Chapter 1017

I felt like laughing. “You did many illegal things too.” As I spoke my words, I glanced at Boris. “Boris,

there’s a pool at the rear house. Take this woman there and throw her into the pool.”

Dillan started flailing around madly, but he couldn’t do anything as he was pinned onto the ground by

Joesph and the others. With his face touching the ground, he could only let out muffled screams in

protest.

Boris took the woman to the rear house while the latter was crying and pleading for help from Dillan.

Seeing how tears were flowing down Dillan’s cheeks as he felt powerless, I didn’t know why, but I felt

amused as I smirked.

“Scarlett, do you really have to take it this far?” Ashton’s voice sounded from behind. His voice was low

as usual with a tinge of surprise.

I didn’t want to explain, so I gave a brief reply. “He deserves this.”

The sound of water splashing and ear-piercing screams of the woman came from the rear house. Upon

hearing this, Dillan’s eyes reddened with anger. “What do you guys want? Come at me and leave her

alone!”

I felt amused as I looked at him. “Then what’s up with you laying your hands on those defenseless

girls? You were merciless to those girls you drowned in the water tank. Dillan, it’s only been a few days,

but it seems you’ve forgotten. Let me remind you. Your aquarium was dyed red with my blood. It’s only

fair that your wife’s going to do the same to my swimming pool.”

The man stopped struggling as he collapsed on the ground and broke down in tears. Everyone had a

weakness. No one was strong enough to care for only themselves.

He crawled in front of me and begged, “I was wrong. Come at me with whatever you want to do. Please

don’t hurt my wife. She did nothing wrong. I beg of you, Ms. Stovall. Let my wife and the baby go. They

knew nothing. I’ll accept everything you do to me. Just spare them.”

I pursed my lips and remained unbothered. Ashton glanced at Joseph. It was obvious that he was

trying to hint at the latter to save the woman. However, I insisted, “Ashton, leave if you can’t agree with

my doings, but you can’t stop me.”

He looked at me with a cold, yet helpless expression. “Scarlett, the pregnant woman is innocent and

you know that well. I understand that your hatred and I won’t hinder you from doing whatever you want

to him. However, I can’t sit by and just let you become someone evil like him. Stop now. The pregnant

woman did nothing wrong.”

I pursed my lips and took in a deep breath. Looking at Dillan with determination, I announced, “Not only

do I want your child’s life, I’m going to take your wife’s too. Everything that I have suffered, I’ll make

sure you go through them too.”

Dillan broke down, while Ashton’s eyes narrowed and looked at me with a pain-etched face. “Scarlett,

you…”

I interrupted him and continued, “Tell me everything, and I’ll think of sparing your wife. Don’t think that

the person behind you can protect you. You know it well, don’t you? The fact that I can find your wife

and take her here means that you’re just a pawn waiting to be disposed of.”

Dillan was stunned by my words. He stopped shouting and looked at me in shock.

I didn’t mind how he looked at me, as all I wanted was information. So, I waited for him to tell me.

Ashton was taken aback. He turned to me soon after and asked, “When did you know all this?”

I shrugged. “Ever since I woke up in the hospital. Nora getting drunk, letting me hear about Ann and

telling me the number of the private room; these consecutive events are too much of a coincidence.”

After I was sent to the hospital, Nora didn’t come to visit me. This meant that she was indeed drunk that

night. I didn’t know if she knew Armond’s intention of laying out this trap, but now it seemed she had a

vague idea of it.

Depressing screams came from the swimming pool and got more and more miserable as it went. Dillan

started panicking as he looked at me with reddened eyes and shouted, “Tell them to stop. I’ll tell you

everything I know.”

I pursed my lips and looked at him coldly. “Don’t worry. She won’t die that quickly. They’ll stop after

you’re done talking.”

Dillan hurriedly blurted out, “Mr. Dumphy’s behind all of this. He instructed me to throw you into the

water tank. I didn’t know you’re pregnant and only thought of choking you for a bit. I never thought

things would turn out like this.”

I glared at him as I was rather unsatisfied with his answer. Then, I sat on the chair and asked, “Who’s

Mr. Dumphy? I don’t know him.”

Dillan explained, “He’s Brandon Dumphy. The general manager of the Imperial Hotel.”

I was rather surprised. It seems Brandon’s quite capable. Otherwise, Armond won’t leave so many

matters to him.

After keeping silent for a bit, I asked, “Do you know who’s the boss of the Imperial Hotel?”