The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 1395

Adam could not help but express his frustration when he saw her daughter's desperation. "Do you truly believe he has any affection for you? He'd rather endure a hundred blows from me than take responsibility for you! Why would you still want to cling to him? He'll only look for other women!"

Sophia ignored this. She knew her father's temper well, and Jeremy was bound to die if Adam continued to strike him.

"I don't care! If you want to hit him, you're going to have to go through me!"

"You're nothing like me, Sophia..." Adam gazed at his daughter as she protected Jeremy in such a steadfast fashion. Sophia's interruption left him displeased, but he eventually compromised and spared Jeremy's life.

In the meantime, Jeremy poured in all his energy to get to his feet. His voice was firm and cold as he said to Adam, "Are you tired already? You have ten more strikes to go. Do it and complete the job."

Just as Adam was about to throw the bat away, Jeremy's defiant request—showing a distinct lack of fear toward death—rekindled his anger. 'Does he think I won't beat him to death?' he thought to himself.

He tightened his grip on the baseball bat and raised it while declaring fiercely, "Move aside, Sophia! I'll be tarnishing the reputation that I've built up over the years if I don't keep my word!"

Sophia looked at her father's resolve and realized she could no longer dissuade him. She turned her attention to Jeremy and pleaded urgently, "Please don't provoke my father at this time, Jeremy. He'll kill you!"

Jeremy remained unmoved and told Sophia off. "Move. Don't be a busybody."

Sophia was distraught and on the verge of tears. "Jeremy! Please don't do this, Jeremy! Please! My dad has a terrible temper. Stop provoking him! Do you want him to kill you? I'm begging you... Don't…"

As soon as his wife and youngest daughter arrived, Adam stopped hitting even though there were only a few strikes left to go. He said to his wife, "Please stay out of this, Mel! I'm going to prove to him that I have no hesitation in crossing the Holdens for bullying my daughter!"

Melinda approached with a stern expression and wrested the baseball bat from his grip. "Brian! This has gone far enough! Have you forgotten our agreement? Are you willing to jeopardize our stable life?"

Adam remembered his promise and kept quiet. He no longer attempted to take the bat from him.

Melinda wasted no time and ordered, "Quick! Someone, call a doctor for Mister Jeremy!"

Adam sighed in disappointment. "Fine! He got lucky today."