Chapter 987 - 514: She Wants to Shed Her Skin Like the Golden Cicada

A dark room, with tightly drawn curtains, only the panting and screams and the entwining bodies of a man and a woman.

Although the man was no longer young, and a life of comfort had made his physique less robust and energetic than that of a young man, he was still well-maintained.

"So? Aren’t Hughes Family men all exceptional?" The middle-aged man sat up from the bed and put on his clothes. The woman lying on the bed had a voluptuous body covered in marks from a wild night—bruises, bites that almost drew blood.

"I’ve heard your wife used to be very beautiful. Can’t she satisfy you?" This man was extremely wealthy, and she had worked at the Hughes Clan for a while but had rarely heard rumors about him. He seemed devoted to his wife. But it turned out, all men were the same—fickle.

"No matter how beautiful she once was, she’s almost fifty now. How can she compare to you?" The man ambiguously patted the woman’s hip, savoring her youthful, supple body. Besides, that woman couldn’t forget a dead man, felt guilty towards him, and was restrained in bed matters. She couldn’t be as bold and seductive as this woman, who was endlessly adventurous.

"You promised me, once this matter is done, you’d let me return to Hughes Clan." The woman’s high bridge of the nose, large almond-shaped eyes, and deep contours made her resemble a non-American. Her cheeks were very defined, like a fashionable sharp pointed face.

The middle-aged man laughed ambiguously, "You can’t forget him, right? Is it because he’s so strong that you can’t take it?"

Sitting on the bed, the woman was momentarily dazed. She had loved him since her first day at Hughes Clan, tried all means and eventually succeeded. Occasionally, when he was irritable, he would want her, even though she knew it wasn’t love—there was never foreplay, just pure venting. But even this made her feel an electrifying pleasure akin to dying. Joshua Hughes, she silently mouthed in her heart.

She’s back, and even more beautiful than before. No matter the cost, she wants to be by his side again.

A brutal slap swept across her face, grabbing her hair, forcing her to look him in the eye. The middle-aged man was angry; men detest being compared in such matters. Now, Joshua was in his prime, naturally more satisfying to this woman. It was disgustingly inferior: "If it weren’t for your cosmetic surgery, I’d worry about ruining your nose and messing up my plans. I should really give you a proper lesson."

"Remember, tell her everything, and let her witness Joshua Hughes choosing women. Joshua is so fond of her that he’ll naturally be thrown off his rhythm. If he doesn’t marry a noble woman according to the board’s wishes, all votes of support will go to Luis. Then you can naturally return to Hughes Clan. When Joshua falls from grace, you can show concern, and he naturally won’t reject you. But now you should behave well." He stood up, grabbed the woman’s hair, forcing her down, his large hands squeezing her jaw, compelling her to open her mouth........

No matter how he toyed with her, she endured. Success was near; she just needed to drive away Avery Jane, that damned woman. She was sure to win Joshua Hughes’s heart. She had transformed beautifully, undergone perfect cosmetic surgery. Men would go crazy for her, just like this old man. Although being with him was nauseating, she could endure anything for her goal.

The smell of rotting conspiracy fermented in the darkness, dispersing into the air......

The morning air was moist and fresh.

Since she would be leaving soon, the maids were packing her luggage. She intended to pack herself, but the housekeeper had already sent up two people, so she sat on the balcony and sipped tea. Today, Joshua Hughes had a very important meeting, so he couldn’t accompany her to the airport. Once everything was packed, a bodyguard would take her.

A ribbon-cutting, she didn’t know how to handle it. Joshua said just to use scissors and cut, because she represented him. When Edward Parker’s casino reopened, more people would attend, and those in Las Vegas wouldn’t dare act ruthlessly shortly after his father’s death. It seemed Joshua was a bit soft-hearted. Thinking about this made the corners of her mouth lift slightly, her smile sweet and beautiful.