Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1083

"Are you talking to me?"

Kearney's eyes widened in disbelief, his face paling a shade or two.

"Is that how you talk to your father?"

"And how should I be talking to you then?"

Unlike Kearney's agitation, Rebecca White remained calm. A faint smile tugged at the corners of her lips. "Yes, you're my father, but ever since you divorced Mom, you've been completely out of the picture." She took a shallow breath, her smile deepening. "I really can't think of anything we need to talk about."

"This is outrageous!"

Kearney's face turned an alarming shade of red as he pointed an accusing finger at Rebecca. "You ungrateful brat! Are you denying that I'm your father?"

"I'm not denying anything," Rebecca replied, frowning as she met his gaze steadily. "But since you didn't care back then, there's no need to start now."

"You!"

with anger. "How did you end up like this?

Rebecca. "No manners! No respect!

gut, her eyes instantly welling up with tears. "No manners? No respect? Sure... that's

the truth, it's you! I had a mother who raised me, but no father who cared..." Before she could finish, Kearney's arm swung through the air, delivering a stinging slap across

into

remained silent until then, finally snapped. "Did you come here to hit my granddaughter? Tell me, what exactly did Rebecca say wrong? Have you ever fulfilled

shielding her! Do you have any idea how reckless she's been

"Is this about Eddy?"

years

he gently pulled Rebecca closer. "Rebecca,

cheek stinging painfully, but she forced a smile, "It's okay, Grandpa. It doesn't

does hurt, she thought, never really shows on the

"Oh dear."

can you say it doesn't hurt?" He

remorse as he looked Rebecca. "Why don't you ask her what kind of

I do?"

"Playing dumb?"

Galloway. "Dad... this girl, she divorced