Chapter 24 Everything Has Changed
Dad became anxious and still wanted to say something. But I grabbed him, using all my strength to drag him out.
After getting outside. Dad roared at me, “What were you doing? If I asked Reynaldo for some money just now, he would definitely give me!”
“Give you money? Why should he? Can’t you see that he has nothing to do with me now? Besides, the one he loves is not me! Why should he give you, an outsider, his money?” I roared back, feeling a throbbing pain in my temple.
“Also, why did you come to his company? How dare you wanna hit his beloved one? Since when did you become such a jerk?”
“Stop it! I’m your father, and don’t you talk to me like that! Besides, I came here because you didn’t dare to ask Reynaldo for money! If we don’t have money to pay off my debt, they’ll cut my hands and feet, you know?”
“But I told you, I’ll think of a way out! I’m your daughter. I won’t leave you alone, okay?”
While arguing with Dad, I felt so helpless. Dad had really changed a lot.
Hearing my words, Dad sneered at me, “You’ll think of a way out? What is it? And how much have you got now?”
How much had I got?
Quentin had gathered 510 thousand dollars, but I didn’t gather a penny.
Seeing me being silent, Dad snorted, “None, right? Well, when I asked you to look for Reynaldo’s help, why did you refuse? Face it. Your dignity
is worth nothing.”
With that, he looked inside the building and said, “So what if he sees us as outsiders? There were so many people looking just now. I’m his ex- father–in–law. As long as I asked him for help, he wouldn’t refuse. I can’t just give up. I’ll go to talk to him again.”
While saying so, he was ready to go into Reynaldo’s company again.
I was so angry and hurriedly stopped him.
But he even felt wronged and angrily shouted at me, “What’s wrong with you? You’re my daughter! Do you wanna see my hands and feet being cut off by those people?”
“No one wants to see that, okay? But it’s your own fault. Why did you gamble? You were the one who brought the disaster to the family!”
“Enough!” Dad shook off my hands forcibly.
I was already feeling unwell today, dizzy.
Because of Dad’s push, I fell and hit my forehead on the flower bed at the side.
Seeing this, Dad was startled and hurriedly came to help me up. “Ralda, are you okay? I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
I felt so much pain in my forehead. And because of this fall, I felt even more dizzy now.
In a daze, I saw Reynaldo and Kimberly walking out of the building.
Kimberly looked over and wanted to also walk over. But Reynaldo called out to stop her.
Reynaldo didn’t even give me a glance and directly got into the car.
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Dad still wanted to chase after him.
But I tightly grabbed Dad’s sleeve, begging him with my eyes.
I would rather die than see my dad asking Reynaldo for money like that.
At this moment, my forehead seemed to be bleeding.
Dad glanced at my forehead and, in the end, didn’t move.
Kimberly was still looking at me with worries. After Reynaldo called out to her again, she finally got into the car.
Then, the car dashed away.
Seeing that car disappear from my sight, I suddenly felt like crying.
Meanwhile, Dad roared at me with fury, “What now? It was supposed to be a good chance, but you screwed it up!”
Then, he held his head and murmured anxiously, “They’ll come to collect the debt after tomorrow. What should we do?”
I promised Dad, saying word by word, “As long as you promise not to go to Reynaldo, I promise you, I will get the money before midnight tomorrow.”
“Really?” Dad looked at me with suspicion.
I chuckled with a hint of self–mockery, saying, “I’m your daughter. I won’t let those people cut off your hands and feet, okay?”
Dad stared at me with complicated emotions in his eyes, saying nothing.
At this moment, I suddenly felt sorrow in my heart.
I used to have a happy family, and my dad doted on me very much.
Chapter 24 Everything Has Changed
But everything changed after my family went broke.
When I got back to the villa, Madisyn looked at me in shock.
“Oh, my! Ms. Duffy, what happened to you?”

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