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!

*

Charlie insisted that everyone

the remainder of the time, Charlie held Kya close and

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

was set up in the garden

the vegetables were taken to the kitchen to be cooked, making the meal particularly

again becoming the life of the party as everyone began to relax, preparing barbecues, fruit salads, and doing their best to maintain a

chef over, setting up

"I'd love to try

still couldn't forget the birthday cake he made last time at

the

got to witness Jonathan's talent and skill in cake-making, and they

barbecue for a plate of fruit salad, a dish of cold

by Morrison, were prepared in three different

the afternoon when it began to get dark, and by then,

waited anxiously in the living room

arrived, he received the surveillance video

on

Hogan stood up, greeting him with

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