Chapter 3

Mrs.Grace looked at Emily and suddenly smiled.

"Beautiful speech.If you truly wanted to go to the police station,you wouldn't have come here."

"I've seen shameless people,but I've never seen anyone put on an act as well as you."

Mrs.Hart shook her head.

"It is a clever trick.She gets to play the good person and get rid of the thorn in her side."

"Too bad the performance is overdone.Even an old woman like me isn't fooled.But it can't stop a pack of fools from being taken in together."

Emily's face stiffened,and she immediately lowered her head,looking as though she had been wronged.

My father shook with anger and turned back to roar,

"Drag those two old hags over here and teach them a lesson for spouting nonsense."

Four bodyguards rushed forward at once.

"Stop!"

I threw myself in front of them.

The next second,a heavy punch slammed into my face.

Right after that,a kick landed hard in my stomach.

Pain folded me over,and my knees struck the ground.Blood dripped from the corner of my mouth and soon gathered into a small red puddle.

"You dare defy me?"my father roared."Beat her until she gets into the car and goes back to take the blame for Emily."

Fists and leather shoes rained down on me.

I curled up on the ground,protecting my head with everything I had.

My mother not only failed to stop them,she said coldly from the side,

"She's been like this since she was little.She never listens unless she's beaten."

A flicker of hesitation crossed Caleb's face,but it vanished quickly.

And Emily stood behind him,the corners of her mouth slightly raised,her eyes full of triumph.

Mrs.Grace and Mrs.Hart tried to rush over.

"Stop!"

"She is your biological daughter."

But before they could take two steps,two other bodyguards pinned them to the ground.

Mrs.Grace's face was pressed into the mud.

Mrs.Hart's arms were wrenched behind her back.

I heard a dull thud from over there.

In panic,I struggled to get up,only to be kicked back down.

I forced myself to lift my head and shouted with red eyes,

"Let them go!This has nothing to do with them."

Emily walked over and crouched in front of me,her face arranged into a look of difficulty.

"Ava,look.They're being hurt because of you."

She sighed softly.

"As long as you apologize to Mom,Dad,and Caleb,I'll have them released."

I reached for my phone.

I was going to call 911.

Caleb snatched the phone away and smashed it on the ground.

He lifted his leather shoe and stamped hard on the back of my hand.

"You still want to call the police?"

"Ava,if you dare bring the police here,"

he pressed down on the back of my head and forced my face toward the ground,

"I could have these two old women beaten to death today,and no one would dare collect their bodies.Do you believe me?"