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00:00The swimming pool turned crimson.
00:01My son's body floated to the surface, covered in holes.
00:05Blood leaked from everywhere.
00:06His arms, his legs, places I couldn't even see yet.
00:09I dove in and dragged Leo to the edge.
00:12His swimsuit was writhing.
00:14Leeches, hundreds of them.
00:16Someone had stuffed his trunks full of blood-sucking parasites before the race.
00:19The woman responsible stood poolside, laughing.
00:22Her son, the real culprit, slapped me across the face.
00:25Once.
00:26Twice.
00:28Ten times.
00:31How dare a scholarship kid compete against the richest family in Manhattan?
00:36This is what happens when trash tries to climb above its station.
00:41Her smile was venomous.
00:44One word from me and you'll be exiled from New York society forever.
00:48Try me.
00:49Since when did the sole heir to the sterling fortune become a charity case?
00:53I wiped the blood from my lip and pulled out my phone.
00:56Speed dial.
00:56My husband.
01:00Richard, I heard a rumor that the sterling family has a bastard son.
01:03Is that true?
01:04A male voice answered.
01:05Not Richard's.
01:07Who the hell is this?
01:08Mr. Ashford doesn't have time for this.
01:10Vanguard portions will sue you into the ground if you keep harassing him.
01:13I froze.
01:14Ten years of marriage.
01:16He didn't even have my number saved.
01:18The voice on the other end kept yelling, but I wasn't listening anymore.
01:21My eyes locked onto the woman's wrist.
01:23A jade bracelet.
01:25Translucent green.
01:26My family heirloom.
01:27And the boy beside her, her son, was wearing the limited edition watch I'd given Leo for
01:31his birthday.
01:32So that's how it was.
01:34If I hadn't come home early from my business trip, I never would have known.
01:37Richard had a mistress.
01:39And judging by the boy's age, exactly Leo's age, he'd been cheating since the day we conceived
01:44our son.
01:45He'd been eating at my table for a decade.
01:47Now he wanted to feast somewhere else.
01:49Fine.
01:50Let's see how he likes his last meal.
01:56What's wrong?
01:59Realizing your little stunt didn't work?
02:01This is Simone, wife of Richard Ashford, CEO of Vanguard Holdings.
02:07If you know what's good for you, you'll pull your son from the competition right now.
02:12The other parents chimed in.
02:14Everyone knows Chase is the favorite to win.
02:16Why some scholarship bram even allowed in the pool?
02:18Honestly, I'm worried my kid will catch something just swimming near him.
02:22Poor people carry diseases, you know?
02:25Their stares felt like knives.
02:27Leo trembled in my arms, his small body shaking.
02:31Mom, I didn't do anything wrong.
02:34I just, I heard first place gets $500.
02:39I wanted to buy you a present.
02:41His lips were white.
02:43And if I get into the training program, it's free.
02:47Room and board, you won't have to spend money on me anymore.
02:51My heart shattered.
02:53Three years ago, I left for Europe to handle overseas operations.
02:57Before I left, I explicitly told Richard,
03:00I was thinking, give Leo a $50,000 monthly allowance.
03:05And now my son was competing for $500.
03:08Before Leo could finish speaking, a swim goggle flew through the air.
03:10It hit him square in the groin.
03:16My dad booked out the entire Ritz for my victory party tonight.
03:20You really thought you could steal my trophy?
03:22Leo collapsed, curling into a ball.
03:24Simone and Chase exchanged a glance.
03:26If your son wants attention so badly, let's give him some.
03:30A pack of photographers surged forward, cameras flashing.
03:34Elementary school swimmer uses leeches to cheat.
03:37Story at 11.
03:38This is going to trend for sure.
03:40I stared at the flashing lights, my voice colder than ice.
03:43Whichever outlet publishes a single photo will be erased from Manhattan by morning.
03:49The authority in my tone made every camera freeze mid-click.
03:52Leo's tears streamed down his face, gasping in pain.
03:55Mom, it hurts.
03:58I pulled up his sleeve.
03:59The leech's head burrowed deep.
04:01Dozens of puncture wounds covered his skin.
04:04God only knew how much worse it was in the places I couldn't see.
04:07My hands shook as I dialed.
04:09Arthur, Leo's been injured.
04:11I need the best trauma team in the city at this location.
04:13Now.
04:14And freeze all of Richard's access to company assets.
04:17Bring him to me.
04:18I don't care if you have to drag him.
