<b>Chapter </b><b>31 </b>
In the tranquil night, the city was dead silent.
In a shabby basement, a man sat on the ground, his face filled with horror. His limbs were tied up, and other men in simr <b>situations </b>were
beside him.
Antonio stood under the quivering light with an iron rod in his hand, his eyes murderous.
The men, with their mouths stuffed, kept whimpering.
Antonio snapped his fingers.
The cloth was removed from the man at the center. He shouted, “Sir, we’ve never offended you guys. Please let us go!”
Antonio signaled a look at his subordinate.
The subordinate raised his phone, showed them a photo, and asked, “Have you seen this child before<i>? </i>Did you hit her<b>?</b><b>” </b>
The man’s expression changed. “Laura? Her? Who are you? What’s your rtionship with her?”
“Rtionship?” Antonio scoffed inwardly.
Antonio narrowed his eyes viciously and answered casually, “I’m her father.”
The man’s pupils suddenly contracted.
“Father?” he eximed inwardly.
Antonio handed the iron bar to his subordinates.
A heart–wrenching scream echoed from the basement at once.
Antonio sat on a tattered chair with his legs crossed; killing intent umting in his eyes as if it could swallow people up.
It was not until the man gradually lost consciousness while he screamed, terrifying everyone else around him and making them soil their pants, did Antonio felt slightly satisfied.
Just then, his phone rang.
Jasper: [She’s already asleep.]
Antonio got up and ordered, “Continue.”
With that, he strode away as the screams behind him gradually grew silent.
Antonio walked outside, raising his head to look up at the starry sky.
As the stars glimmered, one of them shone especially brightly.
He narrowed his eyes in disdain. “You really are dead, Lilian. If not<b>, </b>I wouldn’t let you go.”
‘How dare she do those unspeakable things <b>in </b><b>front </b>of <b>my </b><b>child</b><b>? </b>
She gave birth to my child but didn’t contact me at all, and she raised <b>my </b>child like <b>an </b><b>animal </b>
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<b>13:52 </b><b>Tue</b><b>, </b><b>12 </b><b>Aug </b>
Even if I don’t want this child, she shouldn’t endure any hardship anymore,‘ he thought.
He said to a subordinate, “Choose a highly educated housekeeper to take care of her. Remember that she must like the child. Investigate their background, and check if there is any dark history.”
The subordinate nodded. “Understood, Mr. Smith.”
On the other side, Laura held the teddy bear slightly as she grunted ufortably in her sleep.
A tear rolled down from the corner of her eye.
Jasper, who had been by her side for an hour, wiped off her tears.
Xander and Everett stared at him.
Everett sneered, “No way. Jasper, you should be the one that hates her the most among us. You’ve only been with her for a day, and <b>it’s </b><b>like </b>you’re a different man.”
Jasper withdrew his hand silently and straightened his back. “I just feel annoyed that no one is here tofort her. Don’t misunderstand.<b>” </b>
Xander scoffed.
Everett mocked, “Laura may be pitiful, but don’t you forget her mother almost killed ours. Not to mention, her mother used some underhanded tactics to make Dad impregnate her. Laura is but a filthy child.”
Jasper’s eyes darkened. “She has already changed her clothes. Now, she wears the best quality clothes. She’s not filthy.”
Xander scoffed again.
Jasper pursed his lips and left without saying anything else.
There was already a pile of cigarette butts in Louis‘ ashtray.
The whole room was shrouded in smoke, leaving only Laura and him in the house.
He hesitated for a while before walking to Laura’s room.
Laura stirred in her sleep. She woke up after hearing the door open and looked at him in horror, She even hid under her nket.
Louis frowned, <i>put </i>out the cigarette butt, and said impatiently, “Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you. I was angry just now, but not at you.”
Laura stared at her in a daze and gradually calmed down as she trained her clear eyes on him.
Louis was irritated by her stare but did <i>not </i>know what to say, so he turned around and left.
Suddenlyura asked “Mr Yale <b>are </b>you my mom’s fourth brother<b>?</b>”
<b>AD </b>
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