Chapter 72: A fight
Augustine ground his teeth, wishing to beat him to death. "It’s you who discarded her. Now she is mine."
Denis seized Augustine by the collar, his eyes blazing with fury. "Anne belongs to me—mine to have, mine to use as I please. And you dared to take her away? You’ll pay for this."
He swung his fist, aiming straight for Augustine’s face, but before the punch could land, Augustine caught it in midair. Their gazes locked, both filled with unyielding rage. Denis tried to yank his hand free, but Augustine’s grip only tightened.
"When she was with you, you never valued her," Augustine snarled, his teeth clenched. "You hurt her, betrayed her. But that’s over. She is my wife now. If you so much as try to approach her, I won’t care that we share the same blood."
With a forceful shove, he pushed Denis away.
Denis staggered but quickly regained his footing, his lips curling into a dangerous sneer. "Who do you think you are threatening?" he thundered. "You are nothing compared to me. I can crush you in an instant."
He lunged at Augustine again, but this time, Augustine sidestepped effortlessly. In a swift motion, he grabbed Denis’s arm and twisted it behind his back.
"Argh..." Denis let out a pained groan, his face contorted in pain.
Augustine pressed him down with controlled force, forcing him onto his knees. His grip was firm, unrelenting. Leaning in close, he warned, his voice dropping to a chilling whisper, "Don’t make the mistake of thinking you can still bully me like before. I’m not the same Augustine you once knew. Cross me, and you’ll be the one who is destroyed."