Chapter 9

Smack! A loud slap echoed through the air. Skyler’s smile vanished.

“D-did you just hit me?” he stammered, disbelieving. Could Cameron, this weak, useless bum, really have slapped him?

“I was already being gentle,” Cameron said coldly. “Consider it discipline on behalf of your mother, seeing as she never taught you manners.”

He had always tolerated Skyler and Pia’s antics because they were Madison’s family. But not anymore.

“Discipline me? What right do you have, you bastard?” Skyler roared, grabbing a vase by the doorway and aiming it at Cameron’s head. He had never suffered such humiliation, never been slapped. He was going to kill Cameron for it.

Cameron’s eyes narrowed as he grabbed Skyler’s arm and twisted it.

Snap! Skyler’s arm cracked.

“Ahh!” Skyler cried out in pain, the vase shattering on the floor. “My arm… ahh!” He clutched his broken arm, wailing hysterically as cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

“Y-you dare hurt my son? I’m going to kill you!” Pia lunged at Cameron, upset by her son’s injury. But the moment she saw the cold darkness in Cameron’s eyes, her bravado evaporated. A chill ran down her spine.

Cameron remained impassive as he marched upstairs to the bedroom. Pia didn’t dare stop him.

Two minutes later, he returned with an old wooden box containing a hair bow and love letters.

“Ahh… ow…” Skyler wailed from the floor.

Pia saw the box and cried, “What did you steal from Madison?”

“I’m taking back what belongs to me,” Cameron replied flatly. Passing Pia, he snatched the aquamarine bracelet from her wrist. “Including my mother’s bracelet.”

He then strode out of the villa.

“That’s my bracelet!” Pia cried, giving chase after regaining her composure.

Cameron turned, glaring. Pia froze, paralyzed by fear. Was this still the ineffectual son-in-law she remembered? He seemed a completely different person since the divorce.

He left when Pia stopped, entering the black Maybach waiting outside.

“Is that a… Maybach?” Pia’s eyes widened, noticing the car for the first time.

“Mom, w-why is he in a Maybach?” Skyler echoed her shock, momentarily forgetting his arm.

What was going on?

“I’m not sure,” Pia said. “Let’s get you to the hospital and call your sister. We’ll see what she thinks.”

…

Half an hour later, Madison, in black business attire, hurried into Ward 306 of Yrando General Hospital. Archie accompanied her.

“Is Sky alright, Mom?” she asked, having heard the news.

“You’re finally here, Madison! Cameron nearly killed your brother!” Pia cried.

“Look at my arm, Maddy!” Skyler wailed.

Madison was upset by her brother’s pale face and plaster cast. “Did Cameron really hurt you?”

“He did! He broke my arm and stole Mom’s bracelet!” Skyler whined.

Pia added, “You weren’t there, Madison. Cameron barged in, claiming his belongings. When Skyler tried to stop him, he slapped him and broke his arm, saying it was a lesson! Look at poor Skyler! He’s only twenty-one and unmarried. If I hadn’t begged Cameron, who knows what would have happened!”

“How dare that jackass Cameron!” Madison growled, trembling with anger. Skyler was her brother. “I’ll call him right away!”

She went outside and called Cameron.

Meanwhile, Cameron was heading towards Azure Residence, Yrando’s most exclusive neighborhood. He frowned at Madison’s call but answered.

“Explain yourself, Cameron,” Madison snapped.

“Explain? What do I need to explain?” Cameron asked, confused.

“How shameless can you be? You know what you did!” Madison yelled.

“What do I need to confess?” Cameron replied flatly.

“Did you hurt my brother?”

“I didn’t expect them to complain so soon. Yes, I did, but—”

“I knew it!” Madison interrupted. “What right did you have to hurt Skyler, you shameless bastard?”

“Shameless? Why don’t you ask why I did it?”

“Do I need to ask? You’re wrong for hurting my brother!” Madison cried.

“Heh. No matter what I do, I’m still wrong.”

“At least you know!”

“Hmph,” Cameron sneered, ending the call.

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