FreeGoodNovelChapter 197 Chapter 197: Joshua flinched at each number, his desperation mounting. But Khloe's voice didn't falter, each word striking like a countdown to his downfall.
Joshua stood paralyzed as Khloe's merciless countdown echoed, his eyes widening in utter shock.
The idea that his desperate pleas would be answered with indifference—no, with an even icier threat-was beyond anything he had imagined.
The urge to retaliate against Khloe surged within Joshua, but with Henrik standing nearby, he didn't dare risk an impulsive move.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe desperation in his eyes turned into a glare filled with venom and unspoken rage.
Khloe noticed the sharp change in his expression, and strangely, it gave her a sense of comfort.
Watching her enemy, even though it was her father, reduced to such humiliation and despair gave her an undeniable sense of satisfaction.
Those watching were shocked by Khloe's words, astonished by her firm and unyielding stand against Joshua. While ssided with her, others saw her actions as cruel and unfeeling.
Khloe, however, dismissed their judgments without a second thought.
She pressed on with her unforgiving countdown, and by the tshe hit zero, Joshua had no choice but to give in. The risk was too great. He had no way of knowing if Khloe might convince Henrik to bring the Evans family to ruin. With his lips quivering uncontrollably, he lowered himself to his knees before Khloe, the act dripping with shame. "I'm sorry. I was wrong." Sloane stared at her father kneeling, feeling her last glimmer of hope crumble into nothingness. Her face drained of color.
She shot Khloe a look filled with anger and defiance, but the moment Henrik's icy glare landed on her, she froze, her defiance crumbling into fear.
Her teeth sank into her lip as her knees buckled, and she sank to the floor, trembling. Tears gathered in her eyes but refused to spill, and she bowed her head in reluctant submission.
She realized in that moment that she and the Evans family were now a joke at Zhecrora University, where reputation was paramount, and their plot against Khloe had completely unraveled.
With his arms folded across his chest, Henrik watched impassively as both Joshua and Sloane kneeled on the floor, his piercing gaze revealing nothing.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWatching the Evans duo brought to their knees did little to satisfy Henrik's fury. After what Khloe endured in the car crash, he believed the Evans family deserved nothing less than complete annihilation. Henrik's eyes turned to Khloe, her expression glowing with a sense of triumph, her eyes blazing with the fierce joy of revenge. The unmistakable delight in her eyes held Henrik back from taking further action.
Since Khloe seemed content to spare them, Henrik saw it as a predator toying with prey, allowing them a shred of mercy for her amusement.
The silence from her told Joshua that what he'd done wasn't enough.
Joshua remained on his knees, his head bowed low, terrified that the bitterness he felt might show on his face. "Khloe, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me.”
Though his tone carried regret, to regret, fo Khloe, it rang hollow and insincere.
The crowd stood in silence, the hall so still that Joshua's and Stoane's apologies were the only sounds breaking the quiet.
After a moment of stillness, Khloe exhaled deeply and shifted her focus from Joshua and Sloane to the M gathered crowd. "Everyone, it was the Evans family who wronged me. From this moment, I sever all ties with them. They are my enemies!" mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofifl0&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1
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