Love at the Wrong Table (Emmanuel Lowe and Mackenzie) novel Chapter 180

Chapter 180

“Ryder! Get over here right now, you wife–beating b*stard!” Mary shouted

while slamming a fist on the door.

Abellyn had left the house in a rush the previous day. She didn’t bring

anything with her, so they had no choice but to wait for the people inside to

open the door.

It was also why they had come so early. They didn’t want to risk having the

man leave for work and not be able to get their payback.

“You wife–beating coward! Come out, right now! I’ll kick your door down if you

don’t come out soon!” Abellyn’s cousin, David Sheppard, roared as he kicked

the door.

It was such a huge commotion it aroused the attention of the neighbors.

Nonetheless, Abellyn did not feel even an ounce of shame. Instead, she

instructed her cousin to kick harder. It was like that unit in front of her wasn’t

her house at all.

“Who’s kicking the door? Do you have a death wish?”

A man suddenly opened the door. He was filled with rage and looked

absolutely formidable. David jumped in shock and stumbled backward.

The person was, of course, Emmanuel.

David dared not utter another word, even though he had been so arrogant

earlier. He could tell with just one glance that the man before him was not

one to mess with.

Mary was about to speak when Ryder came limping out. “Mom, Dad! Why are

you here?” he asked.

Despite the fact that he was having problems with Abellyn, he was still being

respectful of his in–law.

Mary instantly gave him a slap across his face when she saw him. “I’ve raised

my daughter for so many years, but we’ve never laid a hand on her. How

dare you beat her up like that? You don’t have an ounce of respect for us, the

Sheppard family, do you?”

“Mom! Stop it! Stop hitting me!”

MIS

Ryder was confused. He couldn’t hit her back, nor could he just allow her to hit

him. All he could do was protect himself, using his hands as his shield.

Mary’s husband, George Sheppard, was worried his wife would get the short

end of the stick and began helping her to beat his son–in–law up.

Shortly after, Abellyn’s cousins joined in as well.

The family burned with rage and was adamant about beating Ryder to a

pulp.

Originally, Emmanuel had no intentions of intervening when he saw Mary

hitting his cousin. He had assumed that they would talk things through after