Chapter 272
Her face went pale with fear, and she flinched, burying her head in Logan’s chest.
She was clearly terrified.
Patrick’s brow tightened as he watched Hailey, who only knew how to cling to her brothers, looking so meek and unpresentable.
He couldn’t help but compare her to the Serena he had seen last night.
“Dad, you’re scaring Hailey!” Logan said, protectively holding his sister. He frowned, his tone reproachful. “And you were too rough with Mom! How could you do that to her? Look at what you did to her face p>
Patrick felt the heavy, burning pain in his head grow even worse.
His temples throbbed relentlessly.
Looking at Logan-who was nothing but a troublemaker, utterly clueless, and devoid of any sense of responsibility-only made him more irritated.
He pinched the bridge of his nose and said in a hoarse, angry voice, “You idiot! Do you think those rich kids play nice? If I hadn’t done that, if I hadn’t thrown your foolish mother out there, they would have already crippled us and tossed us into the sea to feed the fish p>
“If anyone’s to blame, it’s your stupid mother! In that kind of situation, she just had to get the last word in. Wasn’t that just asking for those heirs to make an example of her p>
The more Patrick spoke, the more his head ached.
“Well… it’s not our fault either,” Logan mumbled, taken aback but still defiant. He stuck his neck out stubbornly. “It’s all that bitch Serena’s fault! Using her looks to seduce men and then egging them on p>
“Shut up!” Patrick shot him a cold glare and barked out the order.
The shout made him feel even more unsteady on his feet, and he nearly collapsed from the dizzy spell.
Fortunately, Benedict reacted quickly and caught him.
Patrick’s breathing was heavy as he ground his teeth and snarled, “You idiot, get out of my sight p>
Benedict helped him to the sofa. “Dad, what… what are we going to do now p>
Patrick sank onto the sofa as if all his strength had vanished. He felt as if a thousand tiny needles were pricking his brain.
He pressed his temples hard. “Where’s your mother p>
“Mom?” Logan was still resentful, pouting with a hint of complaint in his voice. “You beat her so badly her face is too swollen to even look at, and her hands injured. We don’t have money to go to the hospital, so she just put on some ointment, bandaged it up, and is resting in the guest room p>
After saying that, he couldn’t help but pout again, his expression full of disapproval
for Patrick. “Dad, you really went too far p>
“No money for the hospital p>
Patrick’s head snapped up. He grabbed a throw pillow from the sofa and hurled it at Logan, his chest heaving with rage. “You have money to 1 buy your sister a necklace worth over a hundred thousand dollars, but no money to take your mother-or me-to the hospital p>
What kind of useless son did I raise p>
I’d have been better off raising anything else!
As soon as Hailey heard that, she knew there was trouble.
Her long lashes trembled, and she quickly put on a tearful expression, her eyes turning red. She
immediately made a show of trying to takeoff the necklace. “I’m… Rm so sorry… It was all my fault for being so selfish! Logan, hurry, take the necklace back and get a refund With the family in this situation, Mom and Dad’s health is what’s important. I don’t want the necklace anymore… I don’t even like it at all p>