Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 255

Chapter 255

His daughter went to save him, yet he was worse than an animal and abused her instead. In the end, he ruined her life and caused her much sufferings.

“Why? Is it so difficult to answer my question? If my daughter was the one who seduced you and made you commit that sinful act, the Revelle family will let this matter rest. However, if you were the beast who forced yourself on her, then I'm going to break your leg today!”

Justin pursed his lips, then confessed in his hoarse voice, “Seven years ago, when I got into trouble in Pontotium, Veronique went to my rescue. Instead of being thankful and grateful, I forced myself on her, resulting in her pregnancy. What's more, I have never fulfilled my duties as a father to the child all these years. If you wish to break my leg, I'll readily accept that punishment and not put up a resistance.”

Bill's knees turned weak when he heard that, and he stumbled backward. Thankfully, Yvonne was standing behind him and managed to stop him from falling.

“Calm down, Dad. Vero will be sad if you hurt yourself over this,” Yvonne urged.

Bill shoved her aside. Trembling involuntarily, he pointed at Justin and chided, “Y-You rascal! Do you know your abhorrent act has ruined a young lady's life? My daughter is from a family of doctors, yet because of you, she chooses to stay away from home and her family. Zephyr is her flesh and blood, but she can only be known to him as Aunt Veronique. Do you know how painful that is? You can't make up for that even if I stab you a million times!”

Justin's lanky body trembled uncontrollably as he quietly stayed on his knees and looked down remorsefully. He knew he had let Veronique down and that he could never make amends for his past sins.

“Alfred, bring me the stick!” Bill yelled to his butler.

Yvonne panicked. She knew she could not stop her father, so she stealthily tried to step aside to give Veronique a call. She was hoping she could get her sister to rush back in time to stop their father.

Bill saw through her plans, and he snapped, “Don't you dare call Veronique! All these years, I've wronged my innocent girl. I thought she had misbehaved and brought shame to our family. Never did it cross my mind that she was violated! Since this scum has come to us, as her father, I have the duty of seeking justice for her. No one is going to stop me from breaking his leg today!”

When he noticed Alfred was still rooted to his spot, he shouted at him, “What are you waiting for? Get me the stick!”

“Yes, Sir!”

Yvonne knew she could not stop her father, so she ran out of the hall and dashed to Justin. “My dad is really furious now. You know what his temper is like. Since he has vowed to break your leg, he'll definitely do so. You have to leave now. If you want to apologize and seek forgiveness, come back again later when Vero is back,” she urged.

Justin kept his head down and did not utter a word.

“You idiot!” Yvonne glared at him. “Both of you are so stubborn! You're going to cause Vero more heartache if you get hurt! She has suffered enough, so can't you have mercy on her and quit doing things that'll hurt her?”

That finally evoked a reaction from Justin, and he looked up with his bloodshot eyes. In a choking voice, he said, “Thanks for your concern, Yvonne. It is a fact that I've done something wrong. As you have said so yourself, I've made her suffer, so it's only fair that I take the punishment.”

“You...” Before Yvonne could continue, Alfred had come back with a walking stick in his hand.

Bill snatched the walking stick from Alfred and yelled for two helpers to restrain Yvonne. He then dashed down the steps and headed for Justin. Upon reaching Justin, he raised the walking stick and mercilessly strike Justin's leg with it.

Thud!

That strike caused Justin to topple forward and fall on his face. Physically, he was already extremely exhausted, so when Bill landed a second strike on him, he fainted.

“Justin...” someone shrieked from a distance.

The next moment, Veronique dashed over and shielded Justin with her body. She looked up at her father and sobbed, “Dad, he hasn't gotten any rest for a few days, and he's about to collapse. If you continue with the beating, you'll kill him!”