Chapter 116. Family Whisper

LEO

“A public apology. To… what’s her name again?” I pretend to have forgotten.

He gritted his teeth. “Charlotte.”

“A public apology to Charlotte.”

“This is my daughter’s engagement party!” he stated. “I can’t ask Chloe to apologize. It would ruin her day! Besides, she was the one who got slapped and embarrassed in front of the guests.”

“She should have thought about that before making false allegations against her sister.”

His control finally snapped.

“Listen, Mystery,” he snarled, “I don’t know what that bitch told you, but she is not the victim here. You don’t know her. She’s not even my daughter to begin with!”

Bitch.

The word echoed in my ears. The cold fury inside me ignited into a white-hot flame. My hands clenched tightly at my sides.

“Bitch?” I repeated, stepping toward him. “Is that what you call her? Do you call your other daughters that too? Don’t you ever—”

I stopped myself mid-sentence, the words catchin