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!

*

to arrive from J City. Charlie insisted that everyone

time, Charlie held

their best to cheer Kya up. Nestled in Charlie's arms,

long table was set up in the garden for lunch, serving everything they had

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

of the party as everyone began to

pastry chef over, setting up a station to

to

the birthday cake he

a second thought, Jonathan had the chef prepare the ingredients

and skill in cake-making, and they even

barbecue for a plate of fruit salad, a dish of cold mixed vegetables, and a plate of poached

caught by Morrison, were prepared in three different flavors

4:30 in the afternoon when it began to get

in the living room for

Charlie arrived, he received the surveillance video Jonathan had

off on sending it until

stood up, greeting him

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