Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Cornell’s lips formed a beautiful yet severe curve as he delivered his brutal statement, “I anticipated your victory over Lorenzo because I believed the latter outcome would be more gratifying!”
The consequences of offending the entire Maxwell family were widely understood.
Not every member of the Maxwell family was eccentric. Indeed, not every nation lacked laws permitting unrestricted behavior.
However, Lorenzo stood out as an anomaly, renowned for his utter madness, causing disturbances wherever he went, and enjoying the family head’s favoritism.
Numerous family members disapproved of Lorenzo because, fueled by favoritism, Lorenzo acted recklessly, impulsively, and with excessive showiness.
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Those opposed to Lorenzo might rejoice for three days upon learning of his demise.
Nevertheless, while the current Maxwell family head lived, anyone responsible for Lorenzo’s death cannot evade capture and would undoubtedly face apprehension, followed by the subjection of the most brutal penalties!
Although Katie was somewhat deranged, she hadn’t completely lost her senses. She vigorously shook her head, insisting, “It wasn’t me. I didn’t kill Lorenzo. You have no evidence. It wasn’t me…”
Cornell sneered, observing that even in her madness, Katie remained crafty. “I forgot to inform you that the footage of your actions against Lorenzo has already been uploaded to the satellite cloud. Shortly, the head of the Maxwell family will personally review your work, including your confession to Lorenzo’s demise.”
“What did you say?” Katie thought she must have misheard, whispering, “You’re joking, right…”
Cornell articulated each word clearly, his tone frigid. “As I mentioned, I orchestrated the best ending for you.”
Even though having orchestrated to let Katie face the music, Cornell felt it was still not enough to make up for the evil acts she had committed.
As Audrey stared at Katie’s terrifying face, she felt increasingly horrified. With that wide, blood-filled mouth, Katie resembled a zombie from horror movies. She no Longer looked human. Her appearance was truly awful, terrifying, and scary!
Lorenzo’s brutality was clearly shown in Katie’s injury caused by him, so deep that her jawbone was exposed. With her mouth in such a ruined state, no amount of money could restore it.
Fearing that Katie might lose control and attack Cornell, Audrey pulled on his arm. “Cornell, let’s go…”
Before Audrey could finish her plea, a sharp, painful scream cut through the air.
“Ah! I’m going to kill you!” Katie thrust at Audrey wildly, intent on ripping her apart.
As Audrey raised her hand to defend herself, Cornell was quicker. He struck Katie’s body with his makeshift crutch.
Knocked down by the impact, Katie spat blood from the forceful hit, her original injured mouth more gruesome with the blood oozing out.
Not sparing Katie a glance, Cornell hastily turned to Audrey and asked worriedly, “Did she touch you?”
Seeing Cornell’s eyes turn bloodshot, wild and ready to explode, Audrey felt a little scared. “No, no, she didn’t touch me,” she quickly assured him.
Upon hearing this, Cornell’s face relaxed slightly, though he was still furious.
Katie had always been cruel and scheming, expert at using deceptions and poison. Cornell dreaded imagining what could have happened if Katie had managed to attack Audrey just now. The craziness Katie had shown reminded him of Cecilia’s charging at Audrey with the poisoned syringe at Katie’s instigation that day.
Chest heaving with emotion, Cornell glared at Katie. The horror brought by Audrey’s near miss with his intervention broke out over him in a cold sweat. Audrey was his beloved woman, pregnant with his children. How dared Katie target Audrey even in his presence!
Burning with fury, Cornell clutched the makeshift crutch tightly, the veins on the back of his hand standing out, ready to burst. He hit the roof, his last shred of sanity waning. He was done with waiting any longer, inclined to make Katie suffer in his own hands right then and there.
Cunning as Katie, she might manage to avoid the Maxwell family’s hunting down for a while before being finally captured and tortured to death. His patience wore thin at Katie’s boldness.
He intended to end Katie’s life himself, even if it meant breaking the laws of Ambrosia! Only then would he finally stop Katie from inflicting more harm on others, especially his loved ones.
Seemingly unhinged, Katie lay on the ground, resembling a dog struggling in its last moments, making a scary, occasional chuckle sound.
Cornell hobbled forward, using the makeshift crutch to force open her tightly closed hand. And there it was, a syringe with an unknown toxin, just as he had expected.
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The veins on Cornell’s forehead instantly stood out. His suspicion had been spotted on! Katie had indeed intended to poison Audrey.
In an instant, a fierce flame ignited from the soles of his feet, burning up to his eyes.
His beautiful eyes were scorched a bloodred.
“You wanted to poison Audrey?” Cornell spat out each word forcefully, as if grinding them between his teeth, his heart filled with visible hatred and madness.
Katie showed no regret, completely indifferent. “Of course. If I’m going down, none of you are going to do well! Especially you!”
Katie raised her index finger at Audrey, her teeth clenched in anger as she snapped, “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be in this mess! You bring bad luck!”
Even at this moment, Katie refused to acknowledge her own faults, instead placing the blame entirely on others.
