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Chapter 356
Chapter 356:
It was sharp, piercing, and utterly desolate. The laughter shook her entire body, echoing off the walls with an intensity that forced a single, hot tear from the corner of her eye.
Cole’s brow furrowed. The sound grated against his nerves like sandpaper.
“What is so funny?” Cole demanded, his voice defensive and angry. “This is a perfect solution! You lose absolutely nothing p>
June’s laughter snapped off instantly.
She raised her head. Her eyes locked onto his face, burning with a cold, terrifying hellfire.
Without a single flicker of warning, June raised her right hand and swung it forward with blinding speed, channeling every ounce of her rage, her trauma, and her disgust into the motion.
𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯
SMACK!
The slap cracked through the room like a bullwhip and echoed out into the empty hallway.
The force was staggering. Cole’s head snapped violently to the left.
A bright, angry red handprint bloomed across his pale cheek instantly, the outline of her five fingers perfectly visible against his skin.
Cole stood completely paralyzed. His brain flatlined. A high-pitched ringing echoed in his left ear.
In his entire thirty years of life — as the untouchable heir to the Compton empire — no one had ever dared raise their voice at him, let alone strike him across the face.
June stood before him, her chest heaving. Her palm stung and was numb from the impact, but she didn’t care. She pointed a trembling finger directly at the shattered doorway.
“Get out!” June screamed, her voice raw with absolute hatred.
Cole slowly turned his head back to face her.
The shock in his eyes melted away, replaced by a terrifying, demonic crimson rage. He pressed his tongue hard against the inside of his cheek, tasting the sharp, metallic tang of blood where his teeth had cut the flesh.
“Cole Compton,” June spat, her voice vibrating with pure disgust. “You make me physically sick. Your arrogance, your selfishness — it is absolutely nauseating p>
She took a step toward him, refusing to back down.
“I do not want your money! I do not want your title!” she declared, each word landing like a stone.
The total rejection shattered the last remaining pillar of Cole’s pride.
He lunged forward. His large hand shot out, fingers wrapping violently around her jaw. He squeezed hard, forcing her to look up into his bloodshot, psychotic eyes.
“You want to get rid of me?” Cole hissed, his breath hot and smelling of copper. “You want to be free p>
He leaned in, his voice dropping to a venomous whisper.
“Keep dreaming. Even if we torture each other until our minds break. Even if we tear the flesh from each other’s bones. I will never, ever put my signature on those divorce papers p>
June did not flinch. She reached up and slapped his hand away from her face.
“Fine,” June replied, her voice dropping to absolute zero. “Then I will see you in federal court. And I promise you, I will drag every single dirty, bloody secret of the Compton family into the public light p>