When Karen reached Chloe, she patted her daughter’s back and consoled her, “Don’t be angry, Coco. I’ve already scolded Ava.

“You’re her younger sister. Of course, she only wants the best for you.”

“I’m sorry, Coco. I’ll call off the engagement tomorrow,” Ava said, her lovely eyes shimmering with tears. She looked like she was a victim of Chloe’s unreasonable claims.

“Although we can’t force someone to love us and since you like him, as your older sister, I shouldn’t have gotten too close to him…”

Getting dumped by Jake had hurt, but Ava’s words felt like salt in a wound. Chloe was enraged as she hissed, “Too close? You mean sleep with him?”

“That’s enough!” Benjamin could not take it anymore and shouted in anger. “The engagement will proceed as planned. The invitations have already been sent out. I can’t afford to become the laughingstock of the city like you!”

“But I’m only telling the truth!”

word that spilled out of her mouth, “Ava and she are the

soon as the words left her mouth, Benjamin raised his hand and slapped Chloe with all his might,

feigned panic and stepped up to stop Benjamin. “What are you doing, Ben? How could you slap

and you still want to take her side? Stay in this house if you can, and if you can’t, get lost. You’re

way he looked at her was not like that of a

for kids of her age to have a temper. You have to wake up early tomorrow. Let’s

so hard every day. I’m sorry for making you worried, Dad,” Ava added empathetically.

*

slapped by her father, her body tense

herself into Chloe’s family. After Chloe’s mother passed away due to illness, Karen came in and took her place.

was Chloe who was being

that became inconsequential when Benjamin hit her. At that moment, Chloe finally understood his true character.

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