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!"

soon as those words rolled out of his tongue, he lunged

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

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

going to do with my son? Charles's

as he ground his

to kill this man right then

at the sight of her father. That figure

surprised. "Dad..." he called, a bit confused because this was the first time he had seen his father make such

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siren from the end

Penny, holding her shoulders and his eyes. scanning

Haines's pale

snapped his eyes at her and huffed. "Goodness," was all he could say as if a

head. "Brother Hugo

turned to Hugo.

glanced at his uncle before his eyes fell on the woman. "Ma'am, are

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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