04:19Understood, Miss Sterling.
04:21I'm en route.
04:25Before I could lower my phone, Simone slapped it out of my hand.
04:28Still trying to call for backup?
04:30Pathetic.
04:31You're not leaving until you and your brat get on your knees and apologize to my son.
04:37You attack my child.
04:39And you want us to apologize?
04:41Everyone at school knows the rules.
04:44Anyone who crosses me crawls around the playground on all forts like a dog.
04:50He looked at Leo, his smile cruel.
04:52Your son's the best at it, by the way.
04:55So obedient.
04:57Leo whimpered and covered his head, his whole body trembling.
05:00It's okay, sweetheart.
05:01I'm here now.
05:02The doctors are coming.
05:04Doctors?
05:05Let me show you what real power looks like.
05:08Simone laughed.
05:09She snapped her fingers.
05:10Within seconds, every road leading to the venue was blocked.
05:12Barricades.
05:13Security.
05:14Nothing in or out.
05:15Leo's temperature spiked.
05:16Every second we waited, the leeches burrowed deeper into his flesh.
05:23I slapped Simone across the face.
05:26You gold-digging trash.
05:28You think you can block my son from receiving medical care?
05:31The entire hospital network in this city is owned by the Sterling family.
05:35You have no authority here.
05:37I raised my voice, addressing the crowd.
05:39My name is Victoria Sterling.
05:41I am the true owner of Vanguard Holdings.
05:43If there are any medical professionals present, please help my son.
05:47The Sterling family will repay you generously.
05:50Silence.
05:51No one moved.
05:52Simone recovered from the slap, her face twisted in rage.
05:55What are you waiting for?
05:57Grab her!
05:58Seven bodyguards rushed me.
05:59Within seconds, I was pinned to the ground.
06:02Simone's eyes gleamed with malice.
06:04Make this bitch Kono.
06:06Ninety-nine times.
06:07I want to hear her skull crack.
06:11My forehead slammed into the tile floor again and again.
06:17Warm blood trickled into my eyes, blurring my vision.
06:20Simone pulled out her phone, her voice sickly sweet.
06:23Honey, someone's bullying me.
06:25She says her name is...
06:26Richard didn't even let her finish.
06:28I don't care who she is.
06:29No one in this city can touch my wife and get away with it.
06:32His voice was firm, protective.
06:34Do whatever you want of her.
06:35I'll handle the rest when I'm done with this meeting.
06:37The crowd whispered, delighted.
06:39Did you hear that?
06:40Mr. Ashford doesn't even know who she is.
06:43She's insane.
06:45Everyone knows Richard worships the ground Simone walks on.
06:48She's done for.
06:49Leo crawled toward Chase on his hands and knees, his voice breaking.
06:52Please, I'll do anything.
06:54I'll be your dog.
06:56Just don't hurt my mom anymore.
06:58Chase kicked him in the face.
06:59His foot ground into Leo's cheek.
07:01Too late for begging now, loser.
07:06An elderly man in a tailored suit strode into the room, his silver hair gleaming under the lights.
07:11Arthur had served the Sterling family since my grandfather's time.
07:14In Manhattan, even billionaires gave him respect.
07:17Simone's posture straightened instinctively.
07:19Arthur, sir, what brings you here?
07:22Arthur didn't even glance at her.
07:23He walked directly to me, his expression stricken when he saw my injuries.
07:27Forgive me.
07:29I should have sent more men to escort you home.
07:31His gaze fell on Leo's arm, the dozens of oozing wounds, and his composure shattered.
07:35Rage flared in his eyes.
07:38Who did this?
07:40Simone took an involuntary step back.
07:42I grabbed Arthur's sleeve.
07:44Where's the medical team?
07:46Why didn't they come with you?
07:47Arthur's jaw tightened.
07:49They were intercepted by Mr. Ashford.
07:52He played me a voice recording.
07:54Richard's lazy voice.
07:55Arthur, the school says Lewin great.
07:57You're getting paranoid in your old age.
07:59Stay at the estate and rest.
08:00Don't waste hospital resource when Vittoria gets back.
08:03Miss Sterling, forgive me.
08:04For the past three years, Mr. Ashford claimed I was too ill to work.
08:09He removed me from all operations.
08:12If I had known young Master Leo was suffering.
08:14My blood ran cold.
08:16Richard hadn't just taken a mistress.
08:18He'd been systematically dismantling my influence.
