for personal gain. Even if it was to harm her, Cornell would never Lay a hand on Lorenzo’s wife. She wasn’t fully aware of the details, but she doubted Cornell was responsible for the death of Lorenzo’s wife.
“Mr. Maxwell, please believe me,” Katie implored. “Investigate the death of the woman you loved. It’s more complicated than it seems.”
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Cornell remained silent, allowing Katie’s desperate cries to echo around them.
The louder Katie screamed, the more Lorenzo believed she was trying to clear her own name. Clearly, she understood his way of operating, which explained her palpable fear. After all, they had collaborated on several occasions.
The two men in black subdued Cornell easily, partly because Cornell did not attempt to resist, recognizing that this was not the moment to fight. Katie’s recent revelations have forced changes to many previously laid plans.
Previously fearless, Cornell realized he wasn’t prepared to meet his end so suddenly. According to Luis, he had only two months left to live. With the recent knowledge of Audrey’s pregnancy, he contemplated using the medicine provided by Katie to extend his life slightly, just long enough to witness the birth of his children and pass away without regrets. However, he would not disturb Audrey. He planned to observe from a discreet distance, satisfied as long as she remained unharmed.
This motivation strengthened Cornell’s determination to assist the special forces in apprehending Lorenzo. Ensuring Lorenzo’s capture was crucial for the safety of Audrey and their children.
Cornell had already worked with the special forces to implement Plan A for capturing Lorenzo, but Lorenzo was shrewd.
Lorenzo’s reach extended deeper than they had realized, cleverly managing to plant explosives at the venue right under the noses of the special forces.
Additionally, as soon as Lorenzo and his men entered, Cornell’s communication with the special forces through a hidden earpiece was cut off, suggesting they were using jamming devices.
Cornell watched Lorenzo closely, understanding that wouldn’t kill Katie right then and there, but he also wouldn’t delay for long.
Lorenzo approached Katie, bent down slightly, and courteously took her hand and ki*sed it softly. “Miss Glyn, I never thought we’d meet again like this,” he said.
Katie urgently said, “Listen, Lorenzo, don’t do anything rash. I’m not the woman he loves. This is all a setup to trick you.”
Lorenzo ignored her frantic pleas entirely. He was an incredibly arrogant man. Once he had decided on something, no argument could change his mind, and he firmly believed in acting decisively rather than risking letting someone escape.
Thus, the gentle tone Lorenzo used just moments before turned sinister instantly.
“Click!” In a terrifying display, Lorenzo snapped five of Katie’s fingers.
“Ah! Ah!” Katie’s screams nearly broke the windows and seemed to reach the ceiling.
Lorenzo then signaled to a man in black, who promptly brought out a hammer and two long nails.
To keep up the charade, Cornell, his face ghostly white, seemingly a picture of deep concern for Katie, yelled, “What are you trying to do? Don’t hurt her. I won’t let you hurt her!”
Pain silenced Katie, her face etched with shock and fear.
Lorenzo responded to Cornell’s plea with even greater madness in torturing Katie. He positioned a nail against Katie’s foot and raised the hammer dramatically.
“Ah!” Katie’s scream filled the room, a genuine cry of excruciating pain.
When the hammer struck, Katie felt like it directly hit her heart.
Her well-maintained face twisted, showing an expression of grotesque fear.
The intense pain made her almost bite through her tongue. But she restrained herself. Instead, she bit her arm to endure the agony.
It was not that Katie didn’t want to explain. But Lorenzo was too fast. He was ruthlessly efficient in tormenting a person. The entire process was fast and precise, giving her no chance to speak.
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She couldn’t utter a word. Her mouth could do nothing but scream in pain. When the nails were being driven into her foot, it was excruciating beyond words.
Katie had never been tortured like this before. When she was about to lose consciousness from the pain, she thought she saw a masked man crawling on the floor and calling her, “Miss…”
She struggled to utter his name, “Abel…” But when she stretched out her hand, hoping to hold him, the man dispersed Like smoke.
Katie then saw another scene. Abel’s feet were pierced by glass, bleeding profusely with every step he took. But he didn’t seem to mind it. He carried her on his back without even frowning.
That was when they had a car accident. Abel had dragged Katie out of the car in time before it exploded, making them survive together. He was in a panic, and he didn’t even notice that his feet were pierced by shards of glass from the shattered windows.
The scene was so unbearable that even Katie couldn’t afford to look at it. But in Abel’s eyes, all he could see was his duty to Katie.
Now that Katie was experiencing the piercing pain, she realized what Abel had gone through at that time.
She belatedly realized only Abel would never abandon her. But ironically, it was she who had ordered him to die. And he obeyed without complaining.
Looking back, Katie could only regret it bitterly. She had not utilized Abel to his fullest. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have suffered this current agony.
Lorenzo’s face morphed into something demonic. He picked up another rusty nail. As his lips curved into a sinister smile, he aimed it at Katie’s other foot.
“No!” Katie screamed. Her eyes widened in fright.
She shouted, “Don’t do this to me! I have something to tell you!”
Lorenzo’s ability to commit countless murders stemmed from his never hesitating. He lived by the principle that villains died from talking too much and hesitating. Thus, his actions were always decisive. He did things cleanly, leaving no opportunity for the other party to retaliate.
Just like right now, Lorenzo was not interested in whatever Katie said she wanted to tell him. He suspected it was only Katie’s ploy to buy time.
Lorenzo didn’t listen or believe his opponents. He always had clear goals, and he only did what he wanted to do. These were the reasons why he was invincible. So, he found the nail’s position without hesitation, raised the hammer, and smashed it down.
The sharp wind howled.
Katie felt like her heartbeat stopped for a moment. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and blurted out, “The woman pregnant with his child is hiding in this building!”
The anticipated pain didn’t come. Instead, Katie heard a metallic sound. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that Lorenzo had thrown the nail away.
Lorenzo smiled sinisterly and asked, “His child?”
At this moment, only a shred of Katie’s soul remained. She breathed a long sigh of relief as if she had just escaped the jaws of death.
“Yes, his child. Right in this building.”
Cornell’s face fell when he heard this. His chest heaved with emotion, but he didn’t say anything. His every move was now being monitored by Lorenzo. And Audrey Why was she here?
“Mr. Maxwell, I’m telling the truth. His ex-wife is really in this building. I saw her today and asked a maid to lock her inside. It’s very likely she hasn’t escaped yet. Mr. Maxwell, this is a trap set for you. Believe me. That man is cunning!” Katie said, pointing at Cornell. She stood on Lorenzo’s side without hesitation. “His aim is to capture and kill you.”
Lorenzo tapped his handkerchief nonchalantly. Then, he glanced at Cornell with an enigmatic smile and signaled to the two men in black next to him.
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The two men in black grasped his hints and quickly handcuffed Cornell before walking to the windows to check.
After a few seconds, they returned to Lorenzo and reported in a panic, “Mr. Maxwell, bad news. The cops are outside, lots of them!”
Lorenzo’s brows furrowed tightly. “Notify the Shadows immediately.”
The Shadows was the elite team Lorenzo had brought with him. They were all formidable fighters of the Maxwell family.
“Understood.”
One of the men in black took out a device and called their outside counterparts.
Katie seized this opportunity. With tears in her eyes, she said desperately, “Mr. Maxwell, you must understand that he doesn’t care even if I’m tortured. If you really want to relieve your hatred, why don’t you…”