Reborn Through Fire

Chapter 1520

"Why can't we go back?" Madalyn asked, urgency lacing her voice.

"If we return to the Kooper residence, things can be just like before. You still have Jensen, and you—"

"Enough!" David cut her off with a snap, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "Damn, you've really lost your edge. You're a smart cookie, how did you not figure out that I'm the one who kidnapped you, and that I'm behind the fall of GK? I set it up so your precious grandson would have nothing, and I took over the Kooper residence, leaving you and your grandson with no place to go. You're just trying to suck up to me, flatter me, and even repent, all to save your grandson's *ss. You used to be all about your son, but now you only care about your precious grandson. Jensen and I are just pawns in your perfect little game, am I right?"

Madalyn looked at him with a complicated expression, unable to say a word. Finally, her feeble voice broke the silence. "I know I messed up, and if you want to get back at me, then do it. Just spare Gilbert. He still respects you as his elder."

"Heh!" David scoffed. "Gilbert is all you give a damn about now. If I really want to get revenge, I've got to hit you where it hurts, isn't that right?"

David? Haven't you done enough damage already? You took everything from him, and you're

far

eyes filled with a burning hatred and a

suffered so much because of you. I was kicked out of the country and forced to live like a dog. Can you even imagine what it was like to be the once-glorious son of the Kooper family, reduced to nothing but a pitiful, trash- picking beggar on the streets of some godforsaken foreign land? Did

his shirt, revealing several

me for target practice. How many times did I come close to death? It was only my hatred for

shaking her head sadly. " Stop it. It's... it's

a bitter chuckle, tears glistening in his eyes. "Sometimes, I wish you never adopted me in the first place. Thenmaybe I wouldn't have

so sorry," Madalyn cried,

shook his head, his laugh laced with bitterness. "Sorry isn't going to cut it. What hurts me the most is

her own. If she bean really