Heartbreak Brings Mr. Right by PASSION

Chapter 5

Just as the stick was about to land on her, Lindsey suddenly knelt down in front of Benny.

“Dad, I’m sorry.

I went out to play cards with my friends last night and totally forgot about the time.

I didn’t know when my phone ran out of battery.

I’m really sorry that I made you worry about me.

”

Stunned, Benny’s hand, which was holding the stick, froze mid-air.

In the past, Lindsey would never yield to him, no matter what happened.

She’d always argue with him over anything and everything under the sun, so his relationship with her had always been strained.

So, what was going on now?

Lindsey knew what she was doing.

Kendra was good at manipulating Benny into trusting her, and moreover, Lindsey didn’t have any evidence about Kendra’s plot.

Even if she told her dad everything that happened last night, he would take Kendra’s word over hers.

nothing for the time being while waiting for the

so it’s only natural

But you-you’re my father.

and I would never do anything

in Lindsey’s eyes as she spoke, which made her look

and Lindsey’s mother had been divorced for years, he had always

Lindsey’s

the stick away and said in a gentler tone, “Well, it’s good that you’ve realized

again, okay?

”

forgive Lindsey so easily made Kendra

was fine, so she swallowed the resentment in her heart and forced

I knew it was

is such a good girl; she wouldn’t go about sleeping around like

Right, Lindsey?”

managed to maintain her smile, though her eyes

father wanted

”

elbow and winked

and sat back on

he cleared his throat and said earnestly, “Lindsey, I’ve thought it through,

you to marry someone you don’t like, nor should I keep you from marrying the

comes from an ordinary family, you like