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 lunged at Hugo once

Grace's mother was holding Hugo's leg and that coward of a man was trying to

figure suddenly flashed from the corner of her eyes. She stopped and turned her head, but the figure was not there anymore. After a

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

His face twitched as

think he was ready to kill this man right

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

surprised. "Dad..." he called, a bit confused because this was the

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from the end of the alley-like route.

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

blinked, studying Haines's pale complexion.

huffed. "Goodness," was all he could say as if a pipe was plucked out of his throat. "Are

"Brother Hugo is with me

to Hugo. "Hugo, are you

glanced at his uncle before his eyes fell on the

bent down when the woman loosened her grip and almost fainted. Thankfully, he was fast

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

mother fight to stay conscious. Seeing this, Charles and Haines

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

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

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

at the entrance of the station, all