Chapter 56
He turned her to face him, noticing the tears in her eyes. He gently wiped them away and kissed her forehead.
“Why are you stopping me?”
“Because you can’t go in there.”
“Why not? You promised I could see them.”
“That’s why you’re here. You can view them through the monitor and witness their punishment.”
“No, I want to be in there and make them suffer. They killed my sisters; I need to vent my anger,” she said, tears streaming down her face. Alexander knew better than anyone how she felt.
“No,” Alexander firmly responded.
“Please,” she begged, tears continuing to fall, but he remained resolute.
“I won’t let your hands be stained,” he said, kissing both her hands. “They should stay pure. There’s no way I’ll let you dirty them. You’re not like them, and you shouldn’t be like us. Your grandfather will handle the punishment on behalf of you and himself. You will watch and make the final decision.”
Lilly shook her head, tears flowing, but Alexander stood firm. As much as he wanted to grant her every wish, he couldn’t let her stain her hands; they had to remain clean.
Bella and Kate were shocked when they saw who walked into the room.
“Grandfather,” Kate muttered before a hard slap sent her chair nearly toppling over.
“How dare you call me that, you traitor!” Bella remained silent, knowing it wouldn’t help their situation. Having killed his granddaughters, he wouldn’t let them live.
“Take them away!” her grandfather ordered, and his men immediately tied them to the ceiling, placing ropes around their necks.
Lilly watched through the monitor as her grandfather punished them.
She saw them nearly suffocated, only to be cut down and punished further. He used a hot knife to mark their skin, making them scream in agony.
Knowing her grandfather, he would have ended their lives immediately, but on the way to this place, she had told him she didn’t want them to have an easy end. They were to be severely punished and then left to rot in prison for life.
Lilly stood and watched through the monitor as her grandfather punished them for over an hour with various tools. He even shaved their heads.
Bella had also killed his real daughter-in-law and her mother, so her punishment was more severe. He carved a scar into her shaved head.
Lilly had only recently discovered Bella had also killed her mother.
When the punishment became too much, Alexander blocked the screen with his body.
“Why are you blocking the monitor?”
“It’s been an hour already; that’s enough for you.”
“You didn’t let me vent my anger, and now you won’t let me watch the whole thing?” she fumed.
“That’s too much for you to bear.”
“Did I say I had enough?”
“You don’t have to. I can see it’s becoming too much for you. You’re pregnant, and this could affect you mentally and make you ill.”
Alexander gently combed her long hair with his fingers. “I’ll make sure they pay for their crimes, even in prison.”
“I still want to look them in the eye and let them know they will pay for killing my mother and sisters,” she insisted.
“And you will, after they’re sentenced to life in prison.”
After hours of punishment, both women fell unconscious for the fourth time. Each time they did, her grandfather’s men would wake them with ice-cold water and resume the punishment.
They even pleaded for an end to their suffering, but he wouldn’t grant it. Now, he understood why his granddaughter had insisted that a quick end wouldn’t be enough. They needed to be punished and then imprisoned for life.
After having his fill, her grandfather left the room and washed their blood from his hands.
“Master, what should we do with the three men over there?” a guard asked.
He glanced at the men tied to chairs, their mouths covered, having witnessed everything.
“Remove them,” he ordered before leaving completely.
He knew his granddaughter had seen everything, and he was glad Alexander hadn’t brought her into the room. The sight of suffering would have affected her badly, especially since she was pregnant.
When he returned to the room where they were, he saw his granddaughter crying in Alexander’s embrace. This made him clench his fists, knowing it was his fault for allowing Bella into their family. As the head of the family, he should have prevented all this. If he had, his daughter-in-law and granddaughters would still be alive.
He regretted not disowning his son sooner, as his late daughter-in-law had begged him not to. Allowing Bella and her child into the family had led to this tragedy. This time, he would truly disown his son.
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Around 7 PM, Peter returned home from work to find the house eerily quiet. Victor, his trusted aide, greeted him.
“Welcome home, Master Peter,” he said, bowing.
Peter looked around, puzzled. “Why is it so quiet? Where is everyone?”
Victor hesitated. “Sir, young miss came by earlier.”
“Lilly was here? Why? Is everything okay? Isn’t she supposed to be in the hospital?” Peter asked, referring to Lilly, as Victor always did.
Victor struggled with how to explain. “It’s a long story, sir.”
“What do you mean? Did something happen?” Peter’s worry grew.
“Sir, please follow me,” Victor said, leading him to the second-floor living room.
Victor turned on the TV, where a shocking sight met Peter’s eyes. He recognized Bella and Kate, their heads shaved, their bodies covered in burns and scars, being dragged to prison by the police.
“What is going on?!” he half-yelled, turning to Victor, who remained silent.
“Who did this to them? Why are they being taken to prison?” Peter demanded, agitated.
“Sir, listen to the whole news,” Victor urged.
Peter’s gaze returned to the TV, and he stood in shock as the reporter revealed the murders Bella and Kate had committed, including the names of his late daughters and wife.
He couldn’t move, his body weak with disbelief. The evidence shown live on TV proved their guilt.
It was revealed that Bella and Kate had killed his two daughters and tried to kill Lilly, and that Bella had also killed his first wife. Peter was stunned that he had shared his bed with such a monster for years and that his daughter had joined her mother in these heinous acts.
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