08:20I gave him my trust, and he fed it to the dogs.
08:22Arthur's voice pulled me back.
08:25Miss Sterling, I've already contacted the Sterling Private Security.
08:28They're en route.
08:29I exhaled, relief flooding through me.
08:31The Sterling Private Security didn't leave witnesses.
08:33Only three kinds of people.
08:35Kneeling, unconscious, or silent forever.
08:39Just then, a team of medics rushed into the building.
08:41Arthur's face lit up.
08:42It seems Mr. Ashford does still care for you, miss.
08:46But the medical team walked right past me.
08:48Mrs. Ashford, we heard you were injured.
08:50Mr. Ashford sent us immediately.
08:52Simone blinked in confusion.
08:53Then her eyes landed on the document one of them handed her.
08:55Her uncertainty vanished.
08:56A cold smile played on her lips as she tossed the paper at Arthur's feet.
09:00Arthur, according to the latest board resolution, you've been fired for abuse of authority.
09:05Arthur's pupils contracted.
09:06He snorted.
09:06You have no power to terminate me.
09:09Let's be honest.
09:10You're just a dog the family keeps on a leash.
09:13My husband can get rid of you with one phone call.
09:15Oh, I get it now.
09:17You're Arthur's mistress, aren't you?
09:20That's why you're so bold.
09:21How dare you?
09:22Miss Sterling is not someone you can slander.
09:25I have every right.
09:27Destroying you is as easy as snapping my fingers.
09:32One click, and I'll add your son to the red notice.
09:35He'll be blacklisted for life.
09:36No school will take him.
09:37No company will hire.
09:38He'll be nothing.
09:39Go ahead.
09:41Try it.
09:42You have no idea what you're dealing with.
09:43People on the red notice either end up crippled or dead.
09:49Let me show you what happens when you cross me!
09:52She pulled up the system on the big screen, typing in mine and Leo's information with a flourish.
09:55Error.
09:56Insufficient clearance.
09:57Simone froze.
09:58That's impossible.
10:00She tried again.
10:01The last person I blacklasted was dumped in the ocean.
10:04This can't be right.
10:05Leo and I were encrypted at the highest level of the system.
10:07She didn't even have clearance to view our profiles, let alone edit them.
10:10She can't touch them?
10:11I knew it.
10:12Miss Sterling has that real old-money elegance.
10:15Simone's just... loud.
10:17Simone's face flushed with humiliation.
10:20The system's broken!
10:22Just wait!
10:23I'll deal with you later!
10:25The door burst open.
10:27A man in an expensive suit strode in, flanked by bodyguards in black.
10:30Who the hell is stupid enough to upset my wife?
10:35Simone's face lit up.
10:36She shot me a triumphant look.
10:37My husband's here.
10:39You're finished.
10:40Richard pulled Simone into his arms without even glancing at me.
10:43He ruffled Chase's hair affectionately.
10:45Why the meat to stop?
10:47Simone's eyes immediately welled with tears.
10:51That woman and her son attacked us.
10:54If you hadn't come, we'd still be getting bullied.
10:59Richard waved his hand dismissively at the bodyguards.
11:01Get them out of here.
11:03Dad! You came to save us!
11:07Richard stopped mid-step, his brow furrowing.
11:10What are you doing here?
11:11The crowd erupted.
11:12Leo's actually Mr. Ashford's kid?
11:14No way!
11:15Look at how he's dressed compared to Chase.
11:17If they're both his sons, why the difference?
11:19Richard's gaze swept over Leo's bloodstained swimsuit.
11:22He frowned.
11:25Simone.
11:26You did this?
11:28This is going to be hard to explain.
11:31I'd seen enough.
11:32I walked toward Richard.
11:34Step by deliberate step.
11:36Even covered in blood, my presence commanded the room.
11:39Recognition flickered in Richard's eyes, his voice stammered, shaking.
11:43Victoria?
11:45You're back early.
11:47I didn't...
11:49How long were you planning to hide this?
11:52If I'd come back any later, our son would be dead.
11:57Leo's been treated like a scholarship kid.
12:00Humiliated at school, ridden like a dog.
12:02And you call yourself his father?
12:05Simone's jaw dropped.
12:07Then she shoved Richard hard.
12:08You've been keeping a secret love child this whole time!
12:15You better explain yourself!
12:17You'll never go chain-throw it!
12:19You better explain yourself, or you'll never see me and Chase again!
