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"Enough, the two of you!!" Patriarch Morreti's voice cut through the room with authority. The hall fell into silence but the tension from the earlier confrontation still lingered in the air. The man stepped forward, his silver cane clicking against the Marble sharply. He stood at their middle, facing Nathaniel and backing Bianca."Is it true what Bianca said?" He demanded. "Grandpa are you trus..""Answer me!" He snapped, jabbing the cane to the marble. "Did you staked the family business on gamble?" Nathaniel's breathing slowed. His anger expression dropped to pale."Grandpa i was only trying to make some profit for..." He didn't finish. Pa. Morreti didn't allow him to, his hand cut through the air and slammed to Nathaniel's face. The gritty texture of his fingers imprinted red marks on Nathaniel's face, he stumbled backward two steps, clutched his cheek with one hand and stared at the old man in disbelief and rising anger.Pa. Morreti jabbed his cane at him, his face twisted
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Ethan walked inside the room quietly, careful like sound only might break his daughter even more. He sat on a chair at the side of the bed, staring at her with a softened gaze. The colour that was gone from her face earlier when he carried her from the basement was gone, flushing with blood now. Alive. But the scars were still on her body, the sight ached Ethan deeply. He held her tender hand gently. "Anyone who did this to you will pay for it." He made a silent promise. Emily's brow fluttered, she opened her eyes to the ceiling. "Daddy." She called with a small voice, small in the way that Ethan had never heard in decades, and the vulnerability in her tone cut through Ethan's chest like a blade. Ethan forced a bright smile on his face and leaned towards her. "Emily... you're awake." Emily didn't speak anymore, tears kept rolling down to her face, wetting the sheet beneath her. "Daddy.. they took me there.. five of them...and they beat me... they insulted you.." "
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Ethan walked inside the room quietly, careful like sound only might break his daughter even more. He sat on a chair at the side of the bed, staring at her with a softened gaze. The colour that was gone from her face earlier when he carried her from the basement was gone, flushing with blood now. Alive. But the scars were still on her body, the sight ached Ethan deeply. He held her tender hand gently. "Anyone who did this to you will pay for it." He made a silent promise. Emily's brow fluttered, she opened her eyes to the ceiling. "Daddy." She called with a small voice, small in the way that Ethan had never heard in decades, and the vulnerability in her tone cut through Ethan's chest like a blade. Ethan forced a bright smile on his face and leaned towards her. "Emily... you're awake." Emily didn't speak anymore, tears kept rolling down to her face, wetting the sheet beneath her. "Daddy.. they took me there.. five of them...and they beat me... they insulted you.." "
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Ethan walked inside the room quietly, careful like sound only might break his daughter even more. He sat on a chair at the side of the bed, staring at her with a softened gaze. The colour that was gone from her face earlier when he carried her from the basement was gone, flushing with blood now. Alive. But the scars were still on her body, the sight ached Ethan deeply. He held her tender hand gently. "Anyone who did this to you will pay for it." He made a silent promise. Emily's brow fluttered, she opened her eyes to the ceiling. "Daddy." She called with a small voice, small in the way that Ethan had never heard in decades, and the vulnerability in her tone cut through Ethan's chest like a blade. Ethan forced a bright smile on his face and leaned towards her. "Emily... you're awake." Emily didn't speak anymore, tears kept rolling down to her face, wetting the sheet beneath her. "Daddy.. they took me there.. five of them...and they beat me... they insulted you.." "
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Ethan walked inside the room quietly, careful like sound only might break his daughter even more. He sat on a chair at the side of the bed, staring at her with a softened gaze. The colour that was gone from her face earlier when he carried her from the basement was gone, flushing with blood now. Alive. But the scars were still on her body, the sight ached Ethan deeply. He held her tender hand gently. "Anyone who did this to you will pay for it." He made a silent promise. Emily's brow fluttered, she opened her eyes to the ceiling. "Daddy." She called with a small voice, small in the way that Ethan had never heard in decades, and the vulnerability in her tone cut through Ethan's chest like a blade. Ethan forced a bright smile on his face and leaned towards her. "Emily... you're awake." Emily didn't speak anymore, tears kept rolling down to her face, wetting the sheet beneath her. "Daddy.. they took me there.. five of them...and they beat me... they insulted you.." "
Chapter
Ethan walked inside the room quietly, careful like sound only might break his daughter even more. He sat on a chair at the side of the bed, staring at her with a softened gaze. The colour that was gone from her face earlier when he carried her from the basement was gone, flushing with blood now. Alive. But the scars were still on her body, the sight ached Ethan deeply. He held her tender hand gently. "Anyone who did this to you will pay for it." He made a silent promise. Emily's brow fluttered, she opened her eyes to the ceiling. "Daddy." She called with a small voice, small in the way that Ethan had never heard in decades, and the vulnerability in her tone cut through Ethan's chest like a blade. Ethan forced a bright smile on his face and leaned towards her. "Emily... you're awake." Emily didn't speak anymore, tears kept rolling down to her face, wetting the sheet beneath her. "Daddy.. they took me there.. five of them...and they beat me... they insulted you.." "
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