Thaddeus looked at his daughterâs weakness with utter disappointment in his eyes. âDo you think he loves you? Heâd rather take a hundred hits from me than be responsible for you! Why are you still chasing a man like this? If youâre with him, heâll just go back and find other women.â
Sophia didnât care about any of this now. She knew her fatherâs temper very well. Theo was in a real life-threatening situation.
âDad! I donât care! If you want to keep hitting him, hit me first!â
âSophia, you really disappoint me.â Thaddeus looked at his daughter standing stubbornly in front of Theo and realized he could no longer swing the bat anymore. He was upset, but he had no choice but to put down the bat, compromise with his daughter, and save Theoâs life.
At this moment, Theo propped himself up on the ground. As he struggled to get up, he spoke with a firm, cold voice. âMr. Thaddeus, are you tired? You still owe me ten more hits. Please make sure you finish.â
Thaddeus was about to put down the bat, but after hearing Theoâs provocation, his anger flared up again.
Did this man really think he could withstand his hits?
He now gripped the bat he had just let go of tightly again. Thaddeus fiercely said, âSophia, get out of my way! If I donât give him a good beating today, the reputation that Iâve built up over the years will be ruined!â
Now that her father was getting serious, Sophia knew she couldnât dissuade him. She quickly turned to Theo. âTheo! Donât confront my dad. He will really kill you!!â
Theo was unswayed and impatiently told Sophia to get out of his way and stop causing trouble.
Sophia was so anxious that tears began to well up in her eyes. âTheo, my dad has a bad temper. Donât provoke him! Arenât you scared of dying? I beg youâ¦â
Theo didnât look at her again and just provocatively stared at Thaddeus. âBring it on!â
Thaddeus was also driven to the edge of his patience. He signaled his men to come over and take Sophia to one side.
A few of his men came over. Disregarding Sophiaâs struggle, they hastily pulled her away.
As soon as Sophia left, Thaddeus swung the bat down with all his force and hit Theo mercilessly.
Theo fell to the ground as he spat out blood.
Sophia screamed in desperation. âDad! Enough! Are you really planning to kill him? If you hit him again, I will cut off all ties with you!â
Although Thaddeus doted on his daughter, when his temper flared up, even she couldnât stop him.
He ignored Sophiaâs screams and continued to swing the bat at Theo.
Sophia screamed until Thaddeusâ current wife came.
She led a little girl in and was shocked after seeing the horrific scene in the Bertha shouted loudly, âMalloy, stop it! What are you doing?â
gym.
Thaddeus paused his beating when he saw his wife and little daughter come in. âBertha, donât interfere!
I am going to teach this bastard a lesson. He actually had the guts to bully my daughter. He really thinks Iâm too scared to mess with the Blanchet family, huh?â
Frowning, Bertha walked over and directly took the baseball bat from his hand. âMalloy! Have you forgotten what you promised me before? Do you still want to give me a peaceful life?â
Thaddeus was reminded of his promise. He was speechless and didnât try to grab the bat back from his wife.
Bertha didnât have time to think. She immediately ordered someone to call the doctor. âQuickly! Call a doctor for Mr. Blanchet!â
Thaddeus sighed with disappointment. âHmph, heâs lucky today