Charlotte was engulfed in a towering hatred, thinking she might have gone mad.

But she didn't care.

She no longer had anyone to care about.

All the plots and schemes, the plans to strip Chloe of her inheritance... they were nothing!

Only one thing mattered now.

She had to kill Chloe.

That was the only way to quell the burning hatred inside her. holds this content.

Gripping Chloe's neck fiercely, Charlotte was a woman possessed. The bodyguards and servants rushed to intervene.

"Get away!" she screamed, repelling anyone who tried to stop her with the ferocity of a wild animal-punching, kicking, biting.

They tried to pull her off, but she kept breaking free, her hands finding their way back to Chloe's throat again and again.

Her eyes were bloodshot with madness, her actions so unhinged that people were terrified to come close.

On closer inspection, they realized Charlotte's fingernails had already snapped from the force, blood streaming out.

"Get her off! Pull her away!" Patricia stomped her feet in panic, seeing Chloe's face turning a ghastly shade of blue, her eyes rolling back in her head.

The bodyguards swarmed in, prying Charlotte's fingers off one by one with brute force. Unable to resist, she lunged forward and sank her teeth into the flesh of Chloe's neck!

Screams and blood turned the scene into something out of a horror movie, as seven or eight bodyguards struggled to hold Charlotte back without any success.

At that moment, Charlotte seemed like a demon straight out of hell, terrifying everyone around her.

"Get the stun gun! Zap her with it!" Patricia was frantic, yelling for a solution. One of the bodyguards grabbed a stun gun and was about to use it on Charlotte when an angry male voice thundered. "Stop!"

Liam strode in, spotting from a distance the sight of Charlotte on the ground, biting into Chloe.

What was happening? Wasn't she supposed to be in Leiventale?

Liam rushed forward, shoving the eager bodyguards aside.

Patricia was far from pleased. "Liam! If you don't do something, Chloe's going to be bitten to death!"

Liam ignored her and crouched down, wrapping his arms around Charlotte's waist, speaking to her in a calm, soothing voice, "Let go, stop biting, Charlotte. If you want to talk, talk to me, okay?" Talk to him?

The two bodyguards had been his men; they had witnessed the whole ordeal of her and Maria being victimized! They must have already reported everything to him! Talk to him?

He knew everything that was going on but still put on this act like he was clueless.

Tears mixed with blood as Charlotte felt a surge of anger and grief. In a fit of fury, she bit off a piece of flesh from Chloe's neck!

"Ah!" Chloe screamed at the top of her lungs and passed out.

As Charlotte stood up, Liam moved in to scoop her up, attempting to take her away from the chaos.

But Charlotte, screaming wildly, broke free and charged at Chloe again.

"Charlotte!" Liam panicked. This was the Parker family home, filled with guests!

Didn't she care about her reputation, her future, or anything she had been working towards?

When he forcefully grabbed Charlotte, he was taken aback by the look of hatred and sorrow in her eyes.

"Charlotte..." he hesitated for a moment.

But Charlotte had already lowered her head and, for what felt like the umpteenth time, lunged for Chloe's life.

Snapping back to reality, Liam pushed her away and stood in front of Chloe to protect her.

At that moment, Charlotte had a realization.

She always thought Liam was innocent, that he shouldn't be dragged into her vendetta with Chloe. She had been careful, tiptoeing around him, not wanting to cause him any trouble. But now she saw things clearly. The moment Liam chose Chloe, he became a part of her revenge.

They were on opposite sides.

Irreconcilable sides.

Charlotte couldn't remember how many times she had asked this question, "Liam, are you really going to side with her?"

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Was he truly ready to stand completely against her?

Liam is totally worn out, with a throbbing pain in his temples.

"Knock it off, Charlotte. In a few days, it's my engagement party with Chloe. Stop causing problems for her."

Problems?

He calls this 'causing problems'?

Charlotte wanted to laugh, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the tears just started flooding out.

"Alright, I get it."

"You get what..." Liam was aware there was a huge misunderstanding, but it was too late. The Parker family had already taken notice, and the older folks were coming over with frowns on their faces. This was the Parker family home, and Charlotte had just attacked the woman set to become a part of their family.

They weren't going to let this go easily.

"Grab the troublemaker!"

"Stop!" Liam shouted, signaling the bodyguards to disperse the onlookers.

Once everyone had cleared out, he tried to explain to the elders, "It's a misunderstanding."

"A misunderstanding?" Patricia's face twitched with irritation. "She nearly killed her! Are you calling this a misunderstanding? Liam, open your eyes and look at who's lying on the ground - your fiancée!"

"Shut up!" Liam shouted, fuming with anger. The Parkers had strict household rules, and if Charlotte really got taken away, things would end terribly for her.

Back in the day, he wouldn't have cared about what the elders thought.

Kenneth was really sick and couldn't take any shocks. If he had caught even a whisper of today's drama, it would have been a disaster.

"I'll handle this. It's none of your business!" he barked.

The Parkers looked at each other, unsure of what to do next.

They all seemed to want to back off. Liam had never really followed the family's discipline. If he made a scene, who knows what he could do? And since it was his fiancée who was hurt, why should they stir up trouble for themselves? "Is this how the Parkers show their sincerity?!" Patricia was furious, "You disrespect my Beaumont niece even before the engagement, what will it be like when she marries into your family? Are you trying to grind her down to death?"

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Patricia was always strategic, knowing when to retreat to gain more advantages.

"If you don't give me a proper explanation, the Beaumonts will call off this wedding!"

Liam took a deep breath and turned to Charlotte, who he was holding onto tightly.

"What are you doing?" he whispered to her.

She was always smart, so she should've known that causing a scene like this would lead to trouble.

Even if she was upset about his engagement to Chloe and was jealous, that's no reason to be so cruel. Charlotte stared blankly at Chloe, who had fainted on the floor.

"I wanted to kill her."

"Charlotte!" He couldn't believe she was still causing trouble at a time like this!

Liam closed his eyes for a second, and when he opened them, his gaze was sharp. "What do you want me to do about it?"

"What does Mr. Parker think he should do about it?" Patricia shot the question back at him.

"Let's get engaged first, and we'll deal with this later," Liam said.

Patricia's face twisted in anger. 'Deal with it later' meant 'never deal with it.' Liam was clearly taking Charlotte's side!

Patricia's voice was icy. "What's this criminal to Mr. Parker, that he cares so much?"

"Just an assistant."

"If she's just an ordinary assistant, then let us handle her."

"No way," Liam refused.

The two of them were at an impasse, neither backing down.

Patricia knew if she let this go now, she'd lose any leverage later on.

Through gritted teeth, she instructed her people to pick up Chloe from the floor. "If the Parkers aren't sincere, then there's no point in this engagement. Take Chloe back to Leiventale!"