Chapter 77

Emmanuel didn’t want to mention a word about a demon like his father.

But Tabitha now seemed a little curious about him, and he didn’t mind uncovering the torments he had gone through to gain sympathy from Tabitha.

Tabitha surmised that Emmanuel might be looking for someone to talk to. “You mentioned those people were your father’s creditors? What exactly is going on?”

“My parents fell in love freely at that time. My mother married my father against Granddad’s objection, but she didn’t expect him to be a gambler.” Emmanuel put his hand, which was always covered by a glove, in front of Tabitha and took it off.

Tabitha’s pupils contracted slightly.

The little finger of his left hand was missing. It appeared as if it had been cut off by some sharp object. The wound was flat but horrible.

“He didn’t have a job. If he lost the money in gambling, he would ask my mother for it. If not, he would beat us,” Emanuel revealed.

Emmanuel’s voice was faint, and his expression was calm as if he were telling someone else’s story.

Emmanuel continued, “He quickly lost all of my mother’s dowry and later owed over 20,000 dollars. Granddad helped Mother thany times and advised her to be tough and break up with him, but her temperament was really… In the end, Granddad was very disappointed with Mother and refused to help us anymore. My mother really couldn’t afford to pay the debt back, so John brought people to collect debts, but my father had already run away by that time.”

Emmanuel looked down at his missing pinky and said, “Then John

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grabbed me and cut off my finger. He threatened to chop off all the rest of my fingers if we didn’t pay him back in ten days.”

At that time, Emmanuel was overwhelmed with pain, and he fainted on

the spot.

condition first and sent him

was sent to the hospital too late to

Her face was full of despair. “Manny, I have

we do?‘ Emmanuel asked

born. He always

lashed out at that moment. He rushed out of the hospital to find

the police and reported his father.

body taut,

13 years old that year, and everyone knew that I had put

saying that, he slowly looked at Tabitha and said, “Do you

the right thing.” Tabitha was calm, with no fear. or disgust in her eyes.

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he looked up

chuckled. “You’re not a bad guy. Why should I be afraid

words, and

shrewd, but she

my secrets. Would you mind

talk to him about the past, he had the confidence to bring them closer and

Tabitha paused.

a very sensitive person.

Emmanuel was injured while helping her gather information, he displayed too much initiative and curiosity about

and vigilance deepened, but she did not

know most of it. When I was 14 years old, my parents went to a friend’s birthday party. On their way back home, they met Naomi, who was being chased by

others about the story several times, she could not help but feel depressed when she brought it up again.

my grandpa was deeply affected by my parents‘ deaths and passed away a few

case, Tabitha didn’t dare to let Alaric know the truth, so she

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