10:50 Fri, Nov 8
Chapter 296 I’ll Make Her Pay
Chapter 296 I’ll Make Her Pay
After Melody returned to the family, her grandmother Veronica, kepe drilling the wees fandy rates of the Shields into her.
Yet, it seemed Melody was the only one who followed them.
She always remembered what Tyrell and Martin had told her that she should reapers her family, as dory were the people closest to her. She genuinely wanted to get along with them.
But tonight, she chose to defy them.
Melody wanted to visit Martin and the Tuckers Family was more than blood–it was an abne for w raised her. Wasn’t that bond just as strong
“Dad. I didn’t do anything wrong!” she protested stubbornly.
In response, Sean’s anger intensified as he hit her harder. “Are you still being defir hesades
“Wells
ee if your stubbornness or my punishments hold out longer”
The painful blows soon overwhelmed her.
After 30 beatings, Sean grew tired, his gaze settling on the bloodstains left on Melody’s back
She was his daughter, and denying the pain he felt would have been a lie. But he believed discipline wa necessary to keep her in line.
Over the years Melody had spent away, her character had drifted off course and now Sean Believed is his duty to set her straight
“Are you still being so stubborn, Melody? Can’t you see you’re in the wr
Fine–kneel here and think it over! You’re not leaving this altar for four days
“I’ll have someone watch you closely. You won’t step beyond this altar, let alone out of the Stunde
As Sean hurled those harsh words at her, his gaze swept over her slight figure, noticing how she defini pushed herself up, silently resisting.
His anger flared once more. And finally, he stormed away panickedly but resched
In the hospital, Sean’s thoughts drifted back to those earlier days: He saw Martin’s accident and be Vegetative as a kind of retribution.
After that incident, the other two members of the Tuckers had disappeared from Sommervile withoo trace, abandoning the vegetative Martin entirely.
a
Raised by such a family, Sean wondered how much familial blood ties Melody truly understood.
Surely, it was only a matter of time before she’d become a threat to the Shields
山
12
Now H
Chapter 296 I’ll Make Her Pay
After Scan finished cursing and was still unwilling to stop, a sudden scream came from the ward
They hurried to the ward, where they found Suzanna tled to the hospital bed, her face and body marked by self–inflicted scratches, leaving her face marred.
She cowered, tear–streaked and frightened.
When she saw Sean and Christina, her cries grew louder
“Dad, Mom… I’m scared!”
Suzanna sobbed, collapsing into Christina’s arms.
Christina hugged her tightly, gently brushing tangled hair away from her face, and softly said, “Suzie, don’t worry–I’m right here.
“That b*tch Melody can’t hurt you anymore.”
“Tell me everything that happened at Regal Glade,” she continued softly. “I’ll make sure justice is done. I’ll make her pay!”
After all that had happened, Christina’s feelings toward Melody had only hardened, and her resentment deepened. She was ready to confront Melody, to show her that the Moores wouldn’t protect her from accountability.
There was no way she would let Melody get away with hurting Suzanna like this.
