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

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"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

brother. Grace's mother was holding Hugo's leg and that coward of

the corner of her eyes. She stopped and turned her head, but the figure was not there anymore. After a second, she heard Grace's father squeal.

do with my son? Charles's face darkened,

twitched as he ground

think he was ready to kill this man

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

his father, surprised. "Dad..." he called, a bit confused because this

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short siren from the end of the alley-like route. Following that

shoulders and his eyes. scanning her from

studying Haines's pale complexion. "Is everything

he could say as if a pipe was plucked out of

shook her head. "Brother Hugo

turned to Hugo.

his uncle before his eyes fell

her grip and

the woman forced a smile as she peeked at Hugo and

jumped away to her mother's side, holding the latter's shoulders. A thin layer 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 this time, the police officers already arrived and reached the

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

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

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

the entrance of the station, all she saw