บท 217: Get down on your knees and apologize

Nan Ling was shaking uncontrollably, feeling scared and anxious. 

Her chest felt constricted and it was difficult to breathe as if an invisible hand was choking her.

How could things end up like this?

That was when Xia Lihua's harsh voice was heard. "It's time for you to get down on your knees and apologize."

Nan Ling spun around to face Xia Lihua. Her eyes had turned red like a mad-woman. "Why the f*ck will I do that?" she spat.

Xia Lihua raised her eyebrows and said, "Are you saying that you won't keep up to the terms of the bet? Do you need a wake-up call? You have lost, and now you are going to be a coward?"

Nan Ling gritted her teeth so hard that her jaw ached. Her whole body shook with rage and shame. With no logical retort, she resorted to invoking her family's power. "Xia Lihua, what can you dare to do to me? Don't you know who my family is? You can't offend us!"

Family power? That was nothing to Xia Lihua.