Chapter 51

Chapter 51

With a voice hoarse from shouting. Mandy lunged forward and sank her teeth into Maurice’s wrist. Maurice cried out in pain, releasing his grip and flinging her away.

He exerted considerable force, and since Mandy was lightweight, she flew backward and crashed into a chair

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Hearing the familiar sound of crying. Quinlyn, who had been staring down, suddenly turned to see Mandy tumbling from

the chair.

She rushed over to pick Mandy up, noting the large bump on Mandy’s forehead and the bruise forming at the comer of Mandy’s eye. Her fingers trembled slightly, leaving her at a loss for words.

Maurice, taken aback to discover it was Manly, hesitated for a moment before rushing over, flustered. “Mandy. I’m so sorry. I was just too anxious. When you suddenly lunged, I couldn’t see clearly. I’ll take you to the hospital”

Seeing the injuries on Mandy’s face made his heart race wildly. After all, she was Claude’s daughter, and Claude protective of his daughter; this incident could easily create enemies for him.

Maurice reached out to pick Mandy up. Quinlyn suddenly lifted her arm, swatting Maurice’s hand away

Maurice inhaled sharply, feeling a pain shoot through his injured wrist. He furrowed his brow in displeasure as he scolded Quinlyn. “What are you doing? If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have accidentally hurt Mandy. Let me take her to the hospital.

Quinlyn stood still, refusing to let him near Mandy, her eyes locked onto his. “I will take care of her.”

“This is about giving Claude an explanation” Maurice felt it was futile to reason with her and attempted to push her aside

once more

But this time. Quinlyn would not passively endure. Before his hand could reach her, she swiftly seized his wrist with all her strength, twisting his body sharply.

changed abruptly as he recoiled in shock, clutching his wrist and stepping back

that was not the end.

Quinlyn lunged forward, delivering a kick to his leg that forced him to kneel. She then picked up an ashtray

small and shattered upon impact,

Tina and Harriet crying out

remained composed, standing still and gazing down at Maurice, who lay on the ground moaning in

who had indirectly caused this chaos, finally regained his

back at him with eyes devoid of warmth. “You cannot

not attempt to retaliate, nor should he strive to

him, a sense of panic driving him

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Chapter 51

Mandy, while Quinlyn had struck with ferocity, her actions were justifiable in defense

moment, all Warren wanted was to help Quinlyn. But Quinlyn had already turned away, carrying Mandy out

restaurant

they regarded

connected, she spoke. “Claude, Mandy is hurt, she needs to go to the hospital.”

wait where they were. After ending the call. Quinlyn noticed Mandy had stopped crying, so

Mandy’s eye, and she recalled a child in her village who had gone blind after being struck near the eye; the adults had warned

Mandy blinked and confirmed. “I can see

to a scrape

When he saw Mandy’s injured face, his heart ached as if he

her lip, standing to the side. As his gaze fell upon her, she deeply bowed and

interrupted gently. “I–It was Quinlyn’s dad who tried to hit her. I ran

her father’s reprimand, her voice dwindled. “You said I should be a

you need to go to the hospital. We

still. She even regretted agreeing to be friends with Mandy. Perhaps she should

Claude’s gentle voice reached her ears. “Are you hurt anywhere, Quinlyn? We

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