12:23Richard's expression flickered.
12:25Conflict, then resolve.
12:26He looked me dead in the eye.
12:29Victoria, you're delusional.
12:32Leo's just some charity case I sponsor.
12:35Stop spreading lies and claiming connections to my family.
12:38Simone, you have to believe me.
12:40You're the only woman I've ever loved.
12:42Chase is my only son.
12:47No, Dad.
12:48You said you'd always...
12:49He couldn't believe it.
12:51This was the man who used to lift him onto his shoulders.
12:54Who promised to protect him.
12:55And now Richard was denying he even existed.
12:58Ever since Mom left for Europe, Leo had felt the coldness growing.
13:01But he made excuses.
13:02Dad's just busy.
13:03He's working hard.
13:04He tried so hard to be good.
13:06To not cause trouble.
13:08To make them proud.
13:09Leo finally understood.
13:10It wasn't that Dad was busy.
13:12Dad just didn't love him.
13:14Chase clapped his hands laughing.
13:15Hear that, you little leech?
13:17You're nothing but a parasite the Ashford family kept around for charity.
13:21Arthur slammed his cane into the ground.
13:23Richard, you ungrateful bastard.
13:26After everything the Stirlers did for you!
13:31Business is war, old man.
13:34Vanguard's executive board has been completely replaced.
13:37Everyone loyal to me now.
13:39What can the Sterling family do about it?
13:41My heart sank.
13:43That's why Richard's assistant didn't recognize my voice.
13:47Victoria, if you sign over your remaining shares,
13:50I'll let let you and the boys stay.
13:54As my...
13:56side family.
13:57I looked at Leo.
13:58His face was pale, his eyes hollow.
14:02I enunciated every word.
14:04Over.
14:05My dead.
14:07Body.
14:08Richard smiled.
14:10Fine.
14:11Have it your way.
14:13Take them to the sauna.
14:15Let's help them sweat out those leeches.
14:17My blood turned to ice.
14:19You wouldn't dare!
14:21But the guards were already grabbing us, dragging us toward the back rooms.
14:24No matter how hard I fought, I couldn't break free.
14:26They threw us into the scalding heat.
14:29The door slammed shut behind us.
14:31Simone pressed the remote control.
14:32The sauna temperature spiked instantly to 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
14:36Searing heat waves attacked from every direction.
14:38Even the floor scorched my skin.
14:40Sweat poured down my body, soaking through my clothes.
14:43Simone waved the remote mockingly outside the glass door.
14:45This is what you get for trying to seduce my husband, you home-wrecking whore.
14:52Let's see how pretty you look when you're cooked medium-raired.
14:56The temperature kept climbing.
14:58From the room next door, I heard Leo's agonized screaming.
15:00The heat was making the leeches burrow deeper, writhing through his body in search of cooler flesh.
15:05Mom, it hurts.
15:07Leo thrashed on the floor, convulsing.
15:09My heart felt like it was being ripped apart.
15:13I pounded on the door with both fists.
15:15Richard!
15:16The Sterling private security is already on their way.
15:19Let us out now, and I'll forget this ever happened!
15:21Victoria, your lies are getting more creative.
15:24I've had the Sterling family investigated top to bottom.
15:27There's no such thing as a private security team.
15:30A document slid under the door.
15:31Sign this, and I'll let you out immediately.
15:34With shaking hands, I picked it up.
15:37A divorce agreement.
15:39Not only did it demand I leave with nothing, it also required me to transfer all Sterling family assets to
15:43Richard.
15:44Highway robbery in legal terms.
15:46My throat was raw.
15:47You're despicable.
15:49Richard leaned casually against the door.
15:52Take your time deciding.
15:53Oh, and you have claustrophobia, don't you?
15:56Let's see how long you last.
16:00The lights went out.
16:01Darkness swallowed me whole, dragging me back to the nightmare of my childhood.
16:05When I was eight, I was kidnapped.
16:08The kidnappers locked me in a suitcase for three days while they moved me between locations.
16:13I've had severe claustrophobia ever since.
16:16My parents hid my identity as the Sterling air-nair to protect me after that.
16:19Until one rainy night in college, when someone followed me through campus.
16:23Panicked, I ran.
16:25Until a hand reached out and grabbed mine.
16:27Richard.
16:28He pulled me through the rain, laughing as we lost my stalker in the maze of buildings.
16:32After that, he walked me to class every single day.
16:35He promised me, voice steady and warm.
