Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

170 It's a family matter!

"Please. Don't hurt him.""

Grace yelled once more, trying to stop her mother from begging for that good-for-nothing father. Penny, on the other hand, could only watch this unfold in disbelief.@

Anyone could tell that woman was beaten every second of her life by that man. Her bruises were enough to tell that the man never held back. If anything, it seemed he was slowly killing her. No one would be surprised if she ended up dead in his hands.

And yet, now that someone was standing up for her, she was begging him not to hurt her abuser?

What an irony.

Penny slowly shifted her eyes to Grace, understanding why Grace told her in the past her mother left her. What Grace's mother was doing wasn't protecting Grace, but protecting that right now was already

monster. The woman could've died or left, but what she was doin #ace, but protecting that

abandoning her daughter.

"Ma'am, Hugo called sternly, but the woman clasped his leg even tighter.

"Please." the woman begged and shook her head. "No more. Please, just go away. This is a family matter. Just leave us alone."

"Hah!" her husband snorted and looked at Hugo mockingly. "See?! You brat! Acting like a hero -

ou think you're some sort of hero rescuing the day?!"

He slowly got up once again, sneering. "You brat. Since you liked butting into other people's business, fine! I'll show you what you get for that!"

words rolled out of his tongue, he

to help her brother. Grace's mother was holding Hugo's leg and that coward of a man was trying to attack Hugo while he was

her eyes. She stopped and turned her head, but the figure was not there anymore. After a second, she heard Grace's father squeal. "Ahh!" the man found himself back on the ground, this time, with someone standing over him with

do you think you're going to do with my son? Charles's face darkened, e

His face twitched as he ground his teeth.

think he was ready to kill

at the sight of her father. That figure was

bit confused because this was the first time he had seen his father

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the end of the alley-like route. Following that

squatted beside Penny, holding her shoulders and his eyes. scanning her from head to

Penny blinked, studying Haines's

snapped his eyes at her and huffed. "Goodness," was all he could say as if a pipe was plucked out of his throat. "Are you

head. "Brother Hugo is with

to Hugo. "Hugo,

Haines. Hugo glanced at his uncle before his eyes fell on the woman. "Ma'am, are you

quickly bent down when the woman loosened her grip and almost fainted.

forced a smile as she

eyes, biting her bottom lips as she watched her mother fight to stay conscious. Seeing this, Charles and Haines got

it's a family matter! These kids are just overreacting!" the man explained in frustration. "There's no such thing as me hurting anyone! Was it already

listened to this nonsense. But when he opened his mouth, Charles clasped

saying was twisting the truth. It was shameless and cruel, and the police were still listening to him! Penny, on the other hand, watched this unfold

looked at the entrance of the