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!"

out of his tongue, he lunged at

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

head, but the figure was not there anymore. After a second, she heard

to do with my son? Charles's face darkened,

as

ready to kill this man

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

this was the

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

Hugo!" Haines quickly squatted beside Penny, holding her shoulders and his eyes. scanning her from head to

studying Haines's pale complexion. "Is everything

all he could say as if a pipe was plucked

"Brother Hugo is with me

turned to Hugo. "Hugo, are you

his eyes fell on the woman. "Ma'am, are you

woman loosened her grip and almost fainted. Thankfully, he was fast enough to catch

as she peeked at Hugo

conscious. Seeing this, Charles and Haines got a grasp of the situation. Charles then glared daggers at the man underneath his foot. Around this

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 a crime to

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

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.

Penny looked at the entrance of the station, all she saw