"Dad…? Why are you looking at me like that?" Before she could react…
SMACK!
A sharp slap echoed through the hall, sending her stumbling backward. A red mark immediately bloomed on her cheek like her name Rose.
The Party hall! The very same hall that had once been filled with prestige and luxury. Now stood frozen in shocked silence. Rose clutched her stinging cheek, her eyes widening in disbelief.
Her father… had just slapped her.
"I'LL TELL YOU WHY I'M LOOKING AT YOU!" Harold Winter roared, his voice hoarse with fury.
His hands shook, his chest heaving with uncontrollable rage.
"I WARNED YOU! I TOLD YOU TO STOP PLAYING AROUND AND JUST MARRY ALEX!" All the rage he had been holding was now finally coming out from his body.
"HE ADORED YOU! HE WOULD'VE GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING! BUT NO—YOU HAD TO KEEP HIM CHASING YOU LIKE A FOOL!"
