Mr. CEO's Ex-Wife: A Cunning Comeback
Chapter 163: Throw Her Aside

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Throw Her Aside

"Yeah, but even if it was Chantelle’s fault, please don’t be too harsh on her. She has a son with you," Ruby said, trying to sound sincere.

That’s right. Blame everything on Chantelle, and he’ll believe me!

"It seems Mrs. Bently feels no guilt for what you’ve done. In that case, don’t blame me for what happens next," Daniel didn’t want to hear another word from Ruby. He looked at Ashton and gave him a silent command.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Ruby asked, confused.

Why didn’t Daniel believe me? This trick always works before.

Before she could say more, the bodyguards behind her pulled out baseball bats and struck her right leg.

"Ah!"

With a loud crack, Ruby screamed in pain.

She collapsed to the ground, staring at Daniel in shock.

"What are you doing? I’m Chantelle’s mother! Even if she’s angry at me, you can’t treat me like this!" Ruby groaned.

The pain in her leg was so intense that her lips trembled.

"Mother? Are you sure you ever treated her like a daughter?" Daniel said, finding Ruby’s excuses ridiculous.

"I’ve always treated her like my daughter. I raised her since she was a little child. If she knew how you treated me, she’d be furious," Ruby said, trying to defend herself.

"Shut up! If you were really her mother, she wouldn’t have suffered so much as a child. You blamed her for everything Kate did," Daniel shot back sharply.

"What? How do you know that? No one knows what happened in our family!" Ruby gasped, stunned.

"I’ll ask you one last time. Who told you to steal the Wilson family’s confidential files and kill my grandpa?" Daniel took two steps forward and stared her down.

"What? What did you just say?" Ruby stuttered, eyes wide. She lowered her head and tried to avoid his eyes.

Ruby’s leg hurt badly. Each time she moved, a sharp pain shot through her body. In the end, she stopped trying.

At that moment, the bodyguards stepped forward and lifted her up. They forced her to look straight ahead.

"You don’t understand me? Fine. I’ll make it clear," Daniel said. "I know Kate killed my grandpa, and you helped her. Your plan was to frame Chantelle so Kate could marry me. Stealing Wilson’s family files didn’t help either of you. So who told you to do it? If you’re honest, I might let you go."

The bodyguards yanked Ruby’s hair so hard it felt like her scalp would tear off. But what scared her more was the look in Daniel’s eyes.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about! We didn’t kill Old Mr. Wilson or steal anything! No one told us to do it. You’ve got the wrong person!" Ruby shouted in panic.

Ruby refused to admit anything. She knew the consequences of killing Wesley and stealing from the Wilson family were too much to bear.

Just like Daniel, the man behind it all was powerful. If she betrayed him, she could lose her life.

She had no choice but to deny everything. Maybe there was still a chance to live.

"Mrs. Bently, you’re not stupid. But if you stay silent, you’re asking for death," Daniel said coldly.

"What... what are you going to do to me? I’m warning you, killing someone is against the law!" Ruby cried out, feeling completely helpless as she saw the cold, deadly look in Daniel’s eyes.

The more deadly Daniel looked like, the more terrified she became.

She knew Daniel was dangerous. Ruthless.

"You don’t need to warn me. I know killing is against the law. But do you know what happens when someone takes a life? They have to pay for it," Daniel chuckled.

"What? Don’t you dare come any closer!" Ruby shouted in fear.

Right after Daniel spoke, one of the bodyguards raised his bat.

With a loud crack, he struck Ruby’s right arm and broke it.

Then they let go of her. Ruby collapsed to the ground. Her face hit the floor hard, and blood started to drip.

The pain was unbearable. Ruby screamed hardly.

"How... how dare you try to kill me?" Ruby cried out in fear while stammering.

Daniel leaned down and looked at her. He gave a chilling smile.

"You should’ve expected this after killing my grandpa and trying to murder Chantelle," he snapped coldly. "Throw her aside. Don’t let her stain Grandpa’s grave."

He then stood up, turned around, and walked away without looking back.

Ruby watched Daniel walk away and her heart was full of despair. She tried to crawl, but the bodyguards grabbed her and dragged her toward the edge of the cliff—where Railer had been thrown before.

"No, please don’t do this! Ashton, tell them to stop!" she cried.

The cliff was high and dangerous. She knew she wouldn’t survive if she fell.

"Mrs. Bently, this is the same spot where you and Kate pushed Railer. I’m just letting you feel what he felt," Ashton said.

"You work for the Wilson family. You don’t have to go this far. Please—I’ll pay you. Just let me live. Tell me what you want."

Faced with death, Ruby had no other choice but to beg for her life.

Ashton wasn’t the kind of person who could be bribed.

Ruby’s screams echoed through the mountains.

Still, Ashton felt a heaviness in his chest.

Railer must have been terrified when Kate and Ruby pushed him. He was so young then.

Ashton couldn’t imagine how scared he must’ve been. The thought made his chest ache.

Chantelle, on the other hand, was relieved when Roman’s livestream was cut. She put her phone down and went to make lunch for the kids.

So much had happened lately, and she hadn’t cooked in a while.

Just as Chantelle walked to the kitchen, her phone rang. It was Calvin.

"Ms. Chantelle, the spy who followed James just sent an update. James said Ruby got a call from Kate asking for help. Ruby then asked James to look into it."

"So Kate is still alive? Do you have the number she used?"

"Yes. She made the call from Blue Sky Mental Hospital, up north in Easthan."

"Blue Sky Mental Hospital?"

Now that was interesting!

No wonder no one could find Kate. She had been hiding in a mental hospital all along.

Maybe someone placed her there on purpose.

"Come pick me up. Let’s go check it out."

"Got it, Ms. Chantelle. I’ll be there soon."