The Legendary Man

Chapter 15

What? Someone took advantage of our daughter?

Hearing that sentence, Connor ran into the kitchen and grabbed a knife before striding to the door. At the sight of Jonathan, he froze in his tracks. “Jonathan? Aren't you dead?”

Didn't this loser die after going missing three years ago?

“Dad, I'm still alive...” Jonathan explained.

“If you're alive, where have you been for the past three years?” Connor demanded with a face as black as thunder. As he had never liked this son-in-law of his, he thought Josephine could remarry into a wealthy family after Jonathan's disappearance.

Alas, Jonathan had returned.

“Dad, I've been—”

Jonathan parted his lips to explain, but Margaret interjected rudely, “Connor, what are you doing? Butcher this scum! He's the one who violated Emmeline and hurt me!”

“What? He did that?” Connor stared at his wife in disbelief, for he knew Jonathan's character well.

He had never talked back to us or defied our orders. There's no way he'd dare to violate Emmeline!

Despite how much he loathed Jonathan, he refused to believe that the latter was capable of defiling his daughter.

not stand on our side when our daughter was violated? I

like a shrew,

had no choice but to give in. As a henpecked husband, he was usually afraid of his

want to! You're a damn coward, Connor Smith! Why

faced with endless rebukes, Connor said nothing until Josephine walked

flung herself into her daughter's arms before wailing, “Hurry, call the police! Jonathan sexually assaulted your

to the door. Sure enough, there stood Jonathan,

his explanation. “I saw Emmeline drinking with a bunch of hooligans at the bar.

“Emmeline has never been to a

is he telling the truth?” Josephine

hatred for Jonathan remained, she knew he was not someone who would

head profusely as though she had been framed. “Josephine, don't listen to him. He was the one who stalked me in the dark

she

Jonathan sneered. Where did she learn how to lie and accuse me of something I didn't do?

Josephine cast an icy glare in his direction, her

for him! I can't believe he

had chosen to believe her sister. “I've saved

was not about to waste more

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