Even in Darkness She Chose to Rise (Tatiana and Jasper) novel Chapter 598

Chapter 598 Deadbeat Dad

The whole thing happened so fast nobody could react.

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At first, the family thought it was just a routine talk and they could get him out in a few hours. They were wrong. Once the charges were read, nobody touched the case with a ten-foot pole.

When Tatiana heard, she just leaned back on her sofa and smirked.

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tal panic. They went to Jack, begging him to get Holdbert out.

idn’t just say no; he stayed as far away as possible to look clean. He stigation, playing the part of the perfect public servant. People loved

help, Holdbert was stripped of his job and thrown in a cell.

ea her dad was gone. She was still at home, screaming for him to go out and She was throwing a massive tantrum.

e were already leaking stories online about what a terror she was at school.

ood; others are monsters. Mandolin was a monster. She didn’t just bully other her guards intimidate them. She was a liar and a brat. The list went on and on.

had been too scared to say anything for years. Now that the family was falling one was showing up with receipts. The public was pissed.

nimals. She’s gone through a dozen cats and just gets more. The kid is a psycho.”

think kids were just being kids, but this is different. Send her to juvie.”

x years old and already this rotten. Don’t let her off.”

gs got worse, Mandolin’s mother, Ramona, locked her inside. But Mandolin wouldn’t

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Ramona finally snapped and slapped her hard across the face.

The girl went dead silent.

“Will you shut up? How did I end up with a monster like you?”

“You hit me…”

“Yeah, and I should’ve done it years ago. If I knew you’d be this way, I would’ve finished you off when you were born!”

“I’m telling Daddy…”

“Your father is in jail! Go tell him there! You want to go too?”

Mandolin didn’t believe it. “No… Daddy wouldn’t go to jail. You’re lying!”

“Believe what you want, but you’re staying in this room.”

That slap finally broke her. Her days of being untouchable were over. She realized that without her father, she couldn’t even fight her own mother. Her guards were gone. Her staff was gone.

She cried and screamed, but nobody came to help.

Ann watched the whole thing on the security feed. She’d hacked into their house and watched the slap happen in real time.

She let out a small laugh and shut the laptop. She had a gift to finish for Gordon.

She stopped following the Langstroms for a while. It was Gordon’s birthday. It wasn’t the time for a party, so she hadn’t told anyone. She just told him they were going out for a quiet dinner.

On the way, Gordon kept complaining. “I’m in a wheelchair… I’m just a burden to you all.”

Hubert shut that down. “Shut up! You aren’t a burden. You’re the best.”

Ann took his other hand. “If you don’t go, we don’t go. We’re staying with you.”

Gordon looked at Tatiana and smiled. “You raised them right. Thank you.”

Tatiana smiled back. “Grandpa, don’t be weird. We’re family. Always.”

Gordon hesitated. “You and Jasper…”

Tatiana’s face went flat. “Whatever happens with him won’t change things with us.”

Gordon went quiet, feeling bad for his grandson.