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.

 

see that. She

hand,

was flabbergasted as well, but she was also infuriated. “Are you mad, Titus? Why’d you

slap her, you ask? Do you have any idea what this girl did?” Titus was pointing at Tina with a

mother’s help. “What? What did

she do?” Julia touched Tina’s face, and she started to cry. “Does it hurt, Tina?” Her face was already red, obviously because

does.” Tina bit her lip, tears streaming down

Titus snorted. “When you told me I’m getting the deal, I thought you slept your way into the company. Turns out I got the deal because you

once, Tina averted her gaze

too, but she shrugged Tina’s actions off quickly. “So what? That’s

big deal, except she didn’t do a clean job. Sure, Tom was distracted, but there

know there was a surveillance camera in

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

down

Titus’ back. “It can’t

Now everyone knows I have a daughter who tried to cheat her

pointed at Julia. “You’re gonna get dragged into this as well. The next time

made Julia nervous. “T-They won’t,

get your answer eventually.” Titus

And seconds later, she shot a complicated

for this disaster as well, so she started acting the victim again.

victim act worked again, for Julia stopped blaming her. “Yeah, honey.” She

that’s why she turned out this way, because you keep defending her. She’s a cruel, dumb woman. That’s one

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

migraine kicking in. “You’re grounded for two days. Think over

calm Tina down. “Your father was just saying that out of anger. Don’t take

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