CHAPTER 204

Chapter 204

Nyla turned to the doorway and saw Tom approaching with a cold expression. She sneered. “Mr. Genge, what do you want?”

Tom looked at her icily. “Let Jacqueline go.

“You should know that Valarie is still unconscious in the ICU because of her. What right do you have to ask me to let her go? Nyla demanded.

“Even if you throw her out now, it won’t wake Valarie, and she has already been punished as she should be,” Tom reasoned.

Nyla scoffed. “What punishment?”

Tom frowned, finding Nyla’s demeanor quite unpleasant. Even now, she wouldn’t let Jacqueline go, despite Jacqueline already being in such a dire state.

“If you throw her out, you’ll definitely offend the Rainfords. If the Rainford Group and the Sumner Group clash because of this, the Sumners won’t spare you either,” Tom warned.

Nyla raised an eyebrow and said slowly, ‘So, Mr. Genge, are you looking out for my best interests?”

Tom’s gaze grew colder due to the sarcasm in her voice. ‘Regardless of your intentions, if you dare to push her out today, I won’t let you off. And Damon isn’t omnipotent. He can’t protect you all the time.”

The two stared at each other, the air between them charged with tension.

After several seconds, Nyla finally spoke coldly. “If Valarie knew you were protecting the woman who harmed her like this, she would think she was blind for ever liking you.”

Tom narrowed his eyes. “This is between me and her. It’s not your place to judge!”

“I can let her go now, but this won’t be the end of it,” Nyla warned.

With that, Nyla ordered the men to release Jacqueline and walked past Tom, leaving the room.

Within two minutes, the room was left with only the disheveled Jacqueline on the floor and Tom.

Tom Jacqueline sobbed.

Tom’s expression darkened. “Don’t call me Tom, Jacqueline. Out of consideration for our past this is the last time I’m helping you. From now on, when we meet, we are strangers. If I find out you’ve done anything to Valarie again, I will mat hundred times more.”

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Jacqueline panicked. She scrambled to her feet, trying to stop him. “Tom, I only wanted to take a few photos of Valarie… and then use them to threaten her to stay away from you. I never intended to harm her like this-”

Before she could finish, Tom grabbed her by the neck. The choking sensation overwhelmed her, and she struggled to push him away, but it was futile.

Tom’s eyes were filled with disgust. “Jacqueline, we were finished when you decided to go abroad. I hope you understand that.”

With that, he threw her to the floor and left without a trace of emotion.

If it weren’t for Charlotte pleading with him and leveraging the past favor of saving him, Tom would have been even harsher than Nyla.

As soon as Nyla left the hotel, she received a call from the hospital saying that Valarie had woken up. Her eyes flashed with disbelief and joy, and it took her several seconds to regain her composure.

“I’m coming right over!” she answered and turned to Spencer. “Mr. Hogg, thank you. Please also thank Uncle Damon on my behalf. If it weren’t for his help, we wouldn’t have found the truth so quickly. I’ll find a chance to thank him personally another day.

Spencer shook his head. “No need, it’s my duty. But are you really going to let Jacqueline off just like that?”

Nyla’s gaze turned icy. “Of course not. But now that Valarie has woken up, I’ll check on her condition first before deciding what to do next.