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 lunged at Hugo

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

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

you're going to do with

face twitched as he ground his

kill this man right

dilating at the sight of her father. That figure was him? I

this was the

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It's a family

the end of the alley-like route. Following

beside Penny, holding her shoulders

Penny blinked, studying Haines's

huffed. "Goodness," was all he could say as if a

head. "Brother Hugo is with me

to Hugo.

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

when the woman loosened her grip and

woman forced a smile as she peeked at Hugo and repeated.

her mother fight to stay conscious. Seeing this,

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

mouth, Charles clasped his shoulders. Looking at

twisting the truth. It was shameless and cruel, and the police were still listening to him! Penny, on

heard. When Penny looked at the entrance of the station, all she saw was