Charlie's heart ached with a softness he couldn't explain.

...

Soon enough, the word got out. Andrew's face turned as pale as a ghost, riddled with guilt as he apologized to Charlie, "Charlie, I don't even know how to begin to apologize to you. If it'll make you feel any better, feel free to give me a couple of slaps!"

"It's not on you!" Charlie snapped back. "Whoever did this should bear the responsibility!"

Jonathan's expression was grim as he summoned the estate manager, "Pull the surveillance footage from where the incident occurred and send it to my phone!"

The manager hurried off to fulfill the request.

Jonathan glanced at Kya's neck, "Do you think she needs a full body check-up?"

"No need, she's not hurt anywhere else!" Charlie said.

Jonathan nodded slightly but still had the estate's doctor come over to examine Kya and provided some cream for the swelling and bruises.

He felt a surge of anger comparable to Charlie's. If anyone dared to lay a finger on his daughter, he would not hesitate to make them pay dearly!

*

Hogan a few hours to arrive from J City. Charlie insisted that everyone should keep enjoying themselves, "Keep the spirits

of the time, Charlie held Kya close and never let

cheer Kya up. Nestled in Charlie's arms, a small smile finally returned to her

the group finished their picking activity, a long table was set up in the

fresh while the vegetables were taken to the kitchen to be cooked, making the meal particularly delightful since it

slowly forgot about the earlier incident, once again becoming the life of the party as everyone began to relax, preparing barbecues, fruit

the pastry chef over, setting up a station to prepare

smiled warmly, "I'd love to try something made by

birthday cake

had the chef prepare the ingredients and started working on

cake-making, and they even got to taste a

night. Marina managed to trade his barbecue for a plate of fruit salad, a dish of cold mixed vegetables, and a

fish, caught by Morrison, were prepared in three

lasted until 4:30 in the afternoon when it began to get dark,

waited anxiously in the living room for

arrived, he received the surveillance video Jonathan

on

James!" Hogan stood up, greeting him with a mix of fear and

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