Chapter 53
Enric choked up, and tears began to fall. She frantically reached out and yanked at Chutes‘ clothes like a mad wornan
Charles quiddy grabbed het hands. “Enrica, I’m fine. Please stop this,” he pleaded.
Ennicacollapsed on the floor in tears. Even though he had pulled his shirt back down in time, she had already seen enough. His body was covered in bruises. Whoever had hit him hadn’t held back either. She couldn’t even begin to imagine what her father had gone through that night.
he cried, “Dad, we need to call the police. They’ll find out who did this!”
Charles tried to brush it off again. “Enrica, I’m fine…”
She sobbed harder, her words choked by tears. “Are you? Dad, you’re all I have left in this world. If something happens to you, how am I supposed to go on? Please, Tell me what happened. Who did this to you?”
Charles fallent
Enrica continued to posh further. “Dad, what happened? Who did this? Why would anyone attack you?”
After a long pase, Charles finally sighed and began to explain
Last night, I was already asleep when I got a phone call. They said something had happened to you and that you were in critical condition at the hospital. I panicked. I didn’t think twice. I just got in my wheelchair and rushed out
“But the moment I reached the gate of the apartment complex, someone shoved me into a van. I don’t know who they were. They didn’t say anything at first. They just started beating me. I heard one of them say, ‘Maybe we should just finish him off right here.!
Then another voice said, “No, it’s too risky here. We’re just getting paid to do a job–we’re not going down for this.”
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“They beat me for a while and were about to drive off again. I honestly thought I was going to die. But then someone else showed up. I don’t know what happened, but the next thing I knew, they threw me out of the van. That’s when Zack’s guy found me and brought me back.”
When berished, Curles looked at Encica, hesitating before adding. “Honestly, Enrica, I think it might’ve been a mistake. Maybe they got the wrong person. Why else would they let me go? Maybe we should just let this go.”
But Erica’sexpression darkened. Charles didn’t know Zack still had people watching nearby.
Those men had tried to take Charles away, but when Zack’s guy showed up, they suddenly changed their minds and tossed him out.
That meant they had recognized Zark’s guy. It also meant they’d likely been watching him for some time. They had been targeting Charles
But Charles had no money, no valuables, and he was disabled. What could they possibly want from him?
Then stir remembered the words her father overheard, and she clenched her tists. Were they after his life? Had he gotten in someone’s way or unkowwingly offended someour?
Tanta’s chest tightened. But she didn’t want to scare her father, so she kept her thoughts to herself. Instead, she asked gently, “Dad, you haven’t gone out at all recently, rigla?–
Chades waved a hand. “You know better than anyone. Since my legs gave out this was the first time I left the apartment. If I hadn’t thought something had
red to you, I wouldn’t have been so careless and walked right into their trap
He paused, then tried to reassur her. “Don’t worry. If someone really is after me, I’ll just stay home. They won’t be able to get me if I s
Enrica domed a semile, trying to look crassured “Okay. Just please, be extra careful. Don’t let anyone trick you again.” Seving her tally calm down, Charles let out a sigh of relief and quickly promised, “Alright, I will
Ende, wiped her test stop “ou haven’t had breakfast yet, have you? I’ll go make you something to eat.”
slon’t go out. It’ll be fine
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