Liza showed no mercy, relentlessly hitting Laura as the latter cried out for Leniency.
Liza wore a stern expression as she struck Laura even harder.
“You brought this upon yourself! You need to remember to put the family first and prioritize the interests of
Bryant Group. If you ever betray us, you now know what will happen!”
Laura was frightened by Liza's words, and she quickly crawled to the old woman's feet to prove her loyalty.
“As a member of the Bryant family, | would never be a traitor!”
Liza narrowed her eyes coldly and asked, “I heard you have sconnection with Ashton, the one who was
arrested. Is that true?”
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Fear radiated Laura’s entire body.
“That's just because he ctofor help to take down his opponent,
Rowan. I've been cleared by the investigation team. Would they have letgo if | had something to do with
him?”
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Liza glared at her and scoffed, “I don’t think you have the guts to do that!”
Just as Laura breathed a sigh of relief, Liza said slowly, “Remember,
Marco isn’t your flesh and blood. If you keep doing this, I'LL spill the beans. Let's see how long he’ll put up with
you!”
Laura’s blood ran cold.
She couldn't even look Marco in the eye now. He would show her no mercy if he found out she wasn’t his real
mother!
Suddenly, a Loud thud echoed from the door.
It caused both women to jump out of their skins and stare at the door in apprehension.
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Marina stood at the door, frozen in shock.
Her bag had fallen off her hand and her eyes were wide in disbelief.
Obviously, she had heard the conversation.
When Liza and Laura saw that Marina was the one that had just cin, they breathed a sigh of relief.
For a second there, they thought that it was Marco.
Despite Liza’s threats to Laura, she didn’t intend to tell Marco the truth, at least not now.
She knew very well that if Marco learned about such an explosive truth, things would beccomplicated.