“Daisy!”
Brent yelled and his towering body smashed through the last remaining door and rushed directly into the mud hut. The situation startled Jack and Mr. Ward. By the time both of them rushed into the courtyard, Brent had already rushed into the mud hut.
Crash!
Brent kicked down the old wooden door and rushed in.
Immediately.
“Ah! You scoundrel!” Brent roared furiously from inside the mud hut.
Jack’s heart sank. This was the first time Brent was so furious since he met Brent! Mr. Ward was equally shocked.
The next second. A screech was heard.
A person was thrown like a sack of potatoes from inside the mud hut and fell right in front of Jack and Mr. Ward.
It was the man who captured Daisy. He was her father!
“You, who are you all?” The man laid terrified on the ground with blood oozing from his mouth.
“People who you can’t offend!” Jack kicked the man and walked briskly into the mud hut with Mr. Ward.
As soon as they walked into the mud hut, they were stunned by what they saw. The old room was very messy like a rubbish dump and there were cigarette boxes and beer bottles everywhere. There was a putrid odor in the air. The bedroom was dim and dark. On the old wooden bed was a dirty cotton blanket and full of cigarette ash.
How could a person live in such conditions?
Daisy was curled up on the bed and her hands were tied up behind her. Her face was all bruised and her body was trembling and sobbing.
“Daisy, don’t be scared… I’m here, I’m here.” Brent’s expression was fierce as he was comforting Daisy as he untied her hands.
Jack and Mr. Ward stood in place and their expressions were full of fury. When they thought about Daisy’s scream, it wasn’t difficult to guess what almost happened.
Even Mr. Ward clenched his fists until the veins on the back of his hands turned green. He clenched his teeth and said, “A tiger doesn’t eat its young, a tiger doesn’t eat its young… this is the first time I see such an animal!”
“Damn it!” Jack’s expression was cold and spoke through with his teeth clenched.
At this point, Daisy’s hands were freed by Brent. Daisy stood up, “oh”, she began to wail loudly and hugged Brent, “Brent, I’m scared… save me, save me…”
Her cries were piercing and heartbreaking. The pain of a woman to experience something like that was unimaginable! Brent’s strong arms held tightly onto Daisy and there was pain in his voice, “Calm down, I’m here, Master Hughes is here, Mr. Ward is also here. You’ll be fine. You are safe now…”
Before he could finish. The man who Brent threw out rushed into the hut.
“Who the hell are you! You illegally trespassed a private property!” He yelled as he entered and wanted to rush towards Daisy. This caused Daisy to scream and press tightly onto Brent’s embrace.
Whoosh!
Jack raised his hand, grabbed the man’s collar, and lifted the man into the air. With Jack’s build, he easily lifted a skinny and boney man.
Jack said coldly, “This is a pigsty and an animal enclosure. How did I break the law by coming in?”
The man was so scared that his face turned pale and desperately grabbed Jack’s right hand and yelled, “Release me, release me, this is our family matters. Daisy this tramp is my daughter. I raised her up and how I deal with her is my own business. You outsiders have no right to interfere!”
Did giving birth to her and raising her gave him the right to do as he wanted to her? Jack suddenly laughed and his eyes narrowed. He was amused by this man’s logic.
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