Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

After a brief silence, Holden repeated himself. "You're not dead, just slightly injured. It's not that serious." Kathryn almost laughed at his words.

Sure, she wasn't dead-just "slightly injured."

But did that change the fact that her brothers had tried to kill her?

She looked at Holden and asked, "Dad, if I had tried to kill your three sons but failed, leaving them just 'slightly injured,' would you tell them it was just a family dispute? Would you ask them to forgive me, not press charges, and not send me to prison?"

Holden responded instinctively, "You would have already shown the intent to kill. I couldn't let you make the same mistake again. Of course, I'd send you to prison for a few years... Kathryn, I'm old. I only have my three sons to rely on in my later years. Do you really want me to end up alone with no one to take care of me?"

Kathryn's voice turned ice-cold. "Dad, I'll cover your living expenses. You won't starve. Even the housekeeper can stay-I'll pay their wages. Believe me, I want nothing to do with you.

of hunger. I'll also ask my sisters-inlaw to check in on you from time to time. If anything urgent comes up, they can call me. If you don't live long enough to see your sons get out of prison and you pass away, I'll make sure to arrange your funeral.

voice unwavering. "My brothers wanted me dead. If Pedro hadn't called the police in time, I would have been killed. They would've chopped up my body and dumped it in the sea to feed the fish. Dad, do you ever think about me? Am I not your child, too? I'm not a saint. I can't pretend nothing happened. I can't just forgive them

pointed at her, his face contorted in rage. "Kathryn, you're heartless! You're unfilial! You'll be struck

down. I'm not

do if they turn out like you and your brothers? Kathryn,

let out a

and my brothers have done so many terrible things yet none of you fear retribution I've never taken an innocent life-so tell me what exactly

just strike

home, Dad. I will never forgive my brothers. The law will punish them. They kidnapped me, injured me, and hurt others. They