Still, to maintain appearances, Luciana had her assistant help Katie as they hurried away, their departure marked by a sense of humiliation.
Once inside the elevator, Katie sternly told Abel, “My dad hired you to keep me safe, not to overreact without any real threat. Do you understand?”
Abel, looking down, expressed his regret, “I’m truly sorry. I’m not good with these social situations and I’ve caused you embarrassment.”
He started hitting himself across the face, not holding back, to the point of bleeding from his lip.
Luciana was shocked to see this. Her suspicions about Abel’s relationship with Katie were evident, given the surrounding gossip.
Plus, every time she saw Katie, Abel was always close behind. With just a man and a woman together almost all the time, there was no telling whether they had been intimate before.
But watching Abel punish himself like that cleared any doubts Luciana had. She grabbed Katie’s arm, saying, “Stop him. He simply lacks sensitivity and understanding of how to behave.”
With a frown, Katie declared, “Abel, you’re fined three months salary. Don’t mess up like this again.”
Abel acknowledged Katie’s words, retreated to a corner, and silently cleaned the blood from his face.
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After seeing Luciana off, Katie and Abel went to her own car.
The moment Katie sat down, Abel followed suit.
Katie’s once gentle and poised manner vanished entirely, replaced by eyes filled with fury and contempt as she ordered, “Get down on your knees!”
Abel kneeled obediently.
Katie, without any mercy, pressed her heel into Abel’s hand. She kept pressing u
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ntil his skin tore, leaving his hand bloody and injured.
Despite the pain, Abel stayed on his knees, his head down, silent.
This showed he could endure the pain without complaint.
Katie was still furious. She had never been this embarrassed before.
Those accusations, despite the truth of them, felt like physical blows, pushing her close to rage.
“You idiot! You’ve nearly wrecked my plan!” Katie yelled, trying to kick Abel in the head, but he grabbed her foot instead.
Katie, furious, demanded, “Let go of me, you despicable creature!”
Abel released her foot, still kneeling. “Miss, please take it easy, especially with the baby in your belly. I’ll do it for you,” he said.
Then, Abel looked around, picked a golf club from the trunk of the car, and hit himself in the head without a second thought.
“Clang!” A dull sound echoed, followed by blood streaming down Abel’s face.
Unfazed, Abel struck the other side of his head, causing some blood to splatter onto Katie.