Chapter 1395


    Adam could not help but express his frustration when he saw her daughter’s desperation. “Do you truly


    believe he has any affection for you? He’d rather endure a hundred blows from me than take


    responsibility for you! Why would you still want to cling to him? He’ll only look for other women!”


    Sophia ignored this. She knew her father’s temper well, and Jeremy was bound to die if Adam


    continued to strike him.


    “I don’t care! If you want to hit him, you’re going to have to go through me!”


    “You’re nothing like me, Sophia…” Adam gazed at his daughter as she protected Jeremy in such a


    steadfast fashion. Sophia’s interruption left him displeased, but he eventuallypromised and spared


    Jeremy’s life.


    In the meantime, Jeremy poured in all his energy to get to his feet. His voice was firm and cold as he


    said to Adam, “Are you tired already? You have ten more strikes to go. Do it andplete the job.”


    Just as Adam was about to throw the bat away, Jeremy’s defiant request—showing a distinctck of


    fear toward death—rekindled his anger. ‘Does he think I won’t beat him to death?’ he thought to


    himself.


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    He tightened his grip on the baseball bat and raised it while dering fiercely, “Move aside, Sophia! I’ll


    be tarnishing the reputation that I’ve built up over the years if I don’t keep my word!”


    Sophia looked at her father’s resolve and realized she could no longer dissuade him. She turned her


    attention to Jeremy and pleaded urgently, “Please don’t provoke my father at this time, Jeremy. He’ll kill


    you!”


    Jeremy remained unmoved and told Sophia off. “Move. Don’t be a busybody.”


    Sophia was distraught and on the verge of tears. “Jeremy! Please don’t do this, Jeremy! Please! My


    dad has a terrible temper. Stop provoking him! Do you want him to kill you? I’m begging you… Don’t…”


    Jeremy ignored her and continued to taunt Adam. “Do it!”


    Adam lost control of his anger. He signaled his men toe over and move Sophia out of the way.


    Several people then came forward and forcibly pulled Sophia away despite her resistance. With Sophia


    no longer in the way, Adam struck Jeremy forcefully with the bat.


    Jeremy coughed up blood as hey on the ground.


    Sophia copsed and shouted, “That’s enough, Dad! Are you sure you want to kill him? I’ll sever all ties


    with you if you do!”


    Despite Adam’s fondness for his daughter, she was no deterrent to his temper when it red up. He


    paid no heed to Sophia’s cries and continued to assault Jeremy relentlessly. It was not until Sophia’s


    scream reached Adam’s current wife that the violence ceased. She entered the gym with her young


    daughter and was horrified by the gruesome scene before her.


    Melinda shouted, “Stop it, Brian! What are you doing?”


    As soon as his wife and youngest daughter arrived, Adam stopped hitting even though there were only


    a few strikes left to go. He said to his wife, “Please stay out of this, Mel! I’m going to prove to him that I


    have no hesitation in crossing the Holdens for bullying my daughter!”


    Melinda approached with a stern expression and wrested the baseball bat from his grip. “Brian! This


    has gone far enough! Have you forgotten our agreement? Are you willing to jeopardize our stable life?”


    Adam remembered his promise and kept quiet. He no longer attempted to take the bat from him.


    Melinda wasted no time and ordered, “Quick! Someone, call a doctor for Mister Jeremy!”


    Adam sighed in disappointment. “Fine! He got lucky today.”