“If it weren’t for you, Cornell wouldn’t be counting down his remaining days due to the lethal poison! That syringe was meant for you. Your child’s miscarriage happened because you deserved it. You should never have been by Cornell’s side. You’ve only brought him disaster. Every time he’s hurt or in grave danger, it’s all because of you! You are a cursed, ill-fated presence! You are a doomed ominous woman!”
Audrey was left without words, stunned by Katie’s insanity and the nonsense she spouted.
“Crack!” A sharp sound echoed.
The index finger Katie had used to point at Audrey was forcefully broken by Cornell.
“Ah!” Katie screamed in agony.
“You!” Cornell’s long-restrained anger finally exploded at this moment. “Shut the fuck up!”
None of Katie’s actions were forgivable. With her attempt to shoot Audrey and inject Audrey with poison, Katie deserved to get rotten in hell.
Cornell bent his good knee, crouching down, and then swung his hand, delivering a harsh slap to Katie’s face.
This was the first time Cornell had ever hit a woman in his life. He had always been repulsed by the idea of men hitting women, and his upbringing had taught him never to resort to physical violence against women.
But now, even just a slap didn’t feel sufficient to release the hatred he harbored inside.
Cornell then clenched his fist and smashed it against Katie’s face, causing her already terrifying face to quickly swell and distort even more.
Still fuming, Cornell hit Katie again, determined to stop only when he finally made her pay for what wrongdoings she had done all this time.
Audrey was left dumbstruck watching this. The usually calm and composed Cornell had lost control, brutally beating Katie’s already distorted face even more. The unyielding strikes clearly aimed to eliminate the malicious Katie.
“You deserve to die! I won’t wait for Lorenzo’s family to do it. I’ll send you to hell myself!” Cornell declared, picking up a military knife from the ground and aiming it at Katie’s throat, poised to strike.
Seeing that Cornell was on the verge of committing murder, Audrey rushed over and seized the hand that held the knife, imploring urgently, “Cornell, calm down! You can’t do this! We should leave her fate to the proper authorities.”
This was, unmistakably, an act of homicide! Even for the gravest criminals, according to Ambrosia law, revenge killing outside of self -defense was not justified. One wrong move, and they might find themselves accused of murder.
Cornell’s clean record couldn’t be tarnished because of this, because of her.
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The fiery red in Cornell’s eyes did not fade at Audrey’s plea.
Glowering at Katie, he had gone berserk, without a shred of warmth on his face.
Katie’s continuous efforts to cause harm to Audrey filled Cornell with a murderous intent. He couldn’t bring himself to let go of a malicious woman like Katie.
“She deserves to die! She deserves to die a thousand times over!” The deadly determination in his voice filled the air.
Audrey strained with all her might, struggling to restrain Cornell’s hand. She begged him fervently, “Cornell, listen to me! Don’t ruin your life over someone like her. It’s not worth it. Let’s go home…”
Audrey assumed it seemed unlikely Katie would survive, given her critical condition. Plus, should Katie survived, the Maxwell family would not spare her.
In any case, Cornell, a man with a promising future and remarkable competence, shouldn’t ruin his life over murdering a cruel woman like Katie.
Moreover, Cornell’s condition was far from good. His trousers were already stiff with dried blood, and his white shirt had turned a deep red. It was unclear whether all this blood was his own or mixed with someone else’s. Particularly his leg. Only one was functioning, the other, crushed earlier by Lorenzo, had sustained another injury.
Without prompt treatment, the outcome would be beyond imagination.
Audrey, deeply worried about Cornell’s well-being, clung to his hand, refusing to let go even for a second.
“Cornell, let’s go to the hospital. We should let the command center handle this.”
Yet, no matter what Audrey said, the murderous intent in Cornell’s eyes remained undiminished. Even after having been dealt with severely, Katie showed no remorse and still attempted to harm Audrey if given the chance, even cruelly advising Lorenzo to harm the children in Audrey’s womb. As long as this evil woman breathed, he would never find peace, even in death!
Cornell understood Audrey’s worries, knowing her concerns stemmed from her fear of him facing legal consequences for killing Katie. But with his health failing and no antidote in the picture, he felt helpless. With such a threat against Audrey weighing on him, he couldn’t rest until it was resolved. He was unafraid of being marked by disgrace.
The fire within Cornell grew fiercer, the intense murderous intent scorching Audrey’s skin through his flesh.
Audrey realized Cornell had completely lost his self-control. At that moment, she saw that the threats posed to her life would push this rational man into insanity. The answer to his love for her, the question she had once desired to confirm, was now painfully obvious.
Audrey embraced Cornell’s rigid body, her voice filled with tenderness. “Cornell, please, let’s go…”
Audrey felt Cornell had suffered enough. All she wanted was for him to do well.
Cornell’s body gradually relaxed under her embrace.
Leaning against the wall, Audrey slowly helped Cornell to stand. Her phone disappeared during the earlier fight, leaving no means to reach out and update anyone on the situation.
Plus, Cornell was obviously feverish, his body burning up. He seemed disoriented and not fully conscious.