“Dad, please… I really don’t know who he was—ah!”The slap came fast and hard.Valentina Devereux stumbled to the side, her vision blurring as a sharp sting spread across her cheek. For a moment, she couldn’t even process what had just happened. Her ears rang, her breath caught somewhere between her chest and throat.The man standing in front of her was not just anyone.He was her father.The same man who once carried her on his shoulders, who called her his pride, his perfect daughter.And now… he looked at her like she was nothing.“Victor, stop this! She’s your child!” her grandmother cried, rushing forward and pulling Valentina into her arms.But General Victor Devereux did not stop.His presence alone filled the room with fear. Years in the military had carved authority into his bones, and tonight, that authority had turned into something far more terrifying.“What have you done?” his voice thundered, each word cutting deeper than the last. “Tell me, Valentina, what kind of shame
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