The woman before Cassius broke into a cold sweat after hearing his order. She hadn't signed up for a torture like this.

"Please..."

"Do what I say, or you'll wish you had," Cassius's piercing blue eyes seemed to scream, 'You're doomed!'

The woman looked at Tatiana, silently begging for pity.

Tatiana stared back with a cold expression, clearly waiting for her to follow through. The woman’s heart sank—her face might fall off!

"Are you testing my patience?" Cassius’s cold voice snapped her back to reality.

"One," he began counting. If he left, her punishment would only worsen. The others watching gave her pitying looks.

Even the two girls who had...