Young Brother-in-law Is Now My Husband

Chapter 1623  Cruel Woman

Jiang Yuyan was led to the drawing room of the massive mansion.

Jared sat casually on a lavish sofa, dressed in casual home attire—a half-sleeved black T-shirt and beige trousers. He held a wine glass in one hand, swirling it gracefully as he seemed to enjoy his drink.

"Welcome, Ms. Jiang. I expected your arrival sooner or later, but not this soon," he remarked, swirling the wine glass with ease. "Shouldn't you be by Lu Lijun's side?"

"I will return to his side once I take care of the trouble called Jared Magnus," she replied, sitting on the sofa opposite him without waiting for an invitation. Her demeanor was confident, even though she was alone in enemy territory.

Jared chuckled. "And how are you planning to do that? Taking care of this trouble you've created in your life?"

"Guess," she said, making herself comfortable, her back resting against the sofa.

"What more can you do besides wanting to kill me right now?" he asked, taking a sip of wine. "Isn't that how you've dealt with everyone else? It wouldn't surprise me if you tried, but do you really think I'm like those insignificant people who died without anyone caring and with no consequences for you?"

"Do you think I would care about punishment as long as I can kill the devil and protect my family?" she countered calmly.

"You won't, but what about Lijun? Won't he be as good as dead if you're taken away from him?" Jared countered. "That kid has truly grown into a great lover, and for an undeserving woman like you. Even if you kill me and I die, I'll still win because you'll never be with him."

"If you know the kind of lover he is, do you really think he'd ever let me be separated from him?" Jiang Yuyan chuckled. "You underestimate him, don't you? Even though he almost forced you to leave this country? He'll do anything to keep me with him, so I'm free to do whatever I want—whether it's killing you right here or dragging you to the scene of the accident and running a truck over you until every bone in your body is ground to dust."

"If he's that capable, where is he?" Jared mocked. "Lying on a hospital bed, waiting for you to take revenge in his place?"

"Maybe he enjoys it when his woman takes charge and turns cruel. That's just how he is—he loves me in every way," she replied as she pulled a gun from behind her and casually played with it in her hand. "So, where should I start?"

Jared remained unaffected. "This is my home, and my people are right outside."

"Too bad they're outside. You should've kept them in here to stop me, if you were not so confident that you could handle me alone," she smirked. "Call for them, and the bullet will make a hole right in the center of your head. I was hoping to spare your life just a little longer so you could miss your family before you die."

"Do you think I'm scared of your empty threats or even of dying?" Jared said calmly, emptying his wine glass and moving to pour more. "Go ahead and kill me."

"You're not scared of dying, and I'm certainly not scared of killing you, but I wonder how your family would feel when they never find out where you suddenly disappeared to, without a trace," Jiang Yuyan said calmly. "This is China, my country where we rule, not you. I can do whatever here and no one would ever know, but you seemed to have forgotten this, don't you?"

Jared looked at her, trying to gauge her meaning, though he had a sinking feeling he understood.

"After I kill you here, your body will disappear—never to be found, with no evidence left behind of what happened to you. Your wife will keep waiting for your return, or perhaps she'll think you betrayed her and ran off somewhere. Your children, they'll long for their father and wonder why he abandoned them. Years will pass, and when you still haven't returned, will they throw away everything related to you and resent you for leaving them? Meanwhile, your body will have long rotted away, eaten by the creatures at the bottom of the sea."

Jared's expression changed, a flicker of concern crossing his face, which only widened the evil smirk on Yuyan's lips.

"I've been debating whether to let them forever wonder why you left, or perhaps, years later, send them a letter in your name, telling them how fed up you were with them. Maybe I'll write that you left to live a happy life with someone else, with a new family. Hmm, which do you think would be more cruel?"

"You... Ahhh..."

Jared winced in pain, clutching his arm as blood began to ooze from a fresh cut. The bullet had grazed his arm, fired from the gun in Yuyan's hand, which had a silencer attached. The smell of fresh gunpowder lingered in the air as Yuyan held the weapon, unfazed.

Jared hadn't expected her to shoot for real. He looked at her, stunned, only to hear her speak, "Don't think I missed my shot. I'm so good with guns, I might win an Olympic gold if I tried. That tiny scratch is just a small revenge for the same wound Lijun has on his arm from the accident you caused. Now, I wonder what I should do about the wound Lijun had on the right side of his forehead. Should my bullet simply graze your skin, or should it pass through your skull?"

Jared glanced towards the door of the drawing room, but Yuyan spoke before he could act. "Call for them, and I'll shoot you right away before they even enter the door."

Jared fell silent for a moment, then quietly said, "After you kill me, make sure my family knows. They have nothing to do with our issues."

"Really? You don't seem to follow that principle when it comes to my family," she chuckled. "You could've just come for me, but you made the mistake of involving my family. The past is gone, but in the present, you should've kept your hands off my man. Lijun had nothing to do with anything between you and me. He was already scarred by his own brother's accident and death, and now you've even tried to harm him."

"If I had intended to kill him, he wouldn't have survived that accident with just a few scratches," Jared countered. "It was only meant to scare you and make you come to me."

"So, you succeeded. I'm here, but only to kill you," she mocked. "If I let any of the Magnus family go now, you'll come back again, and I can't afford that."

Jared remained seated, knowing she wasn't joking. He had read about her history—how mercilessly she had dealt with those who harmed her family. He considered himself somewhat fortunate that, for now, it was only a bullet grazing him. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Go ahead," Jared said calmly. "But remember to send my body back home."

"You can keep dreaming about that," Jiang Yuyan said, playing with her gun. "I still remember how we didn't even get to take one last look at Qiang."

"That was my father's doing, but I never killed anyone directly. You can kill me, but I don't want my family to suffer miserably," Jared repeated, his tone quieter now.

"I'll think about it, if you choose to die quietly," she replied, her voice cold. "Now sit tight like a target in a shooting game," she added, pointing the gun at him. "If this bullet only leaves a small scratch on your skull, I might consider participating in the Olympics and spared you life as well. But if it makes a hole in your brain, well, I'll just admit I'm a bad shooter and see what to do with your dead body."

Jared closed his eyes, accepting there was no way out. He had been too overconfident, too dismissive of her capabilities, and now he regretted letting his people remain outside when he should have known she wouldn't come unprepared.

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