The Road to Rebirth Her Fresh Start and His Late Sorrow by Helena R. Bates

Chapter 129

Albert stared at Lucy, who was practically vibrating with excitement, his eyes dark with frustration. Without a second thought, he slapped her hard across the face.

Smack-!

Lucy froze in shock, her hand flying to her cheek as the sting set in. "Dad, how could you hit me?" she asked, disbelief coloring her voice.

"How could I not?" Albert yelled, his voice rising with each word. "We've lost all contact with Hackett, and even the people I sent out can't be reached! Do you understand what that means?"

"Lucy, they might be in trouble because of you! Was Baldrick worth risking the entire Allen family over?" Lucy flinched at his words, fear creeping into her heart as she stared at the contorted features of her father.

"Dad, you're overreacting," she tried to reason, her voice shaking slightly. "Hackett's probably just busy with Lena and can't get to the phone."

But before she could finish her sentence, her phone rang.

urgently,

Hackett's last location to a shack outside

Albert was dumbstruck, his mind

heart drop. Her voice turned sharp, almost a shriek,

if the person on the other end was grappling

and find him fast!" Albert ordered, panic lacing his voice.

sir," the subordinate replied hastily before the line

each other, both paralyzed by a growing sense of dread. Suddenly, a group of officers burst into the

we've found evidence that you've been embezzling funds. Please come

could react, they had him in cuffs. Lucy barely had time to

knew about the embezzled funds.

Damn it!!!

deeper into the events of the previous night, an hour later, the Allen family's dirty laundry was splashed across the internet. Money laundering, exploitation of minors, and

and the Allen Group, already on shaky ground, crumbled under the weight of the revelations, drowning in