She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1622:

The man blurted, “I’m telling—” The rest of his words caught in his throat the second he saw Kristian’s face. All the bravado drained out of him. “Mr. Shaw…”

“You’re aware it’s illegal to beat a child, aren’t you?” Kristian’s voice was low and steely. His gaze dropped to the boy still kneeling on the ground, and a chill swept through his eyes. “You want me to have you locked up for a while?”

“He’s my son! I’m just disciplining him. The police can’t interfere!” The man scrambled for an excuse, clearly unnerved.

Everyone in the community knew Kristian’s reputation. If he wanted someone taken in, he’d have the top lawyers lined up in minutes.

“Nobody’s stopping you from being a parent. But the law doesn’t allow you to cross the line into abuse,” Kristian said, reaching down to help the boy to his feet. The moment he did, he caught sight of the bruises on the boy’s waist—dark, angry splotches that screamed pain.

His expression turned grim in an instant. He lifted the boy’s sleeve and found even more bruises.

“You did this?” Kristian asked, his tone clipped.

the child,” the man muttered, swallowing hard. He yanked the boy behind him. “This is a family

him to the hospital?” Nina

was going to explode. If it hadn’t been for this meddling girl, Kristian wouldn’t have

notice his fury at all. She just walked up to the boy and held out her chubby hand. “Let

boy answered coldly, his voice hollow and

only then that Nina got a proper look

hosts the

he had a pretty face, the gloom in his eyes made other kids hesitate to

can we take him to the hospital? He’s got

froze at her words, a flicker of surprise crossing his face.

“Okay,” Kristian agreed.

the faint flicker in the boy’s lifeless eyes—like a match struck in the dark. But just as quickly as it