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

going to take him to the

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

at all. She just walked up to the boy and held out her chubby hand. “Let me take you to the

answered coldly, his

was only then that Nina got a proper look

the latest

the gloom in his eyes

turned to Kristian. “Uncle Kristian, can we take

surprise crossing his face. Nina only ever insisted this

“Okay,” Kristian agreed.

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