Titus didn’t answer that. Instead, he asked darkly, “Where’s Tina?”

“She’s in her room,” Julia answered.

 

Titus squinted for a moment, then he went upstairs.

His inexplicable anger was making Julia’s heart pound with fear. Did Tina do something to get on his nerves? Worried about her daughter, Julia quickly followed him upstairs.

Titus started banging on the door once he was outside Tina’s room.

The door was opened a moment later, revealing Tina behind it. She was in her pajamas, looking sleepy. “What is it, Dad?”

 

The fact that she was looking sleepy only served to fuel his anger. I was humiliated at an important meeting, while you’re just sleeping? The more he thought about it, the angrier he was. In the end, he couldn’t hold it back anymore, and he slapped Tina as hard as he could.

Slap! Tina fell to the ground from the impact of the slap, entirely dumbstruck. But more importantly, she didn’t know why her father was slapping her.

 

time to see that. She

one hand, staring at

also infuriated.

her, you ask? Do you have any idea what this girl did?” Titus was

“What? What

cry. “Does

does.” Tina bit her lip, tears streaming down her

told me I’m getting the deal, I thought you slept your way into the company. Turns out I got the deal because you switched my

Tina averted

Tina’s actions off quickly. “So what?

Tom was distracted, but there was a surveillance camera in the room. You got caught red handed, Tina.”

“I-I didn’t know there was

late for excuses. Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was when Sonia pointed out that the proposal isn’t mine? There were more than twenty presidents in the room. Do you know how bad this is going to be

stared down in fearful

Titus’ back. “It can’t be that bad, can

cheat

into this as well. The next time you go

made Julia

get your answer eventually.” Titus

her husband. And seconds later,

disaster as well, so she started acting the victim again. “But I did it all for you,

for Julia stopped blaming her. “Yeah, honey.” She nodded. “Tina’s out of line,

her. She’s a cruel, dumb woman. That’s one sloppy job she did. At this rate, she’ll drag the whole family down

“Dad?” She couldn’t believe that Titus only thought of her as a cruel, dumb girl. That comment fueled the deep, dark hatred within

better of him, Titus felt his migraine kicking in. “You’re grounded for two days. Think over what

“Your father was just saying that out of

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