CHAPTER 540: CHAPTER 540: BITCH, DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT RUNNING

The matriarch took a key out of the safe in her luggage and reluctantly placed it in Mrs. Kane’s hand.

This was something purchased when Old Kane was alive, holding the sweet and warm memories of their time together.

Now that Old Kane was gone, the manor had to be auctioned off.

The matriarch felt a pang of bitterness, her eyes moist, silently thinking, "Old Kane, we promised never to sell the manor, to pass it down to the Kane family’s descendants. I ultimately failed... I’m sorry... Old Kane."

Mrs. Kane grasped the key, feeling as if she was carrying eight billion, a feeling of becoming a wealthy person made her a bit elated. Initially, giving Lucas Pierce eight hundred million pained her, but now she felt nothing at all.

Mrs. Kane decided that once she got the eight billion, she’d give Pierce another two hundred million to make the old man happy.

"Mom, actually, the financial crisis of the Kane Group this time was caused by one person. If it wasn’t for Leon trusting her too much and handing over the company to her while he was injured, this wouldn’t have happened."

"That person... who is it?"

The matriarch’s voice was mixed with anger and hatred.

"Ivana Monroe."

All the groundwork was laid, now was the best time to push Ivana Monroe into the light.

"What? Her?"

The matriarch was incredulous. In her heart, Ivana was an honest person who had given Leon two sons. She had no reason to do such a thing, because destroying the Kane Group would ruin her two sons’ future as well.

"Initially, I didn’t believe it was Ivana either. After all, she gave the Kane family two sons, but after Harrison Horn was caught, he implicated Ivana, saying she instructed him, alas."

Mrs. Kane sighed, seeing the hesitation still in the matriarch’s eyes, she continued, "Mom, do you remember the last incident where Ivana didn’t take good care of the children? That’s because she promised Harrison significant benefits, and after transferring the Kane Group’s assets, the money wasn’t delivered, which led to their fight at the company entrance."

"Why would she do this? Not caring for her two sons?"

The matriarch found it hard to accept. As a parent, wasn’t everything supposed to be for the children? What did Ivana gain from this?

Mrs. Kane’s eyes sparkled, already having prepared a "reason" for Ivana.

"Perhaps it’s for her own family? The Monroe family isn’t wealthy. She might want the money to support them and fulfill her filial piety." Pausing, she continued, "It might not be entirely for her family. I remember before Ivana was with Leon, she was married before, but I don’t know if she had children with that man. It’s possible she did, and now that man isn’t doing well in Ravenswood, she might want to take money to help him!"

"What?"

The matriarch was astounded, "Are you saying she... was married before and might have a child with another man?"

"Mom, don’t get upset. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have told you about this."

Outwardly, Mrs. Kane seemed very apologetic, while inwardly she was delighted.

The matriarch was trembling with rage, almost fainting, "My beloved grandson is the most outstanding child in the world. How could he have married such an impure woman like Ivana who has a child with another man?"

Mrs. Kane said, "Mom, I told you before that Ivana has her ways, but you wouldn’t believe it and even helped her at every turn. Leon has never been in a relationship before; he’s a blank slate in matters of love. It’s all because of Ivana, that vixen, who deceived Leon, boo hoo hoo... The Kane Group, such a substantial family business, has also been ruined by Ivana, this vile woman."

The matriarch angrily said, "Call Leon right now and expose Ivana’s true nature. The Kane family will not accept such a disgraceful daughter-in-law. I won’t let her get away with it. I’ll make sure she spends her life repenting in prison."

Seeing the matriarch nearly driven to rage, Mrs. Kane gloated.

"Don’t call, Mom. Don’t you understand yet? Leon is already under Ivana’s spell. That foolish boy would even risk his life for her. No matter what we say now, he won’t believe it."

"If he doesn’t believe it, I’ll knock some sense into him."

The matriarch was a person of principle. Even if she dearly loved Leon, if he did something outrageous, her cane would come down hard.

The Kane Group is the root of the Kane family!

Mrs. Kane was startled; she couldn’t let the matriarch go to Leon.

"Mom, the one at fault is Ivana, not Leon. He’s covered in wounds and just out of the hospital. You might end up beating him to death." Mrs. Kane said, "Our target is Ivana. Mom, trust me, I will handle this. I won’t let Ivana have a good time. I promise you, I will personally send her to prison, making her regret everything she’s done."

"Fine, you say it, then do it. I don’t ever want to see Ivana again."

"Mom, rest assured."

~

Neverland.

Ivana Monroe’s throat was being squeezed, the intense pain forced her mouth open, and the icy "water" gushed into her mouth. The unpleasant taste that stimulated her taste buds was hard to swallow; instinctively, she wanted to spit it out.

Kyle Sinclair forcefully covered her mouth, "This is Tridia’s most disgusting camphor concoction. I paid to have it specially sourced for you, you malicious bitch. Swallow it all. Soon, there’ll be several men to serve you, hahaha..."

Gulp.

It was as if Ivana swallowed a cactus, instantly feeling a burning pain in her throat. She slowly opened her eyes, her vision slightly blurry, vaguely seeing Kyle’s pale, hateful, devil-like face.

"Let me go."

Ivana raised her fist, pounding it on Kyle’s head. For some reason, her fist felt as if hitting cotton, soft and powerless.

Even so.

Kyle, this sickly person, still had his head jerked sideways by Ivana’s punch, with a faint throbbing pain in his temple.

"Bitch."

Kyle was furious, raising his hand to viciously slap Ivana’s face.

Slap~

With one blow, Ivana’s cheek reddened, and her vision was cleared by the blow.

When the second slap came, Ivana suddenly sat up, using all her strength to push Kyle down.

Bam!

Kyle fell to the ground, the back of his head making intimate contact with the tiled floor, causing him to grimace in pain. His poor health caused his whole body to tremble, and even his heart seemed to shiver, as if it couldn’t withstand such a severe fall.

Ivana stood up, her face flushed red, starting to feel hot all over, her legs felt as if they’d run several kilometers, both tired and weak, trembling almost to the point of collapse.

She gritted her teeth, cold sweat beading on her forehead. At this moment, she absolutely could not fall.

Falling would mean doom.

"Bitch, don’t think about running."

Kyle, with trembling hands, pulled a black gun from his pocket, aiming it at Ivana’s knee, his eyes flashing darkly.

Originally, he didn’t want Ivana shooting action scenes with injuries.

This was Ivana forcing his hand.