Chapter 49. Ballistic Father

She thought her chest had finally calmed down as Ethan assured her that he got her back, but as soon as she saw her father in the living room, sitting on the couch with his legs crossed as he smoked a cigarette, she felt her stomach twisting like a total whirlwind.

Michelle was all too aware of what her father came into the house for. It wasn’t because he missed his daughter and wanted to catch up with her. Ever since he became a gambling a****t, she never heard those words from him anymore. It was like a beast sucked up all the love and affection of her father towards her, and now; he was left with nothing but just bad things within him.

Her father was keeping an eye on everything. His eyes were surveying the entirety of the house when she and Ethan finally descended to the first floor. When his eyes landed on hers, she felt a pang of both pain and fear. She knew he was here because of the casino business he proposed a few days ago, which she hadn’t told Ethan about, as