Love beyond the mask (Whitney) novel Chapter 952

Endora blinked through tears, terror gripping her as she glanced at her left hand, trapped in the man's iron grip, threatening to snap her wrist in two. The man's strength and ruthlessness were beyond her worst fears.

Trembling, yet defiant, she managed to spit out, "At... at my beach house."

"Let me repeat myself, where is Cherry? What are your people doing to her right now?" Parker's grip tightened as he yanked her to her feet.

Endora thought she could hear the sound of her bones begging for mercy!

But like her lips were sealed by iron, she knew she couldn't speak. Revealing anything meant losing her leverage, and with it, her life.

She stared at Parker, his face as devilishly handsome as ever, the very image she'd obsessed over. But why, despite all her schemes and efforts, did he not love her back?

Instead, his disdain for her only grew, to the point where now, for Tiana, he was ready to end her?

Why!

A fierce unwillingness to die surged through her veins, igniting every angry nerve. Endora laughed, a quiet laugh that grew louder. Her gaze on Parker was haunting as she reached out, longing to touch his jawline.

Parker flinched away in disgust, "You think silence will save you? Let me show you my true colors. You seem to have the wrong impression of me."

Without hesitation, he snapped her left wrist. His steel-toed boots lightly crushed her ankles, one and then the other. Endora's screams filled the room.

Both her ankles were broken.

Her hands, useless.

Now, the woman lay crumpled on the damp floor, a sight no better than a corpse.

"Ah... Parker, you're cruel! But don't worry..."

Clamping her teeth in pain, Endora clung to a sliver of hope. She had something on him, and until her last breath, she wouldn't reveal Cherry's whereabouts. "You'll never find her!

The Doonan family has no solid evidence against me for the forgery I committed. You can't take me to court, haha... By the time you find your little brat, she'll likely have endured the worst at my people's hands. She's just over two, right?

Think it over, maybe letting me go is best for everyone!"

"Impossible." Parker, realizing he'd get nothing from her, decided not to waste more time.

This woman, full of schemes and fear of death, was putting up a tough front.

He couldn't deal with her now. Wiping his hands with a towel, he ordered coldly, "Leave her here to fend for herself. Keep an eye on her and the Melford couple!"

With that, he left.

Endora, lying in dirt, her eyes void of hope, trembled as she watched his daunting silhouette disappear. Her plan had failed!

She had followed Elaine Bartels' advice, but she couldn't outsmart Parker. Even with Cherry's life as leverage, he wouldn't budge.

Damn it.

She only hoped Elaine had secured the child well, making her impossible for Parker to find...

With her hands immobile, Endora struggled to bite off a button from her clothes, a hidden communicator between her and Elaine, unnoticed by all.

Using her teeth, she pressed the alarm, signaling Elaine that negotiations had failed. Parker wasn't buying it! She had to ensure Elaine hid the child well, making her impossible for Parker to find.