"In your dreams!" Sandra snapped. "The two of you heartless, ungrateful wretches showed up and beat Rachel up so badly it nearly cost the baby's life! How dare you come ask for money now?"Austin could only turn his pleading gaze to Eric. "Eric, we cleared this up earlier, didn't we? It was all just a misunderstanding.""You're right. It was," Eric said with a faint, light laugh. Jenna and Austin exchanged a quick smile, assuming their request was as good as granted.But I knew better. On the surface, Eric might seem like a gentleman, but deep down, he was not the softest man I knew who'd show mercy.Sure enough, his expression twisted into a menacing glare. "You tormented my wife and came here begging for handouts? What am I doing, charity?" "How could you say it like that? I meant well, Eric. And Rachel survived, didn't she?" Austin protested. He then shot a disdainful look at my daughter. "And let's be real, you've just had a daughter, and I'll definitely have a son someday.
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