And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

Chapter 90

“I’m not leaving. Gwendolyn spread her arms wide, standing firm before him like a mother hen shielding her chicks.

“Out of my way!” The cane swung wildly, and Warren’s fury unleashed on Howard with reckless abandon.

Thud.

Again and again, Gwendolyn wrapped her arms around Howard, taking the blows for him. “Gwendolyn, step aside!” Howard began to regret bringing her into this mess.

“I won’t!” Stubborn as ever, she shielded him even more fiercely. “Mr. Chadwick, for better or worse, you’ve done so much for me. I want to do something for you to make you proud!”

Gwendolyn clenched her teeth, her eyes reddening with emotion.

She thought he was foolish. There were far crueler, more vicious ways to avoid this pain.

But he chose to leave the Chadwick family with his head held high.

Even knowing it was his plan, her heart ached for him.

Howard reached out, pulling her close, shielding her from Warren’s relentless strikes.

“Howard!” Warren panted heavily. “Admit your wrongs, and I might retract my words.”

and tense. “The family wronged me, deceived me, and you are

“You’ll regret this!”

moments of grandfatherly warmth and guidance from his youth were shattered, blow by blow.

Howard’s heart, those memories were being carved out

the most definitive

“Howard’s digging his own grave, angering your grandfather into enforcing the family

was positively elated

Keep hitting!

yet, beat that crippled Howard

dropped the

all in blood, his white shirt soaked in red. His face was ghostly white, his fingers gripping the sides of

tucked the declaration of disownment into his

the strength and said, “Your illness seems to have worsened, barely enough strength to hit someone.”

nearly passed out with rage.

someone could cure your cold affliction one day, what would

collect some interest for Gwendolyn’s suffering today.

composure, Warren said, “A generous reward. They’d be honored

your pride, Bainbridge and his parents, bow and scrape?” Howard pressed on.