“You were not around to see the crazy things
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some terrible things!”
I glanced at Michael. It was a good thing he
liked Amanda.
If I married him, my life would be over.
He was going to get what he deserved.
This time, my dad looked at me.
“What do you want me to do to him?” he
asked.
“Should I break one of his arms?”
He deserved whatever he got.
But before I could speak, Michael laughed.
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“Katherine, now you’re scared, right?”
“If you had apologized to Amanda, everything
would be fine, but you did not listen.”
“Now, your dad will break one of your arms.
You did this to yourself!”
I had more conditions. “Add one of his legs.
“Okay,” my dad said.
Two bodyguards grabbed Michael.
He asked, “Mr. Blackwood, why are you
grabbing me? You should be grabbing
Katherine.”
My mom looked angry.
Г
Before she was done speaking, a bodyguard
punched Michael.
The others were confused.
Why were my parents doing this?
The bodyguard punched Michael.
Then, the bodyguards grabbed his arms and
legs. Michael screamed.
His arms and legs were broken. He couldn’t
move.
“Mr. Blackwood, why are you doing this to
me?” he asked.
“How will I explain this to my father? You
yuys have peen menus Tur years!
My dad grinned.
“Friends for years?”
“Is that what he tells everyone?”
“I will ask him how many bad things he has
said about me. He is lucky that I even speak
to him!”
Michael realized that he had made a mistake.
If my dad was angry, nobody in the city would
live to see the sun.
He started begging.
“Please! Please spare me!”
Г
My dad said, “You did not anger me.”
Michael looked at me.
“I do not understand, Mr. Blackwood. Why do
you like Katherine so much?”
“Everyone knows that Amanda is your
daughter!”
Everyone else agreed.
My dad slammed his cane on the ground.
Everyone was silent.
Then, my dad looked at me and asked, “Did
they all hurt you?”
Г
Everyone gasped.
They were in trouble.
Some were crying, hoping that I would say no.
But I wouldn’t let them go.
“Yes,” I said.
Many people started crying.
My mom yelled, “Be quiet!”
The crying stopped.
My mom said, “Take them all away. Hurt the
men and women.”
Г
“How dare they hurt my daughter?”
They started crying.
Some were angry.
“Mr. and Mrs. Blackwood, why?”
“If you are going to punish us, can you please
tell us why you like the orphan that you took
in so much?”
My dad pointed his cane at the one who
spoke.
Two bodyguards dragged him and made him
kneel in front of my dad.
My dad raised his cane and slammed it on the
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guy’s head. My dad shouted,
“Katherine is my only daughter.”
“From now on, I will crush anyone who says
she is an orphan!”
Everyone was shocked.
They started cursing themselves for being
blind.
“Get out!”
My dad shouted. Everyone stood up and ran.
Now, only Steven and Amanda were left.
Amanda started begging for forgiveness.
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“Mom and Dad, please! Please have mercy!”
“I will never do it again.”
She looked up, saw my parents‘ glares, and
looked down.
She pointed at Steven.
“This was all Steven!”
“He said that if I could prove myself in the
city, then I could kill Katherine and replace
her.”
I was shocked.
