the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart
Chapter 224: If You’re So Afraid, Just Hold on to Me Tightly

Chapter 224: Chapter 224: If You’re So Afraid, Just Hold on to Me Tightly

The fire in the fireplace roared to life, instantly warming the side hall, yet Ambrose River, kneeling on the floor, and the wailing Yvonne Wade looked as though they were being roasted alive.

Ignatius Leclair’s sharp brows furrowed, a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes. Turning to Delphine, he said, "Delphine, these two are yours to deal with."

Upon hearing this, Ambrose River immediately crawled over to Delphine, kowtowing and crying, "I was blind to not recognize greatness. Miss Delphine, please spare this pathetic dog’s life."

"Spare you? And who will those girls you ruined cry to?" Delphine sneered coldly, tugging on Ignatius Leclair’s sleeve and said, "Cripple him and send him back to the Shaw Family."

Ignatius lowered his gaze, his eyes sweeping over the ice-cold girl, and replied indifferently, "Alright."

Maximilian hurriedly instructed his men to drag the howling fat man away.

Seeing this, Yvonne Wade collapsed onto the ground. She no longer wailed; her face was ashen.

"The victor stands, the defeated falls. Do you have anything to say?" Delphine looked at Yvonne Wade and spoke coldly.

"You can’t decide my fate! I am the eldest daughter of the Wade Family. You wretch, what right do you have to judge me!" Yvonne Wade, driven to madness, grabbed Delphine’s collar, aiming to scratch her face. This Fox Spirit had ruined her face; let’s see how she could seduce men now.

"The Wade Family can tarnish a person’s dignity? The Wade Family can act recklessly? South Asia isn’t owned by the Wade Family." Delphine’s gaze shifted slightly, but she didn’t dodge. As her words grew firm and severe, Yvonne Wade clawed a bloody scratch across her right cheek.

At Delphine’s side, Ignatius Leclair’s face darkened completely. He pulled Delphine over sharply, shouting harshly, "Where are the others? Hurry and drag her out."

Maximilian quickly ordered his men to restrain the now-insane Yvonne Wade and drag her away.

Watching the chaos unfold, Bessie Leclair fled to the second floor, her legs trembling as she hastily delivered news to the Wade Family.

He’s gone mad. Her elder brother has truly gone mad. For Delphine Carter, he’s even willing to strike the Wade Family.

As Yvonne Wade was dragged out, her fate unknown, Delphine’s scratched face stung, while Ignatius Leclair was already retrieving the first aid kit.

The man’s handsome face was as cold and hard as ice, his long, deep phoenix-shaped eyes clouded with dark mist. Silently, he applied medicine to her wounds, then ordered the butler to boil an egg for her to use on her face.

When applying the medicine, the man’s touch was heavy-handed, and Delphine felt half her face grow numb from the pain. She shrank back slightly, murmuring softly, "It hurts."

Ignatius Leclair let out a cold laugh. This entire evening, she finally said something to him.

"You know it hurts, yet you still offered your face to be scratched?" Tossing the ointment aside, Ignatius noticed that her small, delicate face, the only tolerable feature about her, was now wrecked beyond recognition. His anger grew stronger, as he could see through her little schemes but chose not to expose them. Now, just to push him into severely punishing Yvonne Wade, she even dared to sacrifice her face.

Delphine stiffened, lowered her gaze, and sneered coldly, "She’s the eldest daughter of the Wade Family, while I’m nothing more than an unwanted orphan, a useless hanger-on. What’s a scratched face? Later on, when I have no one to rely on, who knows what kind of fate awaits me."

Over these recent days, she had endured repeatedly, but the other side only bullied and humiliated her more. When Ignatius Leclair marries in the future and discards her, leaving her to fend for herself, Yvonne Wade would have a hundred ways to torment her into a state worse than death.

She merely played a small card, forcing Ignatius Leclair’s hand for tonight.

Ignatius Leclair’s movements paused. He glanced down at her with profound eyes and said in a heavy tone, "If you’re so afraid of the Wade Family, then hold onto me tightly. Don’t let me lose interest in you."

As the words left his mouth, the man’s phoenix-shaped eyes darkened further. After that uncontrollable night of madness, he deliberately cold-shouldered Delphine Carter for half a month. Yet ironically, as soon as it showed some effect, the Wade Family dared to foolishly come knocking.

Tonight’s intervention had undone all his efforts from the past half month. From now on, anyone with even half a brain would know that he had taken a particular interest in this orphaned girl fostered in the Leclair Family.

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