Chapter 867 Rhett is a Pervert
Rhett watched Jasmine and Edgar come out of the hotel, his face darkening.
After they left, he made a phone call.
"The plan has changed. I've already had my sister get close to Edgar, but I didn't expect Jasmine to suddenly interfere. If it were just Cordelia, she would have agreed by now," Rhett said with a frown.
"Don't rush, don't let the Cunningham family notice anything. Kavi's incident has implicated too many companies, this is our chance," a woman said with a hint of laughter on the other end of the line. "Avery will be in prison for three years. You are married, so you need to take over the Hawthorne Group during these three years."
The woman urged Rhett to act quickly while Avery was in prison, to take control of the Hawthorne Group.
"I didn't expect Avery to actually marry me to protect the Hawthorne Group," Rhett sneered.
"She is capable. She took a big gamble," the woman on the phone chuckled.
"I'll continue to find ways to arrange a marriage between the Murray family and the Cunningham family. You need to hurry up too," Rhett reminded.
"Don't worry, with two kids, those people will definitely support me. The Silverlight City market is too important. If we don't deal with Ethan and the Cunningham family, it will be hard to stabilize our position."
The resources in the market were scarce, and they certainly didn't want to share them with others, let alone be subordinate to anyone.
Moreover, the Cunningham Group had already basically stabilized its position in the Silverlight City market, with the Raymond Group's support. If they continued to develop, the entire Silverlight City market would essentially be the Cunningham family's territory.
"I have to say, the people from Cunningham family is very smart. By marrying Jasmine to Ethan, they've almost won half of the Silverlight City market," the woman's voice was low. "If only I had been born a few years earlier..."
"Even if you were born a few years earlier, you might not have had this opportunity. If..." Rhett stopped mid-sentence, knowing he shouldn't continue..
"Take care of yourself and follow our plan to complete it as soon as possible," the woman said before hanging up.
Rhett turned around and sneered at Lyanna, who had taken the opportunity to run away while he was on the phone.
Lyanna escaped from the car and hid in a corner, scared and taking a long time to calm down.
Peeking out, Lyanna sighed in relief when she saw Rhett hadn't come after her.
"That scared me to death. Verity, where are you? Come pick me up at the Bellagio Hotel. I almost got caught by Rhett," Lyanna sighed in relief and called her friend.
"Has Rhett left? He's so scary, we're all afraid of him," Verity Waverly didn't dare to take the risk of coming to pick up Lyanna at that moment.
"Don't worry, I wouldn't dare call you if he hadn't left."
Verity sighed in relief on the other end. "Wait for me there."
After hanging up, Lyanna waited for a long time, but no one came to pick her up.
With no other options, Lyanna called Verity again, who hesitated. "Lyanna, I'm sorry, something came up, and I can't leave."
Lyanna realized what was happening. "Did Rhett call you?"
"Rhett said you should go home obediently and stop resisting. Without the Murray family, you're nothing," Verity said softly.
Lyanna sighed, leaning against the wall. It was over.
She didn't want to go back. What should she do?
Just when she was at her wit's end, a black car stopped by the roadside, and the window rolled down to reveal Edgar's grim face. "Get in."
Lyanna was a bit scared. "Edgar..."
The rear window also rolled down, revealing Jasmine, who smiled at Lyanna. "Don't be afraid, get in. We won't hurt you."
Lyanna looked at Jasmine, remembering what she had said to Rhett earlier, and felt a sense of admiration.
In all her life, she had never seen anyone unafraid of Rhett.
He was a pervert.
Yet, she had no way to resist.
Jasmine could tell that Rhett had ulterior motives in wanting Lyanna to marry into the Cunningham family. Knowing the enemy was the key to victory.
The Cunningham family was currently in the spotlight. With Kavi's arrest implicating so many people, yet the Cunningham family had somehow remained unaffected.
This seemed like the Cunningham family was thriving, but it also made them a target.
When a group stood out too much, it tended to attract jealousy or attacks from others. Arnold visited Cordelia today in a very serious manner. Now, many people in the chamber were forming cliques to isolate and suppress the Cunningham Group. Clearly, they had stirred up too many people's interests, causing envy.
At this time, Rhett suddenly came to Silverlight City and married Avery, clearly intending to invade the Silverlight City market.
The Cunningham family was his target, a group with significant interests.
If he couldn't get it, he would destroy it.
"Lyanna, Rhett doesn't seem to treat you well," Jasmine asked gently after Lyanna got in the car.
"No, he cares about me," Lyanna said, a bit guilty.
"What kind of brother treats his sister like that? And you seemed to be asking for my help," Jasmine looked at Lyanna. "Right?"
Lyanna nervously clenched her hands, not daring to say much. "No, I was just anxious at the time. I didn't want to go to the police station."
Jasmine leaned back in her seat, seeing that Lyanna wasn't telling the truth, and smiled. "Okay, maybe I misunderstood. Edgar, take Ms. Murray to her home."
Hearing this, Lyanna panicked and spoke hurriedly. "No, just drop me off by the roadside."
"That won't do. It's not safe for a girl to be out so late," Jasmine said with a smile, urging Edgar to drive faster.
Lyanna panicked, her fingers trembling, clearly very afraid of Rhett.
"Rhett lives in Serenity Villa. We'll take you there," Jasmine said again.
Lyanna was so scared she tried to open the car door, even though the car was moving.
Fortunately, Edgar had locked the car in advance.
Lyanna looked at Jasmine nervously. "I don't want to go to Rhett."
Seeing her genuine fear, Jasmine spoke again. "Don't you need to explain to us? Why did you try make Edgar marry you?"
Jasmine spoke calmly, seeing that Lyanna was timid, and had to threaten her. "If you don't cooperate, I'll have to take you to Rhett."
"I... I don't want to go," Lyanna lowered her head, and after a long time, spoke again. "I just like Edgar. I think he's a good person. If I marry him, I'll have my own home and won't have to go back."
"Edgar, take her back," Jasmine said coldly.
Edgar stepped on the gas and headed for Serenity Villa.
Lyanna looked at the road ahead nervously. They were almost there, and she panicked even more. "No... Edgar, don't take me there. Rhett will... hit me."
"Doesn't Rhett treat you well? Why would he hit you?" Edgar stopped the car and asked coldly. "Lyanna, do you ever tell the truth?"
Jasmine looked at Lyanna and spoke again. "Remember, all women are independent. If you are treated unfairly or threatened, you should find a way to save yourself."
"I've called the police before, but it didn't help. He's a psychopath. When things don't go well for him outside, he comes home and beats me. He's been doing this since I was very young. Because it's considered a domestic issue, calling the police doesn't help.."
"Just physical abuse?" Jasmine still felt something was off. Rhett probably didn't just physically abuse Lyanna.
"I'm the Murray family's illegitimate daughter. My mom was a mistress. To protect their reputation, the Murray family took me from my mom and brought me home. Everyone thinks I'm Rhett's biological sister, but I'm not."
Lyanna lowered her head, her fingers tightly clenched.
Jasmine didn't force her, knowing Lyanna still didn't trust them.
"We'll drop you off here. You can go wherever you want. If you need help, come find us. You like Edgar, so you must trust him. If you need help, come to us," Jasmine said, handing her business card to Lyanna.
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