Chapter 49 Cut Ties

Chapter 49 Cut Ties
Erin's POV：

I couldn't help but mock myself. Erin, you really thought you were someone important, actually believing Kingsley would hurt Talia's feelings for you.

Talia laughed triumphantly, looking at me with eyes full of mockery.

As if I were a clown.

I bit my lip hard, wanting to tear that face of hers apart.

But Kingsley wouldn't allow me to do that.

Talia linked arms with Kingsley right in front of me, pressing close to his side.

"Kingsley, you're absolutely right. Erin is way out of line. Mark is from the Moore family. How can he be treated like this! Erin is just greedy! She must think one car isn't enough!"

"I'm not!" I protested angrily.

"Then who got bitten by a crocodile and asked Kingsley for a Ferrari? Wasn't that Erin?" Talia looked at me mockingly.

I opened my mouth but couldn't argue back.

Although I hadn't actively asked Kingsley for that car, he did compensate me with a Ferrari because the crocodile bit me.

Kingsley pulled his arm from Talia's grip. His next words made Talia jump with fury.

"I didn't say I disagreed with Erin's approach. I think her punishment for Mark is too light."

Talia, who had just been smugly provoking me, instantly widened her eyes. "Kingsley, you... what do you mean?"

Kingsley slowly walked to my side. His tall figure cast a shadow that perfectly shielded me.

"I mean Mark not only has to walk naked, but he also has to carry a megaphone the whole time shouting: I'm Mark, I drug and rape women, I'm an animal, I'll never hurt women again! If he dares stop once, break one of his legs and start over!"

So Kingsley was protecting me. His idea was absolutely brilliant!

I couldn't help clapping and laughing. Talia glared at me viciously, looking like she wanted to devour me.

I glared right back.

"No! I won't do it!"

Mark shouted, struggling to get up.

But the bodyguards pressed him firmly to the ground again, his cheek against the floor, tears and snot mixing together.

Oh, how disgusting!

But seeing him like this made me quite happy!

So I laughed out loud again.

This made Talia so angry she pointed at me and cursed.

"You bitch! You've bewitched Kingsley! Are you happy seeing Mark humiliated? It was your Perez family who wanted to marry into our Moore family. If you're going to marry Mark, you have to satisfy his demands! If you can't make your husband happy, that's your own incompetence. You deserve it!"

In Talia's eyes, I was like Mark's dog, supposed to obey his commands. Even if he beat and scolded me, I should only say he did well.

Damn it, she really didn't see me as human!

I was completely enraged. Thinking of how she'd made things difficult for me and Harrison before, I angrily rushed forward and grabbed her hair.

"You damn crazy woman! I'll kill you!" I grabbed her hair and kept kicking her.

Talia wasn't about to let me beat her. She screamed and clawed at me wildly.

"You damn bitch! Whore! Shameless stinking rat!" Talia screamed frantically, completely lacking the elegance I'd seen when I first met her.

Just as we were pulling each other's hair, I was yanked away by a strong force. Then Kingsley stood in front of Talia.

I stared at him with eyes red from anger.

"Kingsley, what do you mean?"

"Erin, you shouldn't have hit Talia!" Kingsley looked at me with strong disapproval, his eyes warning me.

I felt both angry and sad.

Talia immediately leaned against Kingsley's back. "Kingsley, this crazy woman hurt me so much! You have to punish her for me! Beat her to death!"

Talia stared at me viciously. She really wanted me dead!

I wanted to rush forward and hit her again, but Kingsley blocked me from getting near Talia.

Talia smugly made faces at me. I bit my lip hard to keep from crying in front of this woman.

"Talia, from today on, you're not allowed to set foot in the Baker family castle! Leave here now!"

Talia's smile completely froze on her face. She desperately tried to grab Kingsley's arm.

"Kingsley, what do you mean? You're driving me away for this woman?"

But Kingsley wouldn't let her touch him.

I stared wide-eyed at Kingsley, never expecting he'd completely cut ties with Talia for me.

Kingsley touched my head. "Does your hair hurt from being pulled? You fought her and ended up getting hurt yourself!"

I shook my head. It had hurt earlier, but not anymore!

Kingsley pushed away Talia as she lunged forward again. "Talia, I was planning to wait for your brother and father to come and tell you about the engagement being called off. But you've been acting like the Baker family's mistress this whole time, constantly hurting Erin. Let me make this clear. I won't be marrying you."

Talia's face looked terrible now, completely lacking the arrogance she'd shown me earlier.

Her lips were bitten bloody. Finally she pleaded with Kingsley again.

"Kingsley, I was the one who gave you timely information back then. That's how you successfully escaped. Kingsley, I saved your life. Can't you spare Mark?"

Mentioning the past, Kingsley's eyes indeed showed a flicker of emotion.

He was silent for several seconds. The atmosphere in the living room grew tense again.

My heart tightened too. Talia had once saved Kingsley?

If that was true, with such a debt of gratitude, Kingsley would waver, wouldn't he?

The bond between Talia and Kingsley was much deeper than mine with someone I'd only known for a few days. I couldn't compare to Talia at all.

I waited for Kingsley to side with Talia.

Although I couldn't resist Kingsley's decision, I wouldn't accept it!

"I'll provide the Moore family with a batch of the latest weapons for free, enough for you to triple your power. But Erin's revenge must happen. However she wants to deal with Mark, that's how it'll be."

"You..."

Talia was too angry to speak, clutching her chest, her face alternating between green and white.

She seemed to realize there was no room for negotiation.

Finally she glared at me viciously, turned around, and slammed the door as she left.

Seeing this, Mark cried even harder, but was dragged outside by the bodyguards, still begging for mercy, though no one paid attention to him anymore.

An hour later, Downtown was in chaos.

Mark walked naked down the street, his megaphone repeatedly shouting what Kingsley had demanded, drawing countless onlookers and photographers.

I sat in the slowly moving car, personally witnessing him being watched like a clown by the crowd.

"I'm Mark, I drug and rape women, I'm an animal, I'll never hurt women again!"

He held the megaphone, his voice trembling.