Chapter 281 Tiffany's Punishment

She looked away from the television screen when she discovered she could no longer keep her emotions in check.

[Even though he had guessed we might be involved in this he can't do anything to me without evidence so I think it's better I feign ignorance until the end]

Tiffany thought she had come up with a perfect plan not knowing that she was walking into her own pit.

"Grandpa, I have no hand in what happened…,"

"Tiffany Noel, I will advise you to think before you speak. You know what happens if you lie when I have evidence against you and your friends," Mr Martinez interrupted coldly.

His words made the girls exchange puzzled glances.

[Even though Grandpa had carried out an investigation it would have taken him at least a day for him to discover our involvement in the incident… except someone who was around during our plan gave him the evidence]

Tiffany diverted her gaze to her friends' faces. Her scrutinising eyes moved from one person's face to the other.

[Did one of them betray me?]

Tiffany clenched her fist as she looked at her friends whom she has known since they were toddlers.

She couldn't bring herself to accept that one of them might have betrayed her.

"You knew that Mr Aidan was my man yet you plotted so viciously against me. Tiffany, tell me what should I do to you for this betrayal?" Mr Martinez shouted.

The chillness of his voice made the guilty ladies tremble. Nora's body shook like that of a wet leaf in winter.

The others were able to hide their fears a bit but not she. There is nothing Nora fears more than losing her immortal life because of her actions.

The moment Tiffany realised that there was no escape for her, she immediately knelt beside where Mr Martinez sat.

"Grandpa, I am…,"

"Don't you dare apologize or give me that sorry look because I know you are not sorry," Mr Martinez refused to listen to any excuses Tiffany wanted to make.

"You have always been a smart child but your jealousy has reduced you to a fool. You don't think without acting…,"

"Grandpa, I just wanted to teach her a lesson for humiliating me and my friends, is that wrong?" Tiffany questioned. She dared not look Mr Martinez in the face as she talked.

"And should I applaud you for that?", Mr Martinez sneered, his chilling gaze focused on his kneeling granddaughter's face.

If it was someone else who ruined his great plans like this, cutting that person into tiny pieces wouldn't have been enough to ease his anger.

"Do you know what your petty ego has caused me?" Mr Martinez quizzed.

"Not only did my major plan suffer a setback because of you girls' foolishness but I lost a valuable person because of you. Are you aware of this?"

"Although we wanted to set up that stinky Joanna with this incident the truth is that the old fool deserved what he got. Our plans wouldn't have worked if he was not a dog without a leash. He is….," Sophie choked on her words when her gaze met Mr Martinez's murderous glares directed at her.

Mr Martinez shifted his gaze to the guy standing by his side. "I am scared I might lose my temper and kill someone here so Sniper, take Tiffany to her room," Mr Martinez ordered.

"Lock her in her room and make sure she doesn't step out of this house until I said so," He added.

Learning of her Grandpa's judgement made Tiffany realise that she had crossed the line this time around.

Her Grandpa has always been cold to her but never has he punished her this way. He always tolerated her willfulness.

Seeing how he decided to punish her so harshly made her guess that her actions had ruined what shouldn't be ruined.

Tiffany who was still on her knees reached out her hands and clutched Mr Martinez's right leg.

"Grandpa, you can't possibly do this to me. Don't forget I still have to attend lectures…,"

"Say one more word and I will ask your food to be withheld for all the days you will be under punishment," Mr Martinez said emotionlessly.

Tiffany's grip on his legs loosen the moment he threatened her with food.

Unlike humans and werewolves who could stay for days without food, vampires can't live long without blood.

Not only will they lose their senses and go wild when starved but they will definitely end up biting a human due to their thirst.

She could tolerate being locked up for as long as her Grandpa likes but she needs her daily dosage of blood to stay alive.

"Ok Master but what about the girls?" Sniper asked while looking at the ladies who has started trembling following his question.

Nora clutched her chained handbag as she waited to listen to their fate.

"Lock them up in the guestroom and have their parents pick them up," Mr Martinez responded.

Nora and her friends could finally breathe again after hearing that they wouldn't be undergoing the same punishment as Tiffany.

"If they can't teach their daughters I don't mind educating them on their behalf," Mr Martinez muttered, he turned and walked out of the sitting room without sparing Tiffany a glance.

"Let's go, Miss Tiffany," Sniper said as he pointed his hand at the path he wanted her to take.

For fear of angering Mr Martinez more she quietly followed her Grandpa's, right-hand man.

They were at the foot of the stairs when Tiffany got a whiff of Logan's scent.

Setting eyes on his face, memories of how he constantly warned them against their plans flashed before Tiffany's face.

After connecting a knot or two it dawned on her that Logan was the one who sold her off to their Grandpa.

The girls hated Joanna as much as she does and they all wanted to avenge themselves but that wasn't the same with Logan.

He was against the idea from the beginning.

"You sly bastard, how dare you to tell on me?" Tiffany yelled as she charged towards Logan with her long claws aiming at his chest.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

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