Dear Soldier, Put Your Gun Down novel Chapter 57

Christopher panicked, “You... What nonsense are you talking about? Of course, I am your father.”

Winona sneered, “Mr. Tucker told me that he went to the same college as my mother, and she was out of school because she was pregnant with me. So, you didn’t even know her at that time, did you?”

Christopher cursed Frederick in his heart, “This bastard. Didn’t we agree to keep the secret so that we might use it to save our lives at the right time? Now he exposed it for some selfish purpose? He even left a mess for me to deal with. You motherfucker!”

“Winona, I raised you, and I am your only father. Why bother to care about the past?”

“So, you won’t tell me?”

Surely, he wouldn’t threw out his trump card that easily. Instead, he explained plainly, “I married your mother because I loved her. Therefore, I never asked about her history, and she never mentioned it, either.”

Winona burst into laughter, “Love? Who are you to say that word?”

Ever since she'd had memories, her mother never seemed to be happy. Christopher either beat her or scolded her badly, while she could only hide in the corner, crying.

Christopher was impatient, “I admit that I treated her rudely before, but that’s because my love for her caused hatred. The more I loved her, the more I hated her!”

“If you had really loved her, you wouldn’t have taken that woman and her daughter home three days after my mother’s funeral. Needless to say, you never cared about Aileen or me all these years, and you wouldn't have cremated her so hastily even before finding out the cause of her death! Christopher Winston, what the hell are you hiding from me?”

His face was pale, “What are you suggesting, huh? Her death was an accident. Winona, sorry I have caused so many misunderstandings for you, but I promise to make it up for you and your sister, okay? I’ll pick Aileen up in a few days.”

Winona knew that he would not tell her any secret, but she was sure that her mother didn’t die naturally. Instead, her death was very likely to be related to her biological father, who was powerful enough to make Frederick, the leader in the military world, and Christopher, the business titan, to shut up.

“Don’t worry about Aileen. Also, I won’t have anything to do with you in the future!”

Winona turned to leave after she said that, but Elizabeth roared from behind, “I didn't expect you could be so cruel to hurt my lovely girl like that! I knew it! It’s the Winston family you are determined to destroy. You are just like your mother, bitch!”

Snap! Before she had finished, Winona slapped her face. “You don’t deserve to mention my mother. That’s an insult to her.”

“You! How dare you hit me?!”

“If I find out the truth, and you are part of the scheme, there'll be more than hitting!”

Crack! Winona picked up the knife on the table and thrust it into an apple, which frightened Elizabeth. She didn’t get back to her senses until Winona left the house, her heart pounding crazily like it was gonna jump out. Did Winona had learned about anything against her?

Winona walked out of the house, holding her arms tight. Although it was a hot summer, she felt like it was winter. All those unknown secrets shrouded her and rendered her bewildered. Her heart sank.

Winona was lost in her thoughts, but a BMW rushed to her and almost hit her. Matt hurried to turn the steering wheel and crashed his SUV straight into the BMW. The BMW was hit toward the guardrail, and its body was smashed badly.

By the time Winona realized what had happened, Matt had already come to her. He roared, his eyes red, “Silly girl, why didn’t you pay attention to the road? It's a matter of life and death!”

In a bad mood, she was pissed off to hear his growl and rebuted, “What does it have to do with you?”

As her voice fell, she sensed his gloominess and rage. Looking up at him, she saw his heartbroken and furious eyes on her. There was blood on his forehead, which made her heart twitch but also woke her upc all of a sudden. If he hadn’t stopped the BMW, she could have died just now.

“Matt, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”

She wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned against his chest.