Chapter 161

Darcy's eyes shifted as she angrily retorted, "Winnie, I can't believe you harbor such great ambitions. You've known Mr. Rodriguez's true identity all along, and you conspired with your uncle, Alan, infiltrating..."

She casually reminded Lawrence, "Mr. Rodriguez, remember when everyone accused her of deliberately getting pregnant with your child? Even you had your doubts. It seems that it wasn't a lie! Perhaps she approached you from the start, seducing and manipulating your feelings!"

"Think about it. Why did she drive me away? Why did she conveniently join your company? It was all planned; once she joined your company, she joined forces with her uncle for revenge!"

"She is a CEO herself, Mr. Rodriguez. We all fell into her trap!""

Darcy's words stirred up an intense anger in Lawrence, his icy gaze turning stormy.

He sneered at Winnie, his laughter cold and piercing, "So, the child was the first step in your plan? From beginning to end, you were just pretending."

"No, Lawrence, my uncle came back later..." Winnie shook her head sadly. She knew Darcy was trying to provoke him, completely inciting his anger and portraying her love as a premeditated act.

In this situation, seeing it with his own eyes, Winnie had no defense. No matter what she said, it would be useless.

Lawrence laughed bitterly, his white teeth visible as he kept his gun fixed on her. He slowly uttered, "I brought you into the company to protect you, to treat you as my beloved. You drove away Darcy and deliberately infiltrated my company, with the intention of betraying me."

He had never been so helpless before.

Because of falling in love with a woman, the outcome of his credulity was so ironic.

He raised the gun to her forehead!

Winnie's face turned pale, motionless like a puppet. It felt as if her heart was being torn apart, piece by piece, blood flowing out. Amidst the pain, she strangely thought, it's fine, he feels pain too, he must be in pain.

Her true feelings had been trampled upon, his proposal and attempts to keep her were all jokes. He must be in pain too.

She felt deserving of death.

"What are you doing!" Elliott finally rushed over, glaring at Lawrence with hatred. However, sitting on a wheelchair, he lacked the same aura as Lawrence.

He wished he could devour him alive. Elliott sneered, "Release Winnie! It was you who brought ruin upon the Granger family. We're here to reclaim what is rightfully ours."

"Lawrence, you're on the brink of defeat. If you have any sense left, you should sell Imperial Financial Group to us tomorrow, or you can prepare for bankruptcy!"

"Yes, my dear brother, 400 billion dollars are now in my account. How does it feel? I've finally won against you!" Alan took a drag from his cigarette, finally stepping forward. Though handsome, he couldn't compare to Lawrence.

He arrogantly looked at Lawrence, squinting.

Lawrence glanced at Elliott before turning to Alan, a cold smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. "I hope you have what it takes to secure this money."

"Of course, we can handle it! Lawrence, be sensible and sign the transfer contract of the conglomerate now!" Elliott threw the contract without hesitation, eagerly awaiting Lawrence's defeat.

However, the barrel of a gun suddenly pointed towards him!

His face changed dramatically.

Urgently, Winnie grabbed Lawrence's arm. "No! Lawrence! My mother said you are not a cruel person. You wouldn't harm others."

"Is that so? She never mentioned that I used to be a demon," Lawrence sneered.

His cool eyes gazed at her, and he whispered as if between lovers, "I've long been out of hell. Why would you turn me back into a demon?"

Winnie's blood froze instantly.

The gun returned to her head, and he looked at her expressionlessly while smiling. "Guess what I will do to your uncle? And to the Granger family?"

Winnie paled, her mind trembling as she witnessed his growing madness.

Though Elliott was in a winning position, he suddenly felt scared. He wanted to rush forward and protect Winnie.

Lawrence tightened his grip on Winnie's long hair, then turned around and threw her at a bodyguard, saying, "Take this woman away!"

"What are you doing? Lawrence! Don't harm Winnie!" Elliott's voice was cut off from behind.

Winnie was thrown into a car, and the violent motion made her stomachache. She vomited inside the car, feeling disoriented and unaware of where she was being taken to.

When she was pushed out of the car, the fierce sea breeze blew against her, making her scalp tingle and her bones feel frail.

It was a seaside area, and in the distance there stood a dark villa.

Lawrence emerged from another car behind her, and moments ago, he hadn't even looked at her. He walked up to her, appearing in the dark like a handsome devil.

He instructed the bodyguard, "Throw her in there without giving her food or drink!"

Bryan trembled, "Mr. Rodriguez... Mrs. Rodriguez is pregnant..."

At this moment, he no longer wore a mask. His stunning face was intoxicating, yet it also shattered Winnie's heart.

He raised his phone and coldly spoke into it, "Ensure Triton goes bankrupt within the next day."

"Don't..." Winnie retreated, almost unable to stand, her entire body frozen.

In the dark night, he looked down at her, emitting a devilish smirk. "Your uncle Elliott has a daughter, right?"

Winnie finally collapsed to the ground, her heart boiling and suffering as if submerged in hot oil. She stared at him with endless fear.

She shook her head, but her throat felt like it was blocked by a rock. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't utter a word. She had no energy to beg for mercy. It was she who hurt him first, treating him as an enemy, even though she was forced by her uncle. She became the one who harmed him.

It seems like she is his biggest mistake. He had spoiled a woman to the point where the company was lost.

She was thrown into a dark seaside villa, feeling numb and lost. Lawrence stared at the villa's door as the bodyguards closed it. He leaned against the car, lit a cigarette, but his long fingers trembled lightly, unable to light it.

In a fit of anger, he crushed the cigarette under his foot. Bryan didn't dare to speak. He, Benjamin, and Jeremy all knew that Mr. Rodriguez had a mental illness and hadn't had an episode in many years.

Leaving Mrs. Rodriguez here was not his usual method. Perhaps Mr. Rodriguez still couldn't bring himself to harm her; he was desperately suppressing himself. Steam rose from Bryan's eyes when he saw Mr. Rodriguez get into the car.

Darcy glanced at the villa and quickly got into the car as well. A smirk appeared on her lips as she tried to comfort the man in a soft voice. But he was like a cold and lonely sculpture, untouchable by anyone.

Darcy clenched her fists. Winnie had occupied too much space in his heart and caused this. He hadn't completely abandoned Winnie yet! A flicker of fierceness flashed in her eyes.

In the restless Lymington of that night, the business world was in turmoil. Lawrence imposed sudden economic sanctions on Triton, causing the suspension of all jewelry production overnight.

The 19 companies that demanded compensation from the Kingdom Estates for the disturbance suddenly changed their stance the next day, saying they wouldn't appeal against Lawrence.

Upon hearing these two pieces of news, Elliot turned pale, his determination waning. Lawrence's capabilities were beyond what he had anticipated!