16:38Victoria, as long as I'm here, you never have to be afraid.
16:42And now, the man who once made me feel safe was the one shoving me into the dark.
16:46The heat and darkness pressed in on me from all sides.
16:49My vision blurred.
16:54Just before I lost consciousness, I heard Simone's panicked voice outside.
16:58Who are you?
16:59Don't touch me!
17:01A sharp crack, bone breaking.
17:03Simone's scream cut off abruptly.
17:05Then silence.
17:06The sauna door exploded inward, kicked off its hinges.
17:09A towering figure dropped to one knee.
17:11Miss Sterling, I'm late.
17:13Punish me as you see fit.
17:14I forced my eyes open, barely able to focus.
17:17Leo, check on Leo first.
17:19The man, Commander Hayes of the Sterling Private Security, immediately relayed orders through his earpiece.
17:24He carefully lifted me and carried me out.
17:27The Sterling Private Security had been trained to Navy SEAL standards.
17:30They'd spent years operating overseas in absolute secrecy.
17:33When I re-entered the pool area, the scene had completely changed.
17:36Dozens of operatives in black tactical gear stood at attention.
17:39Richard, Simone, and Chase were forced to their knees in a single line before me.
17:45The medical team had already set up an emergency tent in the center of the room.
17:49When the doctor extracted the first leech, everyone in the room gasped.
17:52The parasite was thick as an adult's thumb.
17:54Bloated.
17:55Obscene.
17:55And there were over a hundred of them.
17:57A medic shouted,
17:58The patient's lost too much blood.
17:59We need a transfusion.
18:00Now!
18:01My gaze fell on Chase, trembling on the floor.
18:04Simone's arm hung at an unnatural angle, dislocated.
18:07But she still found the strength to shriek.
18:09Don't you dare touch my son, you psychopath!
18:11I raised one finger.
18:13Chase was dragged away like a gutted fish.
18:16Simone's eyes went bloodshot, filled with murderous hate.
18:19Richard tried to keep his composure, but his voice cracked.
18:22Victoria, I control Vanguard's entire board now.
18:25They'll never let you get away with this.
18:27Let us go, or I'll make sure we both go down together.
18:34I smiled faintly.
18:35Richard, did you really think I came back on a whim?
18:39Remember this.
18:40No matter what you do, Manhattan will always belong to the Sterlings, not the Ash Horns.
18:45Richard froze, the color draining from his face.
18:47What are you saying?
18:48I looked at him without emotion.
18:50You think the board turnover was real?
18:51I let you think you were winning.
18:53I handed you just enough rope to hang yourself.
18:56I would have let you live, but you never should have touched Leo.
18:59I'd actually believed this man had a shred of humanity left, but Richard let his own son suffer and die.
19:05Every video call over the past three years, Leo had smiled and pretended everything was fine.
19:10Now I understood.
19:11Every one of those smiles had been a knife to the heart.
19:14That's impossible.
19:15You're bluffing.
19:16But his phone started rebating violently in his pocket.
19:18On the screen, a live feed.
19:20His most trusted assistant was hanging upside down from a warehouse ceiling covered in blood, begging for mercy.
19:24Other loyalists were shown bound to train tracks, locked in freezers, trapped in rooms filling with water.
19:29Richard's legs gave out.
19:30He collapsed to his knees.
19:32A nurse rushed over.
19:34The young master needs to be hospitalized immediately for internal to injuries.
19:37I was about to turn around, but Commander Hayes stopped me.
19:40Miss Sterling, what about the others?
19:42Follow protocol.
19:47Simone suddenly started screaming.
19:49You're nothing but a slut who slept her way to the top.
19:52You think you're better than me?
19:53Your son spent three years being ridden like a dog by mine.
19:57Richard backhanded her across the face.
20:00Shut up!
20:01Simone stared at him, disbelief written across her face.
20:04You... you hit me?
20:05For her?
20:06Richard's expression twisted with rage.
20:08He slapped her again.
20:10And again.
20:11Twenty times.
20:12Victoria is my wife.
20:14You don't get to insult her.
20:15Simone snapped.
20:16She lunged at him, nails raking across his face like claws.
20:20You heartless bastard!
20:21We grew up together!
20:22I gave you a son!
20:23And you hit me for that bitch?!
20:25The two of them collapsed into a writhing mass on the floor.
20:28Designer clothes torn, carefully styled hair in shambles.
