Neil instructed again, “Tie her up!”

The men in black hoisted Lise up like a rag doll and secured her to a rack. She fought back, but it was useless.

Pale and shivering, Lise stared at Neil, her lips quivering from both pain and cold. She had held onto a faint hope that Neil wouldn’t hurt her. Now, she was engulfed in despair, facing a man who was a complete psychopath. All the tales of his sickness and weakness had been lies.

Suddenly, Lise erupted into laughter.

“Hahaha…”

Her laughter echoed through the grimy slaughterhouse, sounding ghostly and unsettling.

Neil paused, the knife resting on her thigh, his expression darkening.

“You find this funny?” He pressed the knife harder.

Blood streamed from Lise’s thigh. The pain shook her to the core as if it were tearing at her very soul, yet she gritted her teeth and let out a maniacal laugh. Then, with a scornful look, Lise mocked, “Neil, Katelyn was right about you. You’re just a fool!”

Neil’s movement halted. A menacing energy radiated from him, as if ready to obliterate everything in his path.

With unrestrained laughter, Lise continued, “Hahaha, did you know? Katelyn really loved you back then. She was making sacrifices for the Wheeler family all along, behind the scenes.”

At that moment, Lise knew her fate was sealed. Neil wouldn’t forgive her, so she figured they might as well end it together!

Neil clenched his teeth and said coldly, “Lise, are you asking for death?” He had distanced himself from Katelyn, convinced she was manipulative, marrying him only to gain control over the Wheeler family and consistently plotting against Lise.

But now, Lise was suggesting Katelyn had been the one making sacrifices?

He drove his knife into her with force. The severe pain bleached Lise’s face, nearly causing her to black out.

But she persisted, her lips quivering as she said through clenched teeth, “I was the one who caused the rift between you, spreading lies about Katelyn. And you, foolishly, took every word.”

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Lise, fearless despite her shaking voice, asked, “Remember the car accident during your first year of college?” She fought to keep her eyes open, worried she might lose consciousness before revealing everything.

Gasping for air, she said, “You thought I saved you? It was actually Katelyn. Hahaha, how foolish are you? You swallowed every lie I fed you!”

Neil’s face twisted in shock.

How could it have been Katelyn? He was sure it had been Lise he saw! His hand shook as he held the knife.

Meanwhile, Lise continued to laugh mockingly.

“Neil, can you see how pathetic you’ve been?”

Scorn filled Lise’s eyes as she gazed upon Neil, seeing nothing but a pathetic fool.

“Such a shame Katelyn wouldn’t clear things up for you. By the way, do you remember why I left the country? I’ll tell you now. Hahaha…” Wild laughter erupted from Lise, tears streaming from her eyes as she cackled.

Neil stood frozen. His teeth clenched, and he glowered at Lise, his fist tightening suddenly, exuding a bone-chilling, fearsome presence.

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