"Phoebe Huxley, are you insane? I’m a teacher! Your daughter misbehaved, so what if I disciplined her? Let go of me!" Phoenix Golding cried, trying to reason with her. Her face throbbed with pain, and it felt as if her scalp was being torn off.

"Pah! What right does a whore like you have to teach my little girl? Are you going to teach her how to seduce men? You shameless tramp! The kids you raised are trash, too. Your family can’t even afford its own meat, so you have them steal from my daughter,

Picking on my daughter because she’s little? Hmph! My girl only got bullied by your little beast because she isn’t as strong. But I’m no pushover... I’m going to kill you, you damn vixen!"

Phoebe Huxley plopped down, straddling Phoenix Golding. Her nearly 220-pound frame almost crushed the life out of the slender woman. There was an audible CRACK from her lower back, sending Phoenix Golding into a fit of terrified screams.

"My back is broken! Help, someone! Phoebe Huxley is trying to kill me!"

More and more villagers gathered to watch, but most were content to remain spectators. No one dared to intervene in a fight with Phoebe Huxley; the woman was fierce enough to kill.

Back when she was a young woman, she had single-handedly slaughtered a fat pig weighing nearly 440 pounds. With one clean slice, blood had gushed out, making even the grown men’s hearts tremble. But Phoebe Huxley hadn’t even batted an eye. She had quickly and efficiently gutted the animal, separating meat from bone and laying the organs aside. Her masterful butchering skills were far more impressive than even Felix Thorne’s!

Who would dare provoke a tigress like that?

’What if we piss her off and she decides to slaughter us like pigs!’

"Kill you? I’d be dirtying my hands. A pig is cleaner than you are. You reek like a whore!"

Phoebe Huxley slapped her back and forth, treating Phoenix Golding like a punching bag. Tang Xiaonan watched, her heart pounding. ’Is Mom going to kill her?’

But why did this feel so good?

She even felt like clapping.

"Phoebe Huxley, stop!"

Felix Thorne hadn’t wanted to get involved, fearing it would start a war at home. But Phoebe Huxley was being too vicious. If this kept up, Phoenix Golding would be beaten to a pulp. Besides, the things Phoebe was yelling were just too vile. Phoenix Golding had always had an upright character and a clean reputation; she was a state-employed teacher, after all. Phoebe had really gone too far this time.

Hearing Felix Thorne’s voice, the half-dead Phoenix Golding felt a sudden surge of energy. She mustered all her strength to cry out, "Brother Felix, please, save me!"

She knew Felix Thorne wouldn’t abandon her. Years ago, she had only casually mentioned wanting some of the small wontons from town. Felix had left before dawn, rushed to town, and hurried back without a moment’s rest. The wontons were still steaming hot when he got home. That man had truly adored her. It was just a shame he was so ugly and uncultured.

Seeing Phoenix Golding’s bruised and swollen face, Felix Thorne did indeed feel a pang of pity, and with it, a surge of resentment toward his wife. He yelled at Phoebe, "If you have something to say, say it properly! Let her go!"

A wave of smugness washed over Phoenix Golding. ’I knew it,’ she thought. ’Felix still can’t get over me.’ How could Phoebe Huxley possibly compete? That woman couldn’t even hold a candle to her.

Phoebe Huxley might not have been the cleverest person, but a woman’s intuition about these matters is always keen. She sensed Phoenix Golding’s smugness and Felix Thorne’s pity, and her fury erupted like a volcano. She swung a fist straight into Phoenix Golding’s face, and this time, she held nothing back, putting all her strength into the blow.

"AAAH..."

Phoenix Golding let out a wretched scream. Her head lolled to the side, and she went silent, looking as if she were dead. Her face was covered in blood. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"You dare seduce my husband right in front of me? I’ll skin you alive!"

Consumed by a tidal wave of jealousy, viciousness took hold of Phoebe Huxley. She grabbed Phoenix Golding by the collar, preparing to finish her off.