"Shut up!" Jack's voice was icy.
"My son!" Hanks cried out, lunging at Jack in fury. Jack flicked his wrist, and the crop struck Hanks's knee, sending him to the ground with a scream, clutching his knee in pain.
"Jack, you've got some nerve!" Ladyship Foster, eyes red with rage, pounded her dragon-headed cane on the floor. Jack threw the crop aside, his voice cold, "You're too old, so I won't use the crop on you. But this is a warning. If you ever hurt my woman again, I'll make the entire Foster family disappear from Wyndcrest!" He then untied Emily and walked out with her in his arms.
The Foster family's guards were so intimidated by Jack's aura that they could only surround him without daring to make a move. As Jack advanced, they retreated, helplessly watching him leave.
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