No matter how much her heart felt a twinge of reluctance, she quickly suppressed it. "A daughter you raised for seventeen years treated , and Madam Ginger just stands by? You must have a big heart." Louis Cox circled around her twice, feeling incredulous, and asked mockingly and curiously. "You’re standing up for Mia Ginger, aren’t you? An eye for an eye, I have nothing to say." Charlotte Chester said with a cold face. "An eye for an eye?" Louis Cox relished her words between his lips and teeth, then asked, "How do you account for the slap, then?" "I’m her mother." Charlotte Chester lifted her eyes to glance at him and suddenly flared up, "What’s wrong with teaching her a lesson? You think you can question me!" "I really can’t be bothered with idle talk!" As soon as Louis Cox finished his sentence, he slapped her directly and loudly. Charlotte Chester was caught off guard, covering her face just as she raised her head, when Louis Cox backhanded her again with another slap. The sound made people’s hearts tremble. Charlotte Chester’s cheeks quickly swelled on both sides. She stared at him in disbelief, but dared not make a sound. Primarily because Zuri Ginger was inside. Even if she shouted, no one would hear, and if someone did come rushing in, today’s incident would surely spread. Merely for watching Zuri Ginger being humiliated, she’d be cursed harshly. Zuri Ginger still held her leverage. Those photos were enough to destroy everything she had at the moment. She certainly couldn’t let those photos leak out; she had to have something to counterbalance Zuri Ginger. Louis Cox’s actions unexpectedly helped her a bit. Charlotte Chester was slapped twice in succession. Louis Cox wasn’t finished, though, turning to point at a man next to him, he said carelessly, "Go find some ice, come back and help her reduce the swelling." "I’ll go right away." The man responded and went out. Louis Cox lowered his eyes and examined Charlotte Chester twice, then, using both hands, slapped her again twice. Charlotte Chester was directly knocked to the ground. There’s an innate difference in strength between men and women, and Louis Cox was never one to understand what compassion was. In his eyes, apart from Mia Ginger, all other women were no different from men, never caring to treat them differently. Landing four slaps, he still felt it was insufficient; as he lowered his gaze, he squatted down slightly. The tip of his shoe stopped by Charlotte Chester’s face. Charlotte Chester’s lips were already bleeding. The whole world was buzzing in her ears, and it took her a long time to find her voice, trembling as she asked, "Do you even know who I am? Doing this to me; do you not want to stay in Cloud Capital?" Louis Cox laughed coldly, tossed his phone to her, and said, "Here’s a phone for you, dare to call the police?" Charlotte Chester was stunned for a moment and remained silent. "Getting slapped twice compared to ruining the Ginger Family, Madam Ginger knows how to weigh her choices, doesn’t she?" Louis Cox smirked, slowly picking up and putting away his phone. Charlotte Chester was almost enraged to death by his shameless attitude, propping herself up with one arm, she spat out bitterly, "Do you actually think you can marry Mia Ginger? Dream on! As long as I, Charlotte Chester, am here, you’ll never succeed." "Ha ha." Louis Cox laughed at her, but said nothing. He was determined to have that girl; it was a thought that had taken root in his mind since he was seventeen. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝔫𝔢𝔱 Originally, he believed it was foolproof. He spent nine years, finally getting close to his rose, only to have her be plucked away by someone else. In front of Koa Jackson, she discarded even her protective thorns.