Rona Langdon had realized Vera didn’t dare to hit her in public. The discovery made her immensely smug. She raised her massive, bear-like hand and swung it at Vera.

A murderous glint flashed in Vera’s eyes. She was about to act, but another hand, faster than hers, shot out and clamped down on Rona’s wrist like a pincer.

Vera turned her head and saw Sheldon Caldwell, a roguish air about him.

She froze, a complicated mix of emotions washing over her. In her past life, she and Sheldon had barely exchanged a word. Though he was her biological brother, he had always been cold and distant. Yet, in this life, he had actually stood up for her!

Sheldon looked coldly at Rona and said, "I guess I’ve been away from Crestfall for too long. I can’t believe I’m running into a real piece of work like you. It’s a true eye-opener!"

He had actually come here today out of boredom, planning to waylay Nathaniel Nathan. After waiting for ages without seeing Nathaniel, he spotted Vera instead. From the moment he saw her, he’d had a strange feeling she looked familiar and had been thinking of going over to say hi.

But before he got the chance, Rona had jumped out, as fierce and unreasonable as a tigress.

He had initially just wanted to watch the drama unfold, but seeing Rona’s antics made him furious. When he saw her raise a hand to Vera, he couldn’t take it anymore and leaped into action.

His grip was incredibly strong. With a slight twist, he sent a jolt of pain through Rona, making her shriek, "Murder! He’s murdering me!"

Given Rona’s earlier, shockingly aggressive display, she had already incurred the wrath of the crowd. Now, not a single person stepped forward to break up the fight.

Sheldon said coldly, "Murder? You ignorant sow, you call this murder? Maybe I should live up to the name and just twist your head right off!"

He had been on many military operations and taken down numerous criminals. He truly had blood on his hands.

Anyone who has actually killed before has a certain murderous glint in their eyes when they get truly vicious.

He shot Rona a sidelong glance, and she felt as if ice water had just been poured over her from head to toe. Her whole body trembled, and an immense fear rose from deep within her. She stammered, "You dare!"

Then she turned to the crowd of onlookers. "Can’t you see he’s trying to kill me? Call the police, quickly!"

The large crowd of onlookers simply scoffed. Call the police? As if. A woman like her deserved a beating. They were silently cheering him on.

Rona’s hand throbbed with pain, and she instantly understood that her usual antics wouldn’t work on this man. Lacking any real conviction, she snapped, "I’m disciplining my own daughter, it’s none of your damn business! Let go!"

Sheldon looked at her with utter contempt. He was a soldier. Rona might be a shrew, but she wasn’t a criminal. He couldn’t exactly beat her up in public. If he couldn’t hit her, then he had to let her go. But the thought of just letting this vile woman off the hook left a bad taste in his mouth.

Just then, Vera shouted, "Don’t hurt my mom!"

With that, she charged forward from the side, ramming straight into Sheldon’s hand that was gripping Rona’s wrist. With a sickening CRACK!, Rona’s wrist broke.

Sheldon: "..." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

’Hey, girl, you were right next to me a second ago. How’d you suddenly get so far away? Don’t tell me you did that just to get a running start... to break Rona’s wrist?’

Rona let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, the sound echoing across the entire testing grounds.