Chapter 15
Soon after. Leland strode into the room, his gaze shifting between his
daughters.
“Kyla, what happened?” Leland asked. He had rushed home as soon as he heard Kyla had left the office in a hurry, worried something serious had happened.
“What happened to your face? Who hit you?” Leland immediately noticed Kyla’s red, swollen cheek, and his expression darkened. “Who the hell did this to you? Tell me, and I’ll make sure that bastard pay. No one hits my daughter and gets away with it!”
Kyla quickly said, “Dad, it’s nothing. I just bumped into something”
“Do you think I’m blind” I can see the damn fingerprint. Someone clearly slapped you” Leland gently touched Kyla’s swollen check, his voice filled with concern. “Who the hell hit you this hard!”
Vita, still standing at the door, wanted to speak, but Kyla shot her a look that stopped her.
Kate hated how
Kyla always played the perfect sister in front of their parents. She spoke up. “Dad, I’m the bastard who hit her.
Leland turned to Kate, shock etched on his face. “Kate, did you hit Kyla?” He couldn’t believe it.
In his heart, since Kate had been recognized and brought home, she had always been semible, low–key, even a bir timid–not someone who would
resort to violence.
“1 did,” Kate admitted without hesitation.
“Dad, it was just a little disagreement between Kate and me. She got frustrated and slapped me, then kicked me. But it’s really not a big deal,” Kyla said, acting like she didn’t care but still managing to take on Kate
Leland’s face darkened further. “What exactly happened! It’s wrong to hit people, Kate. Apologize to your sister right now. You’re really starting to disappoint me
“Dad. I can apologize to her, but she needs to apologize to me too. If she hadn’t gone too far, constantly yelling at me, I wouldn’t have hit her, Kate
retorted.
Leland turned to Kyla, “Why were you yelling at her?”
I was only looking out for her.” Kyla replied. “She’s offended Mr. Davidson multiple times, and I was worried she’d end up in real trouble because of it, so I had to say something.
Leland’s face twisted with anger, and before he could even think, he slapped Kate across the face.
of her mouth–a
The sound of the slap echoed through the room. Kate’s cheek swelled up instantly, a trickle of blood appearing at the comer of Testament to the force of Leland’s blow.
“Kyla’s your sister. If you mess up, of course, she’s gonna scold you. Instead of taking it like a lesson, you lash our? What did your foster parents teach you? How to be a violent brat? Leland snapped, automatically siding with Kyla
Kyla was the daughter he had trained, the one he trusted. Kate, the daughter he had only recently found,
1, couldn’t compare in his eyes.
Kate looked at Leland, feeling wronged. In the past, while they hadn’t been particularly close, he had never been so blatantly biased towards Kyla. But this time around, now that she had resolved to protect her family, she found Leland’s favoritism glaring.
Did my time travel change people and events? Kate wondered to herself.
Leland pressed on. “Last time, you slit your wrist to avoid that marriage, and Kyla had to apologize to the Davidson family on your behalf, so they didn’t press the issue. And now you’ve pissed off Mr. Davidson again. Do you think he’s a saint, just going to keep forgiving you?
Leland trembled at the thought of Alfred’s cold stare. He was convinced that the Davidson family had let it slide because they felt guilty that Alfred wasn’t fit to be a husband. But now, with the marriage situation settled, Kate continuing to offend Alfred was like inviting disaster–she was putting Sumon Group in danger.
“Dad, I didn’t offend Mr. Davidson Kate wiped the blood from her mouth, her voice cold as ice. “Believe it or not, Fadidn’t do anything to him Inday”
“You dare * When Mr. Davidson showed up, why didn’t you get the hell out of there?” Leland raged, pointing a finger at Kate. “He can’t stand jou, but you just to stick around and annoy him. What’s wrong with your Do you even think? Are you trying to ruin the Sutton Group!“
“Dad, stop yelling at Kate. She grew up in the countryside, the doesn’t understand how serious this is” Kyla gently pulled down Leland’s hand, her
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voice seemingly full of concem but laced with condescension.
“Kyla, cut the bullshit. So what if I grew up in the countryside? Is that something to be ashamed off” Kate shot back
Leland struck her other cheek, leaving her face swollen on both sides.
“This is unacceptable. Kyla, go get the whip. Til discipline her myself. Her foster parents failed to teach her, I’ll do it Leland barked.
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In the Sutton family, whipping someone with lash was a severe form of punishment, and only those who had experienced it knew how agonizing in
“Dad. please don’t, Kyla pleaded, but her tone was hollow.
“Go get it” Leland wasn’t backing down.
With no choice, Kyla fetched the whip, handing it to her father while cautioning. “Dad, Kate doesn’t know any better. We should teach her the right way. Don’t punish her like this–she’s twenty–six. If wond gets out, how will she ever show her face again!”
Leland grabbed the whip, ready to strike.
“Mr. Sutton, be’s here.” A servant burst in, panic written all over her face.
Leland paused, barely holding back his anger.
“Who’s
here!
The servant stammered, pointing towards the entrance. “M–Mr. Davidson. He’s arrived.”
Leland’s hand slipped, the whip falling to the floor, startled by Alfred’s unexpected arrival
Dad. Mr. Davidson must be here to make trouble,” Kyla said, picking up the rattan suck and casting a glance at Kate. “See, Karer This is what happens when you don’t listen and keep provoking Mr. Davidson. Now he’s here, and if he brings trouble to the Sutton family, it’s on you.”
“Kyla, take Kate upstairs and lock her in her room. I’ll go greet Mr.
Mr. Davidson, Leland ordered, deciding to secure Kate before she could make things
worse with Alfred. He then hurried out to meet him
Kyla didn’t dare delay, reaching for Kate, who shook her off with a cold. “I’ll go by myself.”
Today had made it painfully clear to Kate that the only person who truly cared about her in this house was Celia.
Kate marched past Kyla and headed upstairs, with Kyla following close behind.
Once Kate was in her room, Kyla locked the door from the outside and rushed downstairs, fixing her appearance.
Remembering the slap Kate had given her earlier, leaving her face swollen, Kyla felt a deep, simmering hatred.
Despite her fear of Alfred, she wanted to maintain her soft yet strong image in front of him. Her eyes flickered with an idea as she gripped the rattan stick and positioned herself in front of the couch.
As Alfred approached, pushed forward by his bodyguard, she forced a sweet smile and greeted him, “Good afternoon. Mr. Davidson”
Alfred glanced at Leland, his tone icy. “Mr. Sutton, your daughter’s tone is fucking irritating
