Bound Hearts: My Vows to My Disabled Spouse

Chapter 50

Chapter 50 Not His Daughter

Outside the police station.

"Mom! You finally came to get me!"

Mabel threw herself into Glenda's arms. "I missed you so much, Mom," she whined. "I was

miserable in there, I couldn't eat or sleep properly!"

Glenda held her tightly, her eyes welling up with tears.

"All right, all right, that's enough," Lanny called out.

"Stop embarrassing me and get in the car already, or I'll leave without you!" He muttered a curse and hurriedly the car window up, too ashamed of the fact that his daughter had gotten a detention.

Noticing her father's short temper, Mabel glanced at her mother and asked in a quiet, wary voice, "Did Dad find out that you took his money? Did he beat you?"

"No, no, your father loves you, no matter what," Glenda replied with a straight face. "He did everything to bail you out. Your only mistake was attending that orgy. You were influenced by those rascals!"

Mabel pursed her lips. "I just wanted to find someone powerful to sponsor me. I couldn't get any good resources within the entertainment circle, I was getting worried. Jeff Burke invited me to that party, saying that I'd be able to meet a lot of big shots. That's the

reason I

mix of frustration and disappointment. "You foolish

that brain of

the car window down again. "Are you getting in the car or

Mabel by the shoulders and

tension in the air as soon as she settled in the backseat. She knew there and then that Larry was furious, so she

Lanny wordlessly disappeared into

laced with discontent. "Why is he so angry, Mom? So I used his money, but only a little! He

shook her head. "He isn't mad about the money. It's about something

"What is it, then?"

either, but she had a hunch that it had something to do with the

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years ago.

that same moment, Lanny was anxiously pacing back and forth while talking on the phone. "How are things going? Have you found her yet? Why

party said something in reply, something that made Lanny explode in rage. "You worthless piece of shit! You can't even find one person? If she

person could utter another word, then slammed the phone against his desk. Glenda happened to enter the study just then, and witnessed his

you're doing here?"

set the tea service on the table. "I wanted to check on you.< You've been very irate these last few days, I am worried that it would affect your health. Do you even think about me and Mabel? Who are we supposed to rely on if

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