The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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Antone Harringfort was livid. Contrary to the smile that he was showing to Lisa, his inner self was in turmoil. He eyed his men who were assisting the six people that were bleeding on the floor before he shifted his gaze to Lisa's bloodied hands.

He never expected him to be this... malicious. Lisa must have sensed the absence of intent in his men. He must have known that they were only attacking him to test his skills. Still, he chose to punish them.

Severing their tendons without having second thoughts was something that he never expected from a man who only made Sehun do most of the work. The smile on his face grew wider as the anger inside him started to boil. He could practically feel his anger seep out of his ears, like a fucking boiling kettle. "He is safe." Sehun was not the person that he wanted to see. He is not allowed to harm him.

If he had known that this Lisa would ruthlessly do this to his people, he would have killed that Sehun ahead of time just to retaliate and make Lisa suffer. Gritting his teeth, he eyed Lisa's stern face. "Sit." He gestured for him to sit across him. "Your men are safe." He assured him. They used a gas to knock them out and that was it. Right now, his only regret is not harming those men. Fuck the rules! He thought inwardly.

Why was he not allowed to harm Lisa and his people when Lisa was allowed to harm him? Stupid rules! He watched as Lisa sat opposite him, the tension in the air grew thicker.

"Who are you?"

"Call me Antone. I am not sure if you remember me- "

"I do. You are the man from the milk tea shop."

He nodded, impressed at Lisa's sharp memory. "I am called Antone Harringfort." His thick accent became apparent every time he mentioned his real name. He hated it.

"Where is Sehun?"

Lisa's question instantly made him more irritated. How could he worry about a nobody when he was surrounded by people his size, willing to attack him under Harringfort's orders? Surely, Lisa was not stupid, right?

"I already told you-"

"Where is he?"

"In his room. Sleeping." This time, he told him the truth. There is no use in withholding unimportant information like this. "Now... let's calm down. If I wanted you dead... you wouldn't have been sitting across me right now." He forced a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "But you already know this, right?"

"Why are you here?"

Again, Lisa's tone immediately made him more furious. He forced the anger down and pretended to be amused by the man's words. "No bullshit, I see?" he grinned. Lisa only responded with a low hum. "I am here to talk about the future, Mr. Manoban. I hope you are ready to listen to everything that I say and decide carefully. This might cost you your family's life."

"You are threatening me." Lisa stated.

"Oh no. No... we don't threaten someone. We are not that low." Harringfort beamed, his blue eyes gleaming under the light of the room. His eyes then landed towards his men that was now fully tended. "Bring them to the headquarters. Attend to their family's needs." He ordered, taking his eyes back to Lisa. "The people that you hurt have families. Wives, children, parents and grandparents. Crippling them is way worse than killing them."

A snort escaped Lisa's lips. Seeing this, Harringfort continued. "I was not expecting that you can be so ruthless behind the back of your wife."

"Are you saying that I should have let them attack me just because they have families waiting for them at home?"

Harringfort's lips thinned. "No. All I'm saying is... you were too ruthless. Now, these people would live hating themselves for not being strong enough to defend themselves against you."