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

Penny instinctively got up to help her brother. Grace's mother was holding Hugo's leg and

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

do you think you're going to do with my

His face twitched as he ground his teeth. From his

was ready to kill this man

Penny blurted out, her eyes dilating at the sight of her father. That figure was him? I didn't know

also glanced at his father, surprised. "Dad..." he called, a bit confused because this was

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It's a

everyone heard a short siren from the end of the

Hugo!" Haines quickly squatted beside Penny, holding her shoulders and his

studying Haines's pale complexion. "Is

he could say as if a pipe was plucked out of his throat.

She shook her head. "Brother Hugo is with

turned to Hugo. "Hugo, are you

his eyes fell on the

and almost fainted. Thankfully, he was fast enough

smile as she peeked at Hugo and repeated. "I'm

of tears coated her eyes, biting her bottom lips as she watched her mother fight to stay conscious. Seeing this, Charles and Haines got a grasp of the situation. Charles then glared daggers at the man underneath his foot. Around

frustration. "There's no such thing as me hurting anyone! Was it

nonsense. But when he opened his mouth, Charles clasped his shoulders. Looking at his father on his

shameless and cruel, and the police were still listening to him! Penny, on the other hand, watched this unfold right before her eyes from the sidelines. She shared Hugo's sentiments, thinking this was nothing but crap. But then again, this was not the first time she was

at the entrance of the