20:31The obscenities pouring from their mouths grew more vile by the second.
20:37I didn't bother watching the dogfight.
20:39I turned to leave.
20:40Richard broke free from Simone and threw himself at my feet, clutching my legs.
20:45Victoria, please.
20:46Don't listen to that crazy woman.
20:47She seduced me.
20:48I made a mistake.
20:50Just give me one more chance.
20:51I looked down at him, my voice flat.
20:53The person you owe an apology to is Leo.
20:55Not me.
20:56The medics were wheeling Leo out on a stretcher.
20:58Richard released me and scrambled toward his son on his hands and knees.
21:01Leo, I'm sorry.
21:03I'm so sorry.
21:03I'll take you to the amusement park.
21:05I'll protect you.
21:06I swear no one will ever hurt you again.
21:08Leo pulled his hand away, like he was looking at a stranger.
21:11You're Chase's dad, not mine.
21:13My dad died three years ago.
21:15Mom, I'm tired.
21:17I squeezed his cold little hand and nodded at Commander Hayes.
21:20Let's go home, sweetheart.
21:24After a night of emergency surgery, Leo was finally stabilized.
21:27But when the doctor handed me the full medical report, my chest tightened all over again.
21:31Beyond the fresh leech wounds, the report detailed dozens of injuries,
21:35bruises, cuts, scars, and various stages of healing.
21:37I could only imagine what he'd endured during the three years I was gone.
21:41Commander Hayes knocked softly and entered, tablet in hand.
21:44Miss Drilling, everything's been handled per your instructions.
21:47The referee and event organizers have been charged.
21:49The parents who stood by and watched have been blacklisted from Vanguard Holdings permanently.
21:52Their children have been expelled.
21:54He hesitated.
21:54What about the other three?
21:56The surveillance feed showed Richard, Simone, and Chase after a night of special treatment.
22:01Barely alive.
22:02Compile all evidence of Richard's embezzlement and bribery.
22:05Turn it over to the authorities.
22:07That would be enough for a 20-year sentence.
22:09But that was just the beginning.
22:10When he got out, the people whose lives he'd destroyed would make sure his remaining years were hell.
22:14As for Simone.
22:16She loves adding people to the Red Notice, doesn't she?
22:19Let her experience it firsthand.
22:23A week later, a video arrived in my inbox.
22:26The footage showed Simone being thrown into a fast-moving river.
22:29Leeches swarmed her like a living tide.
22:30She screamed, slapping at the water in terror.
22:33Get off me!
22:34Get off!
22:35Funny how the whip only hurts when it's your back being struck.
22:38Simone survived.
22:39Barely.
22:40But the face she'd spent a fortune maintaining was destroyed beyond recognition.
22:44Mom, I'm all packed.
22:45Leo appeared in the doorway of my study, clutching his small suitcase.
22:49The top medical team in the country had treated him.
22:51The scars on his body had faded significantly.
22:54But I knew the scars on his heart would take much longer to heal.
22:57I'd take him far away from all of this.
22:59We'd start over somewhere new.
23:01As long as I was with him, no one would ever hurt him again.
23:04Three years later, I returned to New York for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Anti-Bullying Foundation.
23:09On the drive back to the airport, we passed through a rural area on the outskirts of the city.
23:12I saw a child chained to a post outside a run-down shack.
23:19A group of kids were pelting him with rocks, laughing.
23:21Good doggie!
23:22Bark for us again!
23:24The boy huddled in a dog cage made of rusted metal.
23:27When he looked up, I recognized the filthy face.
23:29Chase!
23:30He suddenly lunged forward and bit one of the kids on the leg.
23:33The attack only made things worse.
23:35A cinder block smashed into his skull.
23:37Blood poured down his face.
23:39Chase started sobbing.
23:40Hearing the commotion, the other children scattered.
23:42Stop crying, you little shit!
23:45Simone stumbled out, hair matted, clothes in terrors.
23:48She kicked Chase hard in the ribs, spitting curses.
23:50If it weren't for you, I'd still be living in luxury.
23:52She held her nose in disgust as she dumped a moldy, unidentifiable slop into a chipped bowl in front of
23:57him.
23:57Waste of food.
23:59I didn't stop the car.
24:00I rolled up the window slowly, pressing the gas pedal.
24:03The car accelerated toward the open highway, leaving that miserable scene behind forever.
24:06Some chapters closed, and some people get exactly what they deserve.
24:12for a while.
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