Chapter 3

Though surprised by my sudden change, Mr. Davies immediately brightened, beaming as he agreed.

Next, a second piece of equipment targeted a load-bearing wall, beginning its assault.

The entire building trembled.

It was no exaggeration to say the ground was shaking.

In a blink, five machines were striking the house from all sides.

Rubble flew, crashing down in torrents.

The bullet comments exploded with cheers.

"Holy crap, this is awesome, so good! Those two scumbags are inside crying their eyes out, completely clueless about what's happening!"

"Demolish it! Harder! Don't let them mess with our sweet Layla ever again!"

"Mark tried to open the door, but a falling boulder blocked him in!"

"Oh yeah, the basement collapsed halfway! Chloe's legs are crushed, looks like she's going to be a cripple!"

With the bullet comments providing real-time updates, my eyes gleamed, and I felt utterly invigorated.

I immediately pulled out my phone and furiously snapped pictures of the demolition site, then posted them to Mark's family chat group.

"Deal done! Demolition's started. Celebrating with a family dinner this weekend-my treat."

Instantly, the family group chat lit up.

Sarah Allen joyfully sent a voice message.

"A daughter-in-law like you is heaven-sent! Oh, sweetheart, you're incredible. I always knew you were the one with real vision in this family!"

Arthur was extremely emotional.

"So, the 25 million was settled then? This, this... this is truly wonderful!"

Other relatives also showered me with praise.

After all, ever since Mark married me, this family hadn't stopped benefiting from me.

The group chat was buzzing with enthusiastic discussion.

Suddenly, Arthur and Sarah fell silent.

Only the other relatives kept chatting.

A bullet comment floated across the screen just then.

"LOL, I'm starting to think Layla did this on purpose. Seeing the message in the group, that idiot Mark finally realized he was being buried alive!"

"Now he's finally remembering to call his parents for help!"

"Layla's in-laws aren't good people either. Two-faced. Wasn't it them who pushed Chloe onto Mark in the first place?"

"Exactly! Layla isn't easy to control, so they wanted Chloe to be their daughter-in-law so they could boss her around."

Seeing this, the corner of my mouth curved into a subtle smile.

The last trace of moral compunction in my heart vanished without a trace.