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.

it up, answering urgently,

a shack outside Featherwood,

you say..." Albert was dumbstruck, his

felt her heart drop. Her voice turned sharp, almost a shriek, "Was

person on the other end was grappling with

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

the subordinate replied hastily

and Albert stared at each other, both paralyzed by a growing sense of dread. Suddenly, a group

that you've been embezzling funds. Please

barely had time to process what was

the embezzled funds. Did Baldrick orchestrate Lena's disappearance last

Damn it!!!

an hour later, the Allen family's dirty laundry was splashed across the internet. Money laundering, exploitation of minors,

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