Cupid's Arrow hit me hard!

In her anger, Carrie turned and gave Derrick a resounding slap.

A loud smack was heard.

Derrick felt a stinging pain on his face.

Without any hesitation, he returned a slap across Carrie's face.

Carrie never thought that Derrick would dare to touch her.

Throughout her life, her cousins and relatives had always tried to appease her as much as she wanted. She was used to being pampered.

Her aunts and uncles all catered to her desires, let alone her cousins.

They all knew she was her parents' most beloved child.

Never did she expect her eldest cousin would hit her.

She covered her face in disbelief and glared at Derrick, shouting, "You hit me! How dare you!"

Derrick scolded her, "Who do you think you are? Are you still the grand Ms. Carrie from the Newman family? You're just a woman who's been to jail. Do you really think you can afford to be high and mighty like in the past?

"Carrie, let me tell you, your mother won't be getting out alive. She behaved so terribly in there, that once her two-year suspension ends, she'll face the noose. Even if your father survives, by then over a decade would have passed and the world would be a changed place. Do you think he can still regain his former glory?

"Your parents caused Uncle Abel's death. Camryn is in power now, and she won't let you live well. Even if your father gets out, she has ways to make his life miserable. You can't count on your parents anymore. Forget about it!

"Have you realized where you are? Do you want to die? You dare to insult their second missus and call her a bitch, on York's turf! You're shameless! You're driving us to death, and we are not going to die with you.

"Do you think Camryn is the same person you used to bully? Even before, you couldn't take advantage of her. You act like you're formidable, but we were just trying to please your parents, hoping to get more benefits from them.

"Even now, you can't see the situation clearly. You keep acting haughty, arrogant, and stubborn. You're just speeding up your own demise. Even if you don't end up dead, you'll end up back behind bars. Was it fun? You're already thinking about going back to jail after you've been released for only a couple of days?"

Derrick could no longer tolerate Carrie.

In the past, when he used to work at Newman Enterprise, he tried very hard to please Carrie. However, it was Cain he was trying to please. He hoped that by pleasing his uncle, he would climb the ranks within Newman Enterprise and reap additional benefits.

Who would willingly please the unruly and unreasonable Carrie, if not for their own benefit?

If she could listen and comply, then her name would not be Carrie.

As she received a tongue-lashing from Derrick, her rage amplified.

She was about to hit her cousin.

"Carrie."

Being the oldest among the bunch, Edward stood in between the both of them, trying to diffuse the tense situation.

"Carrie, what Derrick said was right. This is not the time for you to be losing your temper. We should be working together, to help you reclaim what's rightfully yours. Otherwise, you won't even have a place to stay."

After listening to Edward, Carrie finally lowered her hand. She rushed toward Derrick and said, "I'm doing this for Edward's sake. You hit me, and you better believe that I'll tell Aunt Amy about it when I get back."

"You hit me first, but I can't defend myself? Do you think we owe you shit? Face the music, Carrie. Right now, you're no better than any of us. Just look at how you can't even enter your own family villa. "What's the use of being rude in front of us? I dare you to act rude in front of Camryn and Mr. Callum."

Carrie's face flushed with anger as she heard the mocking remarks.

She turned and walked back to the entrance of the manor, shouting, "Camryn, get over here! You think you can hide inside? I'll tell you, if you don't come out and see me, I'll call the cops later and report that your guard dogs bit me. I'll have all of your four dogs put down and make a stew out of them."